HDR issue

[DenKa]

HDR doesn't seem to be engaged correctly in this game. Whenever I'm on the native resolution (3440 x 1440), HDR is extremely washed out and looks worse than SDR. The only way I managed to engage proper HDR is by setting the resolution below my native one. In this case, the game is still shown in fullscreen, which is required for HDR, however with incorrect resolution.
I'm on the steam version. The same happened on the gamepass version.
I tried toggling the Windows HDR to no avail (if turned off before launching the game, the game doesn't allow you to enagle it in game; if turned off while the game is running, the game seems to be switching to DSR).
Does anyone have the same problem? Any tips or workarounds would be appreciated.

[DenKa]

I think I managed to find a workaround. The settings in this game are a mess. Here's the order that worked for me:
1) Turn on HDR in Windows (to have the option in the game).
2) In game, disable HDR if it was previously turned on.
3) Disable HDR in Windows while the game is running (you can use the Win + ALT + B shortcut)
4) Enable HDR in game.
5) Enable HDR in Windows again while the game is still running,

With this order, the highlights and contrast seem to be correct. Changing resolution and maybe other display-related settings may break this and you will need to repeat this procedure. Maybe on the next game launch as well.

Hope this helps someone.

[stargit]

So no auto HDR :(

[Luppie]

HDR works fine on my G8 OLED with ingame HDR on. It's real dark and black and not washed out.

[Stig783]

I use Nvidias HDR via the Nvidia App. Much better than Auto HDR.

[Dr. Peppermill]

Originally posted by Stig783:

I use Nvidias HDR via the Nvidia App. Much better than Auto HDR.

Agree. Because it uses hardware (the tensor cores). But it’s restricted to one monitor (for now).

In this game I used native HDR of course, zero issues.

[60mph gorilla]

HDR has been pretty hit or miss for me in a lot of titles. I assume it is working properly as running in SDR mode makes dark areas a bit too bright, and HDR is much darker. Flames have a much larger glow to them and those weird color effects that occur when you die are a bit too bright at times.

Strange the option goes all the way to 10000. I would assume that is your NIT value and if so I was not aware monitors or TV's went that high.

[Dr. Peppermill]

Originally posted by Barf:

Strange the option goes all the way to 10000. I would assume that is your NIT value and if so I was not aware monitors or TV's went that high.

It's "logical" / calculated nits. The physical brightness of my OLED TV is about 950-1000, which is the value if you use HGIG on your TV. But I use "HDR Tone Mapping" and according to the Windows HDR calibration app my peak brightness is around 3,900. The TV will map high values to more appropriate real ones on the fly.

HGIG vs HDR Color Mapping / Dynamic Tone Mapping is a personal preference, there are many discussions.

[WeirdScienceX]

Native in game HDR works fine for me on fullscreen 4K with 0 issues

[Marc]

HDR was very washed out for me on my C1 OLED, but turning the brightness on the TV down to 44 made it look a lot nicer.

[Igorth]

Originally posted by DenKa:

I think I managed to find a workaround. The settings in this game are a mess. Here's the order that worked for me:
1) Turn on HDR in Windows (to have the option in the game).
2) In game, disable HDR if it was previously turned on.
3) Disable HDR in Windows while the game is running (you can use the Win + ALT + B shortcut)
4) Enable HDR in game.
5) Enable HDR in Windows again while the game is still running,

With this order, the highlights and contrast seem to be correct. Changing resolution and maybe other display-related settings may break this and you will need to repeat this procedure. Maybe on the next game launch as well.

Hope this helps someone.

This did i t for me, thanks a lot

[CapitanPumbo]

Yeah, after almost giving up on playing the game, the solution posted by DenKa worked.
The game was only correctly displaying HDR when the window was not in focus, so you'd alt tab out of the game, and it would look amazing behind some other window, click on it back in, and it goes back to SDR (or broken HDR anyway). I'm not saying random stuff, I'm a game developer focused on HDR, I know what I'm talking about if I may say :P.
I think the problem might only appear on secondary monitors, because when I played on my primary display it seemed to work fine.

[CapitanPumbo]

Funny that Silent Hill 2 suffers from the same exact issue:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/2124490/discussions/0/4849904828210251630/

Edit: actually, that was RTX HDR automatically engaging on the game on top of its native HDR output...