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Comment by Dylan16807

3 months ago

> If the brightness cap of the HDR image is full SDR brightness, what value remains in HDR?

If you set #ffffff to be a comfortable max, then that would be the brightness cap for HDR flares that fill the entire screen.

But filling the entire screen like that rarely happens. Smaller flares would have a higher cap.

For example, let's say an HDR scene has an average brightness that's 55% of #ffffff, but a tenth of the screen is up at 200% of #ffffff. That should give you a visually impressive boosted range without blinding you.

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mort96  3 months ago

Oh.

I don't want the ability for 10% of the screen to be so bright it hurts my eyes. That's the exact thing I want to avoid. I don't understand why you think your suggestion would help. I want SDR FFFFFF to be the brightest any part of my screen goes to, because that's what I've configured to be at a comfortable value using my OS brightness controls.

  • Dylan16807  3 months ago

    I strongly doubt that the brightness to hurt your eyes is the same for 10% of the screen and 100% of the screen.

    I am not suggesting eye hurting. The opposite really, I'm suggesting a curve that stays similarly comfortable at all sizes.