Re: [csswg-drafts] [css-color-hdr-1] Limiting "boosted SDR" HDR (#12096)

Calculating that sort of luminance histogram analysis on the fly can be expensive, so it is typically pre-computed and stored as static metadata in the image, animation or video. This is how [HDR10](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HDR10) does it; the relevant items are

- MaxFALL (maximum frame-average light level)
- MaxCLL (maximum content light level)

PNG recently added this capability, in the [Content Light Level (`cLLI`) chunk](https://w3c.github.io/png/#cLLI-chunk).

AVIF [also supports HDR10 static metadata and HDR10+ dynamic metadata](https://aomediacodec.github.io/av1-hdr10plus/)

The definition of MaxFALL and MaxCLL is in [CTA-861.3-A](https://shop.cta.tech/products/cta-861-3) and the method of calculation used in practice is described in

[On the Calculation and Usage of HDR Static Content Metadata](https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/stamp/stamp.jsp?arnumber=9508136). Smith, Michael D.; Zink, Michael. Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers. 2021-08-05.

None of these specifications say **how** to use that information, so that is where CSS Color HDR could provide guidance.

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