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Samsung and Amazon have announced the HDR10+ open standard:
HDR10+ elevates the HDR10 open standard with the addition of Dynamic Tone Mapping. The current HDR10 standard utilizes static metadata that does not change during playback despite scene specific brightness levels. As a result, image quality may not be optimal in some scenes. For example, when a movie's overall color scheme is very bright but has a few scenes filmed in relatively dim lighting, those scenes will appear significantly darker than what was originally envisioned by the director.
HDR10+ incorporates dynamic metadata that allows a high dynamic range (HDR) TV to adjust brightness levels on a scene-by-scene or even frame-by-frame basis. With the ability to display outstanding contrast with detailed highlights and a richer range of colors, HDR10+ produces images that are much closer to the director's intent.
All of Samsung's 2017 UHD TVs, including its premium QLED TV lineup, support HDR10+. In the second half of this year, Samsung's 2016 UHD TVs will gain HDR10+ support through a firmware update.
This is in contrast to the closed Dolby Vision standard:
Dynamic metadata is a particularly important addition in HDR10+ as it closes the gap between the open HDR standard and the closed Dolby Vision spec, which had previously touted dynamic metadata as one of its main differentiators over the original HDR10 standard. (Although Dolby still leads the pack when it comes to the highest color and brightness requirements, at least for now.) And of course, I'd be remiss in noting that unfortunately, the addition of HDR10+ now marks the fifth major HDR standard vying for industry support, along with the original HDR10, Dolby Vision, HLG, and Advanced HDR, because clearly four different versions were not quite enough for anyone yet.
Also at 4k.com, CNET, Digital Trends, and PC Magazine.
(Score: 1) by corey on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:05PM (8 children)
Yep and now you must go out and buy a new TV.
Nice timing for Samsung to announce this 'standard' when it's already implemented in their high end TVs. Generate the news, generate the need, drive sales. Profit.
I like the sentence about richer colours, more like what the director intended blah blah. Like hdr10 (non +) didn't already?
(Score: 3, Informative) by Celestial on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:21PM (7 children)
According to Samsung, HDR10 television sets can be upgraded to HDR10+ with a firmware upgrade. So, no new television required. However, as I said, what will require re-purchasing are the re-releases of the films already out on 4K Ultra HD Blu-Ray.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:26PM (4 children)
Don't worry the bay of re-releases will take care of that faster than you can grab your hands on a disc ;)
(Score: 2) by takyon on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:40PM (3 children)
Amazon couldn't care less about discs. Their involvement obviously pertains to original streaming content they produced. So if you have an Amazon Prime account and the correct TV, you are ready to go.
HDR can be a major stylistic change so I doubt we will see too much old content remastered for HDR. It will be a bigger consideration for new content, especially where the benefits are clear (maybe fantasy stuff like Game of Thrones, or anything in a film noir style).
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(Score: 2) by Scruffy Beard 2 on Monday April 24 2017, @02:05AM
There may be some benefit for black & white stuff. But 4k is probably enough resolution to dither instead.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Monday April 24 2017, @04:22AM (1 child)
I'll guess the film Sin City [wikipedia.org] is a prime target for a HDR enhancement. Other candidates are Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow [wikipedia.org], Casshern [wikipedia.org], Immortal [wikipedia.org] etc.
Btw, how many bits/s does Amazon Prime chew up?
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday April 24 2017, @04:39AM
https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201859000 [amazon.com]
BTW you have asked so many questions lately that you can just Google.
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(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:43PM (1 child)
> According to Samsung, HDR10 television sets can be upgraded to HDR10+ with a firmware upgrade. So, no new television required.
Only certain models of Samsung sets. And they don't speak for any other manufacturers.
Its also not clear if they will support HDR10+ over HDMI or only for streamed content using the internal streaming apps.
That's because the HDMI protocol will also need a new revision (2.1) in order to support the new dynamic meta-data.
You'll also need a new bluray player that knows how to transmit the new meta-data.
If history is any guide, you are boned.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Monday April 24 2017, @04:36AM
I think there's an obvious way out in which you can screw the planned obsolesce in this case. If they will support HDR10+ for streamed content using the internal apps. Then surely one can fake the BluRay disc as a streaming service on a PC and have ones own app receive the video over Ethernet which is then displayed as HDR10+ etc. And if it's only over HDMI.. well then the standard ways of things will do.