4.3 Three additional topics – Learn HDR video

In this video, I’ll discuss a limitation related to the LG OLEDs. I will also show you how to render your HDR video. Finally, I’ll get into the topic of text and graphics levels in HDR.

Summary

Learn at which point the Automatic Brightness Limiter kicks in – lower the brightness to verify if the ABL is active.

Activate the custom hard-clip before rendering. Use the CIE-scope to make sure that the gamut limiter is working.

Set the color space and gamma tags manually to make sure that your video will play back correctly.

The ITU BT.2408-0 guidelines recommend a reference level for white text and graphics at 203 nits.

More from this section...

4.1 Shadows in HDR

In this video, we’ll take a look a few techniques I use when grading in HDR. I’ll start by briefly talking about the PQ-curve, and then show you how how I grade a low-key clip with nice ‘punchy’ highlights.

4.2 Clipping in HDR

In this video, we’ll take a look at the problem with clipped highlights, and I show you different techniques to manage it in post-production.

4.4 Converting to SDR

In this video, I’ll show you three ways of deriving an SDR-version from your HDR grade – using the Resolve Color Management – and also the built in Dolby Vision iCMU.

Upload your HDR video to YouTube

Here, I'm going to show you how to generate MaxCLL and MaxFALL metadata, and create an HDR10 video file ready to be uploaded to YouTube.