Best HDR settings? I have an LG C2

[Wh1stl3]

Was looking for a good baseline for HDR settings, is the default good?

[Noceur]

Is it still broken after the fix?
I've calibrated my monitor, but the Max Brightness setting still doesn't seem to work properly and the game looks washed out, except for this workaround:

I'm actually able to mess about with the max brightness slider and get what looks like a correct setting (at least one that looks good). For me, the when moving the Max Brigthness slider the screen will sometimes flicker brighter (or higher contrast). Moving the slider slowly back and forth over such a spot, I'm able to find a setting where it turns high contrast...

So is this fixed or not?

[CharlieMason]

Originally posted by Noceur:

Is it still broken after the fix?
I've calibrated my monitor, but the Max Brightness setting still doesn't seem to work properly and the game looks washed out, except for this workaround:

I'm actually able to mess about with the max brightness slider and get what looks like a correct setting (at least one that looks good). For me, the when moving the Max Brigthness slider the screen will sometimes flicker brighter (or higher contrast). Moving the slider slowly back and forth over such a spot, I'm able to find a setting where it turns high contrast...

So is this fixed or not?

The setting is completely fixed for me, as in I have my max luminence set to 800 for my monitor (LG C1), HDR Brightness set to 100 and the game looks exactly as it should, no washing out. It would be advisable to delete any of the workaround files if you introduced any, as that would cause a conflict. I would also not use the preview image to judge exactly what the visuals would look like but they also moved the setting to the main settings page so you can see the game in the background as you adjust the image.

Still, don't use the preview to judge the setting, just make sure to set the settings correctly. For example...what monitor are you using and what are your calibration settings?

[Noceur]

Originally posted by CharlieMason:

Originally posted by Noceur:

Is it still broken after the fix?
I've calibrated my monitor, but the Max Brightness setting still doesn't seem to work properly and the game looks washed out, except for this workaround:

I'm actually able to mess about with the max brightness slider and get what looks like a correct setting (at least one that looks good). For me, the when moving the Max Brigthness slider the screen will sometimes flicker brighter (or higher contrast). Moving the slider slowly back and forth over such a spot, I'm able to find a setting where it turns high contrast...

So is this fixed or not?

The setting is completely fixed for me, as in I have my max luminence set to 800 for my monitor (LG C1), HDR Brightness set to 100 and the game looks exactly as it should, no washing out. It would be advisable to delete any of the workaround files if you introduced any, as that would cause a conflict. I would also not use the preview image to judge exactly what the visuals would look like but they also moved the setting to the main settings page so you can see the game in the background as you adjust the image.

Still, don't use the preview to judge the setting, just make sure to set the settings correctly. For example...what monitor are you using and what are your calibration settings?

I've got an Acer Predator monitor. I also adjust the settings while in-game (so I can actually see the results proper). I have not used any unofficial patches, etc.,
It's weird, now that I managed to nudge the Max Brightness setting into one of positions where it's high contrast (aiming for around 1000, which I believe is the max for my monitor) everything looks great. I wonder if it might be a hardware issue (either with my monitor or my GFX card). I've had some other weird issues since I added this monitor to my setup.

[CharlieMason]

Originally posted by Noceur:

Originally posted by CharlieMason:

The setting is completely fixed for me, as in I have my max luminence set to 800 for my monitor (LG C1), HDR Brightness set to 100 and the game looks exactly as it should, no washing out. It would be advisable to delete any of the workaround files if you introduced any, as that would cause a conflict. I would also not use the preview image to judge exactly what the visuals would look like but they also moved the setting to the main settings page so you can see the game in the background as you adjust the image.

Still, don't use the preview to judge the setting, just make sure to set the settings correctly. For example...what monitor are you using and what are your calibration settings?

I've got an Acer Predator monitor. I also adjust the settings while in-game (so I can actually see the results proper). I have not used any unofficial patches, etc.,
It's weird, now that I managed to nudge the Max Brightness setting into one of positions where it's high contrast (aiming for around 1000, which I believe is the max for my monitor) everything looks great. I wonder if it might be a hardware issue (either with my monitor or my GFX card). I've had some other weird issues since I added this monitor to my setup.

