HDR recently stopped functioning...

[s1rrah]

EDIT 03/14/2023: I finally fixed it. As it turns out, for some tangential reason most likely related to "operator error," when switching to HDR mode, all of the brightness sliders were at zero and therefore my black screen when enabling it.

Duh.

So the fix was having to blindly (and quickly) haxor the arrow keys through what I imagined the menus/sliders to be and make adjustments until I saw some sort of onscreen image. This took more than a couple attempts but I finally got the right key presses down and eventually restored the HDR output to visibility. It works just fine now. I hope it never happens again.

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OS: Windows 10
NVDIA Driver: 512.95
GPU: 3080 Tii
CPU: 12900K

I have always played HZD with HDR enabled. I have about 60 hours in the game and have played since PC release.

Recently HDR quit working in HZD only. The toggle is available and I can switch to HDR mode on the in game menu but the screen goes black while sound continues.

HDR continues to function fine in all other games that support it (Anthem, God of War, Elden Ring, CP2077 to name a few). Only Horizon Zero Dawn is having this issue.

I have tried three previous Nvidia drivers with no change.

Anybody else see this?

[GRUNDLESTILTSKIN]

is it possible that the HDR sliders got pushed all the way down by accident?

[/\\\\\M.G.S.D/////\]

Yes among many other bugs that they refuse to acknowledge since the Jan/Feb update. For me the game is Literally unplayable since the update as it crashes even just idling at the title screen. Only since the update and is the only game I own that I cannot play anymore.
Good Luck.

[s1rrah]

Originally posted by forcemysunshinex:

is it possible that the HDR sliders got pushed all the way down by accident?

Thanks. I had not thought of checking that. I started the game as normal and simply reset the video settings which I assume would also set HDR back to default, brightness included.

Unfortunately, the problem was still there. The HDR toggle is available, as before, telling me the game is for sure recognizing that HDR is there as an option but as soon as HDR is toggled on and the settings applied? Just like before, screen goes black but sound continues to work.

Not game breaking as I'm nearly as happy with slight tweaks using ReShade but still find HDR best.

Thanks again...

[s1rrah]

Originally posted by /\\\\\M.G.S.D/////\:

Yes among many other bugs that they refuse to acknowledge since the Jan/Feb update. For me the game is Literally unplayable since the update as it crashes even just idling at the title screen. Only since the update and is the only game I own that I cannot play anymore.
Good Luck.

I've had no issue since that update. The game runs better for me, in fact since they added DLSS ... gained a few fps here and there. And HDR worked fine after the Jan/Feb update and just started feckin up on me lately ...

I did recently upgrade from 8th gen to 12th gen and simply cloned my old Windows 10 install over to the new build so that could well have something to do with it. I have two identical 2TB m.2 drives so will most likely install Win 11 on the second m.2 this weekend and test that as a possible solution. I'll post some findings here if it fixes the issue...

Thanks for the comment...

[s1rrah]

Originally posted by Xenophobe:

many posts about issues with the nvidia 500 series drivers on several game forums. try cleaning drivers with DDU and using the last 400 series driver, 497.29 ... https://www.nvidia.com/Download/Find.aspx ... under driver type select DCH and find the game ready whql version.

Thanks ... that is what I will try next and before installing Windows 11. ;-) ... in fact, I specifically remember using driver 497.29 for ages before moving to any 500 series drivers. Hopefully that's the issue...

[s1rrah]

Did a clean install of Win 11 and still no HDR ... same exact behavior as before. Must be game related since all other titles I play work fine with HDR ..

[FriendCalledFive]

I only just got the game, HDR needs to be enabled on the desktop before launching the game. The game won't turn on HDR itself. It works great.

[Just Chill]

Originally posted by FriendCalledFive:

I only just got the game, HDR needs to be enabled on the desktop before launching the game. The game won't turn on HDR itself. It works great.

This is the exact reason of why I never bothered to play on HDR.

I wish it would recognize a HDR-capable monitor similar as Far Cry or Assassins Creed does.
But yeah, it's my decision to not manually turn it on and off.

Yet I literally can't stand having HDR on in Windows, especially as it produces weird artifacts when watching a movie.
So I rather stick to having it off and not being able to enjoy this game in HDR.

Some principles require compromises...

[Kaldaien]

Originally posted by Just Chill:

Originally posted by FriendCalledFive:

I only just got the game, HDR needs to be enabled on the desktop before launching the game. The game won't turn on HDR itself. It works great.

This is the exact reason of why I never bothered to play on HDR.

I wish it would recognize a HDR-capable monitor similar as Far Cry or Assassins Creed does.
But yeah, it's my decision to not manually turn it on and off.

Yet I literally can't stand having HDR on in Windows, especially as it produces weird artifacts when watching a movie.
So I rather stick to having it off and not being able to enjoy this game in HDR.

Some principles require compromises...

No, you really don't wish that. Assassin's Creed and Far Cry use the wrong API for HDR on Windows. They require Fullscreen Exclusive and a driver hack.

Proper HDR on Windows requires the desktop is in HDR mode.

[Superslide100]

OS: Windows 10 PRO
NVDIA Driver: 516.59
GPU: RTX 3090
CPU: i9-9900K
MEMORY: 132g
Dual Monitor Setup: DISPLAY 1 ASUS 4K (HDR) 32" | DISPLAY 2 AOC 4K 32" Non-HDR)

I agree; something has definitely changed since the latest update. When it comes to HDR, I'm only affected if I pause the game long enough for my screen to go to sleep. When I log back in, it auto switches to my AOC screen which in effect blows my HDR settings. I have to change my display back to my ASUS monitor and add my settings back in & apply settings.

[Just Chill]

Originally posted by Kaldaieℵ₀:

Proper HDR on Windows requires the desktop is in HDR mode.

I am not sure if you have properly researched that but I tested it on my own and even made a video about:
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2313357211

As you can see Windows HDR is OFF, before I start Far Cry 5.
When I start it, the setting magically turns (verified by ALT + TABBING out of the game) on as of having the game set up with HDR.

So they use the Windows HDR setting for sure by turning it on and eventually off again when the game is quit.

[s1rrah]

Originally posted by forcemysunshinex:

is it possible that the HDR sliders got pushed all the way down by accident?

This.