Framewide

Framewide is a term used in digital media and computer graphics to describe properties or operations that apply to an entire video frame rather than to individual pixels. In this usage, framewide aspects are global within a frame and can include color management, metadata, or transformation parameters that do not vary spatially across the image.

Because the term lacks a single standardized definition, its meaning varies by domain. In video editing and post-production, framewide color correction or grading refers to adjustments applied uniformly to the whole frame, as opposed to per-pixel or region-based corrections. In file formats and codecs, framewide parameters may include frame-level metadata such as color space, aspect ratio, timecode, or embedded color primaries that accompany the frame.

In graphics pipelines and shader programming, framewide data or framewide uniforms are described as values that remain constant for all fragments in a single rendered frame, rather than varying per vertex or per pixel. This usage reflects the general idea of applying uniform data across the entire frame.

Because of its informal status, practitioners should consult the documentation of their specific tools to understand how they define and implement framewide concepts. See also per-pixel processing, frame-level operations, and global image processing.