'Dailies' are processed from a days ‘camera rushes’. These dailies are transformed into formats optimal for review or the editing process. At day's end, it's these dailies that directors, camera teams, and other primary crew members watch to assess the footage.

Creating dailies often involves ensuring the correct colour management has been applied. Beyond this, adjustments can be made as per the teams request by a dedicated ‘dailies colourist’.

The D.I.T. or ‘dit’ for short, is an on set role. Their job is to ensure the digital neg is protected advising the DOP on data rate, exposure and colour management.

A Digital Intermediate (D.I.) refers to the digital process bridging production and final output, allowing filmmakers to adjust the image digitally rather than photochemically. In modern times, this term is still used when referring to the ‘finishing phase’ of the post-production process.

Dynamic range represents the difference between the darkest and brightest areas that can be effectively recorded or displayed, allowing for the retention of detail and tonal information.

A higher dynamic range enables filmmakers to capture scenes with a broad contrast range, preserving details in both shadowed and well-lit areas and provides greater flexibility during post-production for colour grading.

DPX is a type of image sequence format and are typically used to store individual frames of a film or video sequence, preserving the full dynamic range and color fidelity of the original content.

“Daylight” is a term often used in colour and cinematographer and is in relation to colour temperature. Colour temperature is measured in Kelvin (K). "Daylight," typically has a colour temperature of between 5600-6500K and a bluer "white point".