PC Gamer has a good article up discussing High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology and development processes for games.
The conclusion is that it's more useful than 3D, but less of a jump in expressiveness than High Definition. It's also more expensive, meaning it might not be attainable by many indie game developers.
There are several other good takeaways. It's tempting to imagine what drifting through one of Josh's LT nebulae might look like in HDR, but maybe the time isn't quite right to do that.
Or, for all I know, Josh is already creating and rendering in one of the current HDR "standards," even if many current monitors can't display such color/contrast data properly.
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:17 am
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Re: The State of HDR for Games
viewtopic.php?f=11&t=5031&p=144483&hilit=Hdr#p144483
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1150&p=12241&hilit=Hdr#p12241
HDR math has been in for ages, hdr output since february :V
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1150&p=12241&hilit=Hdr#p12241
HDR math has been in for ages, hdr output since february :V
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:12 am
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Re: The State of HDR for Games
HDR sounds pretty. I also have no idea whether to tell if my monitor has it, but I'm guessing it probably doesn't.
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 9:22 am
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Re: The State of HDR for Games
No idea. All it says is FHD IPS. I'm still guessing not.
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:39 pm
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Dang. Now I remember reading Josh's notes on seeing LT in HDR -- thanks for the refresher.
My monitor's got to be getting close to 10 years old now... maybe a 4K HDR monitor will happen around the time Limit Theory is released?
Re: The State of HDR for Games
Cornflakes_91 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:17 amviewtopic.php?f=11&t=5031&p=144483&hilit=Hdr#p144483
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1150&p=12241&hilit=Hdr#p12241
HDR math has been in for ages, hdr output since february :V
Dang. Now I remember reading Josh's notes on seeing LT in HDR -- thanks for the refresher.
My monitor's got to be getting close to 10 years old now... maybe a 4K HDR monitor will happen around the time Limit Theory is released?
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Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:47 pm
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Re: The State of HDR for Games
I got one. I don't recall any applications making use of it. :V
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:00 am
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Re: The State of HDR for Games
My 300buck 28" screens are 4k and fulfil at least the 10bit color space requirementFlatfingers wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:39 pmCornflakes_91 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:17 amviewtopic.php?f=11&t=5031&p=144483&hilit=Hdr#p144483
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1150&p=12241&hilit=Hdr#p12241
HDR math has been in for ages, hdr output since february :V
Dang. Now I remember reading Josh's notes on seeing LT in HDR -- thanks for the refresher.
My monitor's got to be getting close to 10 years old now... maybe a 4K HDR monitor will happen around the time Limit Theory is released?
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:41 pm
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By "will happen" I meant "I buy one."
Sorry for the lack of clarity of my idiomatic expression.
I did do a little window shopping last night, though. 4K and one of the HDR standards? For $300? I must have been looking in the wrong places....
Re: The State of HDR for Games
Cornflakes_91 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:00 amMy 300buck 28" screens are 4k and fulfil at least the 10bit color space requirementFlatfingers wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:39 pmCornflakes_91 wrote: ↑Thu Sep 14, 2017 1:17 amviewtopic.php?f=11&t=5031&p=144483&hilit=Hdr#p144483
viewtopic.php?f=12&t=1150&p=12241&hilit=Hdr#p12241
HDR math has been in for ages, hdr output since february :V
Dang. Now I remember reading Josh's notes on seeing LT in HDR -- thanks for the refresher.
My monitor's got to be getting close to 10 years old now... maybe a 4K HDR monitor will happen around the time Limit Theory is released?
By "will happen" I meant "I buy one."
Sorry for the lack of clarity of my idiomatic expression.
I did do a little window shopping last night, though. 4K and one of the HDR standards? For $300? I must have been looking in the wrong places....
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:02 pm
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Was 306€ for me on amazon
Re: The State of HDR for Games
http://www.samsung.com/us/computing/mon ... e590ds-za/Flatfingers wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 1:41 pmI did do a little window shopping last night, though. 4K and one of the HDR standards? For $300? I must have been looking in the wrong places....
Was 306€ for me on amazon
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:25 pm
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Suh-huh-WEET.
I'm probably going to go with a G-Sync monitor rather than FreeSync, but that's only because I tend to buy Nvidia cards; it's not a philosophotechnic thing.
I'd also love to jump from my current 24" to 32". But I might need LT to be delayed a little longer so the price can drop a bit on that.
Re: The State of HDR for Games
Suh-huh-WEET.
I'm probably going to go with a G-Sync monitor rather than FreeSync, but that's only because I tend to buy Nvidia cards; it's not a philosophotechnic thing.
I'd also love to jump from my current 24" to 32". But I might need LT to be delayed a little longer so the price can drop a bit on that.
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:28 pm
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Re: The State of HDR for Games
Thats probably preventing you from getting those screens at bearable costs, because the last time i checked was g-sync a 100buck premiumFlatfingers wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:25 pmI'm probably going to go with a G-Sync monitor rather than FreeSync, but that's only because I tend to buy Nvidia cards; it's not a philosophotechnic thing.
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Fri Sep 15, 2017 3:42 pm
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I've noticed that.
Yet another reason why I'm not rushing to buy one of these puppies today.
Re: The State of HDR for Games
Cornflakes_91 wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:28 pmThats probably preventing you from getting those screens at bearable costs, because the last time i checked was g-sync a 100buck premiumFlatfingers wrote: ↑Fri Sep 15, 2017 2:25 pmI'm probably going to go with a G-Sync monitor rather than FreeSync, but that's only because I tend to buy Nvidia cards; it's not a philosophotechnic thing.
I've noticed that.
Yet another reason why I'm not rushing to buy one of these puppies today.