Tell me about HDR in monitors and LR for stills

[John Kemp]

I don't do video but wondering whether I should set my Benq 270C for HDR in windows calibration? Does this monitor actually support it?
Also not really understanding the HDR setting in the Basic panel of LR. Presume you need to have the above graphics settings and applied and appropriate monitor?

TIA John

 

[New Wrycuda]

I don't do video but wondering whether I should set my Benq 270C for HDR in windows calibration? Does this monitor actually support it?
Also not really understanding the HDR setting in the Basic panel of LR. Presume you need to have the above graphics settings and applied and appropriate monitor?

TIA John

This might answer a few questions…

https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/glossary/hdr-monitors/?orgRef=https%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F

Seems that HDR is a property of particular monitors and HDR source images are required to appreciate the full effect.



For standard photography, just use a normal monitor. If you are moved to do so, use a little toy to “calibrate” the monitor. Mostly that’s not needed.

 

[BobKnDP]

The SW270c supports HDR10.

But if it's limited to 300 nits brightness, some HDR enthusiasts might sneer.

I have no idea how many people use HDR mode for editing photos. I don't, but I'm very amateurish. (Even though I profile my monitor with an i1Display Pro Plus.)

I don't use LR or LRc.

I doubt that there is a fundamental connection between HDR and gamut. My monitor has a (somewhat) wide gamut - it's an OLED - in SDR. I don't think it's wider in HDR mode.

 

[CAcreeks]

I don't do video but wondering whether I should set my Benq 270C for HDR in windows calibration? Does this monitor actually support it?

HDR 10, say the specs. Try setting your 270C and Windows to HDR, then visit this website with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. If you like the look of it, HDR might be for you.

Create and edit true HDR (High Dynamic Range) images - Greg Benz Photography

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Also not really understanding the HDR setting in the Basic panel of LR. Presume you need to have the above graphics settings and applied and appropriate monitor?

Yes. You must set your OS and monitor to HDR before getting full benefit from that setting.

Monitors are available up to HDR 1000 and higher.

 

[BobKnDP]

I don't do video but wondering whether I should set my Benq 270C for HDR in windows calibration? Does this monitor actually support it?

HDR 10, say the specs. Try setting your 270C and Windows to HDR, then visit this website with Google Chrome or Microsoft Edge. If you like the look of it, HDR might be for you.

https://gregbenzphotography.com/hdr/

Also not really understanding the HDR setting in the Basic panel of LR. Presume you need to have the above graphics settings and applied and appropriate monitor?

Yes. You must set your OS and monitor to HDR before getting full benefit from that setting.

Monitors are available up to HDR 1000 and higher.

Interesting.

The major difference I see is that the neon lights at the edge of the buildings are brighter in HDR.

My monitor is also spec'd at HDR10, with a brightness above 500 nits.

(I'm unfamiliar with HDR specs. A Web search indicates thatHDR 1000 requires a minimum brightness of 1000 nits. HDR10 content can be mastered at much higher brightness than that, but it seems like no minimum peak brightness is required to get the certification.)

 

[NickZ2016]

I think the main HDR standard is the BBC/NHK one. Apple is pushing something else. Samsung something else.

Hybrid log–gamma - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

REC2100 and HLG

 

[John Kemp]

I have a "little toy" I don't regard it as such. I think it's necessary. Thanks for the link.

 

[bmoag]

I believe HDR is really a video standard crafted to make explosions and such pop out more. Its intended for passive viewing of suitable video and can work in computer games. HDR is a desirable thing in HDTVs, whether it actually works or not.

The HDR standard includes a very high brightness level, how else to make things go boomapalooza?

The HDR standard seems to support a wider gamut but that is functionally irrelevant. HDR works because humans respond to and discriminate brightness and contrast far better than hue and will conflate brightness changes with changes in hue. Besides, few people can really see 8 bit color depth.

The brightness level of HDR is inimical to color managed printing for what should be obvious reasons. Whatever you think you see in your HDR crafted image on your monitor will not be conveyed in a digitally distributed jpeg or inkjet print. Anyone who processes hi bit raw images in a big color box on a wide gamut monitor sees that constantly.

My wide gamut monitor has HDR capabilities but its useless for me for image processing. Clearly HDR in a monitor can be an asset for high end video creation. With an appropriate monitor and work flow I suppose there can be a gee whiz effect for the person sitting in front of that monitor.

 

[NickZ2016]

HDR is a display standard. Doesn't matter what you put on the display. Video or stills.

Whether or not it's looks good is a different question but like anything else if you over do it you've over done it