2017-08-07, 17:58
Hi Gereral1. This post isn't only for you and open for corrections by anyone.
I see you've released it. Your video looks appetizing. Ok, I'm using madVR passthrough as my renderer. So, the display makes the settings changes when HDR mode kicks in. I don't know, and don't have the knowledge to confirm if there are settings going on behind the scenes I don't know about? It seems to me those display settings (in HDR mode) always look the same, like it's just one generic default setting no matter what title is played. I look at my display settings during playback and they never change, title to title. I assume each title has custom settings and its metadata was applied accordingly telling my display to use those custom settings for that unique title. So, passing through avoids any software changes and hands the metadata to the display level untouched and lets the display calculate what to do. So, my common sense tells me I end up with one common setting for everything which defeats the entire purpose of custom presented titles via metadata. I have a decent 10bit HDR display. Either it simply doesn't do anything with metadata and just kicks up settings like contrast, backlight, and anything else 'calibrated' into memory when HDR mode enables, or I'm misunderstanding what HDR really is? I like the idea of having more control at the software level because their are many more settings that can be custom presented between titles vs my display settings.
I have a custom playercorefactory I need to retain. I see your app creates a new one or modifies an existing one. What happens to my original playercorefactory in the event I try XDR? I don't want to manually rename it or manually flip anything back and forth. In other words, can I use my existing playercorefactory at the same time so I can compare madVR with XDR during the same Kodi session, back to back video comparison?
Also, when creating a .cal, I noticed you said BT 709 required +12 to the right on HUE and Saturation. Does this mean BT 2020 would require 0 or -12 to the left? My display is 10bit. I assume I get a wider gamut using 10 vs 8 on this 10bit display. Or, will 8bit render the same gamut every bit as well?
Again, well done on the software. I just want to do some real world comparisons and see with my own eyes if I gain anything software tuning vs display tuning. I don't rule out HDR mode may not be all that and software may enhance beyond what HDR mode itself is doing. I'll let my eyes judge. Either it's the same, better, or worse. I like that this app can also enhance other formats and is not limited to HDR.
Fwiw, I understand anything I've written here could be waaaaay off. I'm no expert. I welcome any other discussion to educate myself and maybe others lurking not necessarily just related to XDR. This the 4k/HDR thread.
I see you've released it. Your video looks appetizing. Ok, I'm using madVR passthrough as my renderer. So, the display makes the settings changes when HDR mode kicks in. I don't know, and don't have the knowledge to confirm if there are settings going on behind the scenes I don't know about? It seems to me those display settings (in HDR mode) always look the same, like it's just one generic default setting no matter what title is played. I look at my display settings during playback and they never change, title to title. I assume each title has custom settings and its metadata was applied accordingly telling my display to use those custom settings for that unique title. So, passing through avoids any software changes and hands the metadata to the display level untouched and lets the display calculate what to do. So, my common sense tells me I end up with one common setting for everything which defeats the entire purpose of custom presented titles via metadata. I have a decent 10bit HDR display. Either it simply doesn't do anything with metadata and just kicks up settings like contrast, backlight, and anything else 'calibrated' into memory when HDR mode enables, or I'm misunderstanding what HDR really is? I like the idea of having more control at the software level because their are many more settings that can be custom presented between titles vs my display settings.
I have a custom playercorefactory I need to retain. I see your app creates a new one or modifies an existing one. What happens to my original playercorefactory in the event I try XDR? I don't want to manually rename it or manually flip anything back and forth. In other words, can I use my existing playercorefactory at the same time so I can compare madVR with XDR during the same Kodi session, back to back video comparison?
Also, when creating a .cal, I noticed you said BT 709 required +12 to the right on HUE and Saturation. Does this mean BT 2020 would require 0 or -12 to the left? My display is 10bit. I assume I get a wider gamut using 10 vs 8 on this 10bit display. Or, will 8bit render the same gamut every bit as well?
Again, well done on the software. I just want to do some real world comparisons and see with my own eyes if I gain anything software tuning vs display tuning. I don't rule out HDR mode may not be all that and software may enhance beyond what HDR mode itself is doing. I'll let my eyes judge. Either it's the same, better, or worse. I like that this app can also enhance other formats and is not limited to HDR.
Fwiw, I understand anything I've written here could be waaaaay off. I'm no expert. I welcome any other discussion to educate myself and maybe others lurking not necessarily just related to XDR. This the 4k/HDR thread.