It may be your hardware. Which monitor model and GPU specifically? In theory, setting the Max luminence to the exact peak value for your particular monitor will yield the best result, that's why I actually set mine to 790 instead of the theoretical 800 I should have. Found that value through the Windows HDR Calibration Tool and confirmed through Special-K HDR injection Tool.
There is some latitude for HDR Brightness itself, which displays closest to reference (artist's intent) at 100, but can be turned up to 236 tops to compensate for a brightly lit display environment.

Everything looks perfectly pleasing on my end with these settings.

[ArrhinZ]

Originally posted by Noceur:

Originally posted by CharlieMason:

The setting is completely fixed for me, as in I have my max luminence set to 800 for my monitor (LG C1), HDR Brightness set to 100 and the game looks exactly as it should, no washing out. It would be advisable to delete any of the workaround files if you introduced any, as that would cause a conflict. I would also not use the preview image to judge exactly what the visuals would look like but they also moved the setting to the main settings page so you can see the game in the background as you adjust the image.

Still, don't use the preview to judge the setting, just make sure to set the settings correctly. For example...what monitor are you using and what are your calibration settings?

I've got an Acer Predator monitor. I also adjust the settings while in-game (so I can actually see the results proper). I have not used any unofficial patches, etc.,
It's weird, now that I managed to nudge the Max Brightness setting into one of positions where it's high contrast (aiming for around 1000, which I believe is the max for my monitor) everything looks great. I wonder if it might be a hardware issue (either with my monitor or my GFX card). I've had some other weird issues since I added this monitor to my setup.

It's still borked for me, I see the same behavior as you. Also, if I click on my second (Also HDR) display then everything suddenly looks correct. This is the only HDR game that does this, all my others work fine and look amazing. This one looks dim and washed out, brightness is only a fraction of what the display is capable of.

[CharlieMason]

Originally posted by ArrhinZ:

Originally posted by Noceur:

I've got an Acer Predator monitor. I also adjust the settings while in-game (so I can actually see the results proper). I have not used any unofficial patches, etc.,
It's weird, now that I managed to nudge the Max Brightness setting into one of positions where it's high contrast (aiming for around 1000, which I believe is the max for my monitor) everything looks great. I wonder if it might be a hardware issue (either with my monitor or my GFX card). I've had some other weird issues since I added this monitor to my setup.

It's still borked for me, I see the same behavior as you. Also, if I click on my second (Also HDR) display then everything suddenly looks correct. This is the only HDR game that does this, all my others work fine and look amazing. This one looks dim and washed out, brightness is only a fraction of what the display is capable of.

Have you tried it in single display mode?
And have you checked to make sure Windows HDR Calibrations are applied appropriately per monitor?

[ArrhinZ]

Originally posted by CharlieMason:

Originally posted by ArrhinZ:

It's still borked for me, I see the same behavior as you. Also, if I click on my second (Also HDR) display then everything suddenly looks correct. This is the only HDR game that does this, all my others work fine and look amazing. This one looks dim and washed out, brightness is only a fraction of what the display is capable of.

Have you tried it in single display mode?
And have you checked to make sure Windows HDR Calibrations are applied appropriately per monitor?

Win11 Calibrations done on each monitor. Do you mean disable the second monitor? I only run the game on one, the second is for other stuff. I initially thought when I clicked the second screen that H:FW was reverting to SDR but no, it isn't. When I turn off HDR in game it looks completely different to what it looks like on "proper" HDR. What I mean by proper is that if I fiddle with the Max Luminance slider while in game the whole display flickers every once so often to a bright, high contrast and vibrant image. If I manage to quickly release the mouse button it stays. Et voila! What appears to be proper HDR, or at least what I think it must be indended to be, as it resemble HDR in all my other games, If I don't do this, I get grey, washed out blacks and dull colours, very low overall brightness. I dunno. Maybe I need to wipe the game files and reinstall, seems like most everyone elses is working fine. FWIW I'm on a 4070Ti with up to date drivers, over DP 1.4. Win11 Auto HDR is On. HDR is on within the OSD.

