HDR is working in the demo version, but not in full version.

[dmix90]

So yeah... this is bizarre... i knew that it does not work in the final game after reading a bit about this port, but when i tried demo version after enabling HDR in GraphicOptions.JSON( set HDR to "true" instead of default "false" ) it did work and looked stunning. So with a glimmer of hope i bought the full version to try it out and yeah it does not work in the final build with the same settings.

I sent them an email just in case, but it's probably never gonna reach anyone or will go straight to the trash bin.

I guess this is unfortunately gonna be a refund until it's fixed :(

[dmix90]

Okay, guys ( Quantic Dream dev team ).... this is beyond stupid.

The reason HDR does not work in the final game is that it's missing DXGI_Helper.dll file that is present in demo build. From what i can see the only purpose of this file is to check if Windows supports HDR and it's enabled in system settings which in turn will allow the game to render in HDR.

https://i.imgur.com/mFGdqxX.png

File from demo version -> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1VcQSt4kxYauTxg8Pd-BTWFP3ugP1i8-Z/view?usp=sharing

So, basically put this file in the final build install folder, toggle HDR on in Windows 10 display settings and make sure that GraphicsOptions.JSON has HDR set to true and make game run in fullscreen on your main HDR display( might not be required )

I tried to play for a bit with it and it seems to work fine even after demo level.

[danman]

Big if true. Can someone confirm this? Been thinking about buying this, but lack of HDR and people mentioning a lot of crashes have driven me away.

If they took it out deliberately, then you best not mention your discovery to them.

[rouxela317]

Originally posted by danman:

Big if true. Can someone confirm this? Been thinking about buying this, but lack of HDR and people mentioning a lot of crashes have driven me away.

If they took it out deliberately, then you best not mention your discovery to them.

HDR ... I do not want it .
Please read all about it anywhere like youtube ect .
Do not take only one person 's view ... use reason .

[Dionysus 🐭]

Could you take an HDR video with Geforce Experience and then upload it to YouTube? Would love to see how this looks on PC.

[dmix90]

Originally posted by Dionysus:

Could you take an HDR video with Geforce Experience and then upload it to YouTube? Would love to see how this looks on PC.

Just download demo version and do aforementioned tweaks to config files to see it in action( i don't think you can download demo if you already bought the game though, so in that case EGS demo is probably the same as long as it has DXGI_Helper.dll ).

GF Experience HDR capture i tried to do is a bit oversaturated( probably because of a weird Vulkan + DirectX setup this game uses under the hood ) so won't be representative in how it actually looks.

[dmix90]

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOErchkHolbwMlDz8A?e=budU9r

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOEte-ukwKbZIhOfFw?e=mo3V9q

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOEvLsv10bxrykV8SQ?e=OrIFqK

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOEuoSEDidw3ByOkmg?e=WaoCRB

Obviously need to be downloaded and viewed with HDR + WCG Image Viewer (maybe there is something else that displays HDR images correctly, i dunno ) -> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/hdr-wcg-image-viewer/9pgn3nwpbwl9?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

[Dionysus 🐭]

Originally posted by dmix90:

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOErchkHolbwMlDz8A?e=budU9r

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOEte-ukwKbZIhOfFw?e=mo3V9q

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOEvLsv10bxrykV8SQ?e=OrIFqK

https://1drv.ms/u/s!AoyksO7nOSaDhOEuoSEDidw3ByOkmg?e=WaoCRB

Obviously need to be downloaded and viewed with HDR + WCG Image Viewer (maybe there is something else that displays HDR images correctly, i dunno ) -> https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/p/hdr-wcg-image-viewer/9pgn3nwpbwl9?activetab=pivot:overviewtab

Nice thank you, it looks legit. I wonder why they didn't enable it to begin with.

[H3llF1re]

Holy moly, this actually works. Thanks for posting!