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knutinh
11th April 2020, 08:37
Hi

I have still images that contain high dynamic range (generated using multi-exposure merging). The usual approach is to tonemap those images such that they can be viewed on standard DR displays.

What are my options for encoding these as a HDR video such that they can be viewed on my HDR-capable OLED tv?
benwaggoner
12th April 2020, 17:59
I have still images that contain high dynamic range (generated using multi-exposure merging). The usual approach is to tonemap those images such that they can be viewed on standard DR displays.

What are my options for encoding these as a HDR video such that they can be viewed on my HDR-capable OLED tv?
First you have to transform from the color volume used in the still images to HDR-10. I'd guess After Effects could do this, given the really rich photo support from Adobe. Interpret Footage to the HDR format, and then set the project's working space to Rec. 2100. And then probably do some tweaking, because these are quite different flavors of "HDR" and don't have anything like a simple 1:1 mapping.
Blue_MiSfit
12th April 2020, 21:58
I was trying to do exactly this, actually.

I got as far as exporting 16 bit TIFFs in Display P3 from Lightroom and bringing them into resolve and trying to grade them into PQ. This didn't go well, probably mostly because I don't know how to use Resolve's color grading features at all :D

I think your idea is better, start with actual blended HDR images. Maybe I'll revisit. Trying Lighroom's DNG output of an HDR image...
benwaggoner
12th April 2020, 22:23
I was trying to do exactly this, actually.

I got as far as exporting 16 bit TIFFs in Display P3 from Lightroom and bringing them into resolve and trying to grade them into PQ. This didn't go well, probably mostly because I don't know how to use Resolve's color grading features at all :D

I think your idea is better, start with actual blended HDR images. Maybe I'll revisit. Trying Lighroom's DNG output of an HDR image...


Honestly, good results probably require tweaking with color grading tools on a good HDR monitor.


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