[CharlieMason]

Originally posted by ArrhinZ:

Originally posted by CharlieMason:

Have you tried it in single display mode?
And have you checked to make sure Windows HDR Calibrations are applied appropriately per monitor?

Win11 Calibrations done on each monitor. Do you mean disable the second monitor? I only run the game on one, the second is for other stuff. I initially thought when I clicked the second screen that H:FW was reverting to SDR but no, it isn't. When I turn off HDR in game it looks completely different to what it looks like on "proper" HDR. What I mean by proper is that if I fiddle with the Max Luminance slider while in game the whole display flickers every once so often to a bright, high contrast and vibrant image. If I manage to quickly release the mouse button it stays. Et voila! What appears to be proper HDR, or at least what I think it must be indended to be, as it resemble HDR in all my other games, If I don't do this, I get grey, washed out blacks and dull colours, very low overall brightness. I dunno. Maybe I need to wipe the game files and reinstall, seems like most everyone elses is working fine. FWIW I'm on a 4070Ti with up to date drivers, over DP 1.4. Win11 Auto HDR is On. HDR is on within the OSD.

Yeah, I do mean turning off or disconnecting the second monitor, just to test it out. Other than that, I think it might be worth doing driver reinstalls and resets on both monitors u sing CRU (Custom Resolution Utility), just in case a messed up EDID from the monitor is causing an incompatibility.
Are you running any kind of software that modifies Windows UI like a custom resolution or fullscreen modification apps? This is definitely not standard game behavior and a vast majority of people seem to be able to run the native HDR perfectly fine, myself included. So it's worth looking into because the game is definitely so much better with the HDR experience.
If you need me explain how the do the above suggested or want to get on chat for more real time fiddling, let me know.

[Psycho]

Best hdr settings for this game that i have found for my C2 oled, mine has been prof calibrated but the settings should still yeld best results that i have found...

Turn off in game hdr do not use it, *use RTX HDR instead* then tweak the settings to your liking. from the sliders..

[maul]

Don't mess with anything but the max luminance. Go to an area with bright highlights like sun through clouds, and keep upping it until you don't see any further changes/detail in the highlights.

[BinaryJay]

I also use a C2. Use HGiG, don't use DTM. Then use the Windows HDR calibration tool. Then adjust the HDR settings as needed to get it looking how you want in game. The in game native HDR works perfectly if you're using HGiG and are using calibrated display profile.

[IwannaGoToMars]

For the LG c2, I was using Dynamic Tone Mapping for my pc games as they looked brighter. After playing several games like Shadow of the Tomb Raider and trying to adjust the correct hdr brightness in game (whites wouldn't blend with the icon to appear almost invisible) it was because of the DTM so I started messing with HGIG instead, then turned up my brightness from 50 to 58, contrast from 50 to 55 and Saturation from 50 to 58 and then went to adjust the slider in shadow of the tomb raider and it worked perfectly. The game no longer had crushed blacks and overblown brightness where it shouldn't be. These bright/contrast/saturation adjustments were all done in the Nvidia control panel (not on the LG c2). The only thing I changed in the OLED was the Dynamic Tone Mapping to HGIG instead. After going back and forth, the games looked better in HGIG than DTM and colors were much better as a result.

I'd also suggest trying out 4.4.4 on your nvidia card rather than RGB and see how it looks for you. It will likely force "limited" rather than "Full" when you turn on 4.4.4 but as long as the LG is on AUTO rather than high or low, the oled will grab the correct format. After turning these settings on, tomb raider looked much better to me. Get used to the brightness difference from DTM to HGIG and once you see the changes to more accurate color, less brightness where objects shouldn't be as bright as DTM makes them, you may find as I did, that HGIG is a good way to go, as long as you make the necessary changes to Nvidia control panel.