HDR is Forced in Fullscreen - Temporary Solution

[IncrediBurch]

Hi everyone. I play on an LG OLED TV that is HDR capable. However, I have the same problem of Windows 10 washed out HDR.

When I booted up the game, it forced HDR, ran me through the in-game brightness calibration that didn't help. I couldn't change the color settings in the in-game menu.

Through sheer messing around, I found that switching to Borderless Window mode will turn off HDR. Fullscreen mode forces HDR mode.

Hopefully they'll fix this quick. This wasn't an issue in RE2 on PC.

**UPDATE 1 - Additional Temp Solution

Originally posted by IncrediBurch:

Originally posted by Dargil:

Another solution that i've discovered was to alt+tab the game and then open it again, it goes back to SD, hope it helps

Can confirm this worked for me. There is an extra step. ALT + TAB will set the game into Windowed mode, but will turn off HDR. Go in settings and switch it to Fullscreen and HDR should stay off.

[Weisseschaf]

I have the same issue. Using a 4K HDR monitor. Game forces HDR when booting and there is no in-game option to turn it off. HDR hurts my eyes... Capcom please fix

[KwizatZ]

If it's washed out it means that your TV goes in HDR mode but the game still renders in SDR like in Monster Hunter World (only SDR content gets washed out when you enable W10 HDR). Is Capcom really so bad in adding HDR to PC games ?

[⚡Xellaz⚡]

Thanks! I'll play this in Borderless Mode for now while I'm taking screenshots and capturing vids! lol

[⚡Xellaz⚡]

Originally posted by KwizatZ:

If it's washed out it means that your TV goes in HDR mode but the game still renders in SDR like in Monster Hunter World (only SDR content gets washed out when you enable W10 HDR). Is Capcom really so bad in adding HDR to PC games ?

A good majority of games that are HDR capable has this problem where the screenshots and videos you capture appears washed out when HDR mode is enabled. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Metro Exodus, etc. all have the same problem.

It's the HDR implementation. It's still fairly new. I wish they figure this out eventually.

[KwizatZ]

Originally posted by Xellaz:

Originally posted by KwizatZ:

If it's washed out it means that your TV goes in HDR mode but the game still renders in SDR like in Monster Hunter World (only SDR content gets washed out when you enable W10 HDR). Is Capcom really so bad in adding HDR to PC games ?

A good majority of games that are HDR capable has this problem where the screenshots and videos you capture appears washed out when HDR mode is enabled. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Metro Exodus, etc. all have the same problem.

It's the HDR implementation. It's still fairly new. I wish they figure this out eventually.

I currently don't have the game and I thought the problem wasn't only taking screenshots or capturing videos. If it's not washed out while playing the game then it's fine. Can you plz confirm this and that the lights are really popping out as in real HDR content ? (as I'm planning to buy the game if so)

[It´sAllAimAssist]

what LG oled do you have? I have the C7 and it does not wash out on HDR content.

It was overly bright the first time I turned on DMC 5 though due to firmware update having changed my hdr settings from game mode.

Have you checked all the tv and windows settings?

[⚡Xellaz⚡]

Originally posted by KwizatZ:

Originally posted by Xellaz:

A good majority of games that are HDR capable has this problem where the screenshots and videos you capture appears washed out when HDR mode is enabled. Shadow of the Tomb Raider, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Metro Exodus, etc. all have the same problem.

It's the HDR implementation. It's still fairly new. I wish they figure this out eventually.

I currently don't have the game and I thought the problem wasn't only taking screenshots or capturing videos. If it's not washed out while playing the game then it's fine. Can you plz confirm this and that the lights are really popping out as in real HDR content ? (as I'm planning to buy the game if so)

Yea I can confirm HDR looks awesome during gameplay on my Acer Predator X27 which is a 4k, GSYNC HDR 144Hz monitor. Resident Evil 2 Remake looks very nice too in HDR. It only appears washed out on the screenshots and video captures... not in-game or while playing.

[iemander]

HDR works for me very well in OTHER games/movies and Netflix.

But in this game it's just completely broken.

[KwizatZ]

Looks like it doesn't work well for everybody, thanks for answers
I'll probably have to buy it on steam instead of the cheaper one on gamesplanet to be able to refund it if it doesn't work for me... Or maybe wait for a steam demo version

[IncrediBurch]

Originally posted by UnsafeForConsumption:

what LG oled do you have? I have the C7 and it does not wash out on HDR content.

It was overly bright the first time I turned on DMC 5 though due to firmware update having changed my hdr settings from game mode.

Have you checked all the tv and windows settings?

I have the older EF95 model. HDR works just fine from my PS4 Pro and Netflix app. Windows 10 always gave me trouble.

[IncrediBurch]

Originally posted by Dargil:

Another solution that i've discovered was to alt+tab the game and then open it again, it goes back to SD, hope it helps

Can confirm this worked for me. There is an extra step. ALT + TAB will set the game into Windowed mode, but will turn off HDR. Go in settings and switch it to Fullscreen and HDR should stay off.

I will add this to the top of the thread.

[Passie1288]

I don't really understand why people cannot get HDR to work properly in this game. For me it's working fine. I don't know if people know this, but after you set the maximum limunance level, you can choose the white paper level. Don't try to balance the setting out, like the game suggest (= blau and red bar should be the same size). Set paper white to something like 100 - 120 and the game should look fine (the blue bar will be alot bigger than the red bar). At least on my OLED C7.

The same rule applies to Resident Evil 2. If you use the suggested settings, the game will look very washed out. By default the paper white is set way to high. Lowering it by alot will result in a much better HDR experience.

[V I D A L]

I'm confused why anyone would rather play a game with HDR off.

[Passie1288]

Originally posted by V I D A L:

I'm confused why anyone would rather play a game with HDR off.

Because the ingame instruction are misleading. If you follow the ingame instruction on how to setup HDR in this game, you will most likely ended up with a washed out image. The game basically tells you to set the paper white to a ridiculously high level. This will result in much brighter dark areas. Resident Evil 2 has the exact same problem. The game looks extremely washed out, if you follow the ingame instruction to the letter and it looks good, if you choose the correct paper white level.

[Dracology]

oh geeze I turned on borderless windows and immediately the game looked 100% better and not washed out. WTH capcom.