Newer Philips OLED TVs have added extended support for the popular Filmmaker Mode. the new capability was rolled out via an update that’s being rolled out to all of its 2023 OLED models, and comes preinstalled with its 2024 OLED televisions, the company said.
What’s great about this new capability is that it’s available for every kind of movie, regardless of the video format.
The news follows LG Electronics’ announcement at CES 2024 that its new OLED TVs will extend Filmmaker Mode from SDR and HDR10 to also work with content in the Dolby Vision format. Now, Philips is saying the same thing.
FlatPanelsHD was the first to report the new development, saying it was delivered in close collaboration with Dolby, which suggests that there’s unlikely to be any problems with its implementation.
The Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode, as the company calls it, has already been added to all of its 2023 OLED televisions, and is launching with all new 2024 OLED models, which come with the latest version of LG Display’s Micro Lens Array-based panels for added brightness.
Philips said Dolby Vision Filmmaker Mode replaces the old Dolby Vision Dark picture mode on its 2023 OLED televisions, so owners of those models may not notice any significant change in the picture if they were previously using that mode. Even so, there may be some slight changes, and purists will undoubtedly be delighted to know that what they’re watching is replicated in exactly the right colours and brightness levels intended by the creator.
If you’re unfamiliar with Filmmaker Model, it’s a specialist picture format that was launched in 2020 by the UHD Alliance, in response to the trend towards more sophisticated motion smoothing and brightness boosting algorithms, which have the effect of “polluting” the image quality. Backed by the likes of Christopher Nolan and Martin Scorecese, Filmmaker Mode intends to replicate video footage exactly as it was meant to be shown at the cinema, meaning viewers can enjoy a more authentic experience.
It may not be for everyone though, which is why TV makers continue to offer alternative picture modes.
Amazon Prime Video and Apple TV have both implemented Filmmaker Mode by default, so that when one of their movies starts, the television will automatically display it in that setting. Once the movie is finished, or if the user simply hits the pause button and starts watching something else, the TV will automatically revert back to the prior picture setting.
