Decision and verification worksheet
Creator Lane | Reviewed October 24, 2026
https://creatorlanehq.com/blog/hdr-vs-sdr-client-review-export

HDR VS SDR FOR CLIENT REVIEW: PREVENT A COLOR APPROVAL MISMATCH
Original Creator Lane decision worksheet | 2026-10-24

TASK
Audience / project:
Required outcome:
Current workflow and its specific limitation:
Options actually available without a new purchase:
Source material and permission:

DECISION QUESTIONS
What should be agreed before color work?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

Why can bright phone footage look different later?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

How should a review copy be labeled?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

What should you inspect in the sample?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:

When should a color complaint trigger a new grade?
Your evidence / answer:
Unresolved detail / owner:


PRACTICE BRIEF
Prepare a short approved-footage sample with a face, white title and bright window. Export the agreed master and a separately labeled review version. Have the reviewer identify the file and playback route in their notes. Resolve conversion or display discrepancies before using those notes to change the creative grade.

ACCEPTANCE CHECKS
[ ] Agree on the output workflow
Evidence:
[ ] Label review copies clearly
Evidence:
[ ] Reproduce the viewing path
Evidence:

RESULT LOG
Option / exact version / account or interface:
Date / source URLs checked:
Input / settings / output version:
What was actually tested (leave blank if not tested):
Accepted results / failures / correction time:
Actual charges, if any (do not estimate as measured):
Privacy / permissions / delivery checks:
Decision and main limitation:
Next action / owner:
Recheck trigger:

REFERENCES
Premiere color-management options: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/correct-color/set-up-color-management/color-management-options.html
Premiere HDR-to-SDR tone mapping: https://helpx.adobe.com/premiere/desktop/correct-color/set-up-color-management/tone-mapping-in-premiere.html

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