A method, device, computer program product and a processor readable medium is provided for signaling, in a bitstream representing a LDR picture obtained from an HDR picture. In one embodiment, both a picture/video format of a decoded version of the LDR picture, denoted an output LDR format, and a picture/video format of a decoded version of the HDR picture, denoted an output HDR format is provided. In one embodiment, the method includes encoding in the bitstream a second syntax element which is distinct from the first syntax element and which defines the output HDR format.