Automatically setting picture mode for each media

A method for automatically setting a display mode of a display device, the method comprising:

• receiving a content selection of a content item through a user interface;
• sending the content selection to a content server;
• receiving content data from the content server,
• wherein the content data is a representation of media content;
• receiving settings metadata associated with the content data from the content server,
• wherein the settings metadata indicates a metadata display setting, and
• wherein the settings metadata associated with the content data is determined by at least one of picture quality experts, producers, and directors to automatically set the display mode of the display device for the content data as close as possible to an intent of a creator of the content data;
• processing the settings metadata to determine the metadata display settings for the received content data,
• wherein the settings metadata is processed to be at least one of:
• (1) stored in a memory unit of the display device;
• (2) received with the content data to be processed and used to update the metadata display settings;
• and (3) associated with at least one application running on the display device;
• setting a display mode of a display device for the received content according to the metadata display setting;
• and
• displaying the media content through the display device according to the set display mode.