Topic 05Fix & create
Color & HDR
Color correction, SDR to HDR, HDR delivery and log footage.
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- how-tos
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- last update
How-to
1 articleStep by step, with settings that worked.
Deep dive
2 articlesLong reads with measurements and sources.
SDR vs HDR in Depth: PQ, HLG, Tone Mapping, and HDR10 Encoding
How PQ and HLG encode light, why HDR needs 10 bits, what HDR10 metadata says, how tone mapping works, plus tested x265, SVT-AV1, and FFmpeg commands.
SDR to HDR, Measured: Relabeling, Brightness Boosts, and a Static Curve
One SDR frame converted three computed ways, every pixel measured in nits: a relabel sends the sky to 6,207 nits, a linear boost puts faces at 350.


