HDR suggested settings

[Zurv]

Hi all,

I found the defualt HDR settings/tools left the image washed out.
Here are some suggestions:

First, does your TV have tone mapping for HDR? (it might be called something else on your TV.)
(If you have a LG OLED, only the 2018 models do in game mode. I'd suggest using a different HDR mode on the TV for this game (if your TV doesn't have tone mapping for gaming mode.) It isn't like input lag matters for this game. Also, unless you calibrated your TV (you need a meter and software) game modes normally look like crap :( )

HDR suggestions: RE2 has real HRD support. Unlike red dead 2 or monster hunter.

1) Change the TV mode (on the TV, and when HDR content is on) to technicolor HDR (not gaming, if not an option pick cinema HDR or ISF HDR) – it will look better and it isn’t like this game needs the fancy input lag. Make sure Tone Mapping is on. (which it should be by defualt. It is not dymanic contrast. That is bad and should be off.)
[These settings only matter with Tone Mapping on]
2) On the HDR brightness options in the game (Display). Max it to the right.
3) On the second HDR brightness window (with the red and blue), move it all the way to the left. Then tick if 3-4 times to the right.

Why? The short answer is tone mapping. The TV see (and expects) 4000nits and the TV will map the birghtness down to what the screen can do. Also doing this while making sure you get the full range of brightness. There is no point making it bright when you lose the darkness.)

Want more info:

https://youtu.be/ZhSyxjnwLOA



Resident Evil 2 is great! Capcom clearly put a lot of love into this game.
Sofa + dog + xbox elite controller + 2080 ti + LG OLED C8 77" (fully calibrated) + atmos (5.1.2) + 4k HDR + dark room. yummy :)

[randir14]

Other games with HDR just work. They don't need 30 minute videos explaining how to fix it.

[Zurv]

"Working" and looking good are two different things. (i didn't make the video ) - you also don't need the video. Just 3 settings.
Most games handle HDR poorly and are "fake" (which can make the game look worse in HDR (like red dead 2)
RE2 (and RE7, tomb raider, AC:O) do a really nice job with it. Sadly the tools, in game, to set it up will end up with a non-optimal picture.
If you don't care... why even look at the post?

The settings really improved the picture quality for me.

[☻]

I just enabled HDR in the game and switched my TV to the same calibrated profile I use for HDR UHD movies. My screen was perfectly set in the middle of the red in blue icons where it is supposed to be. It looks perfectly fine. I'm using a Sony Z9D and it only requires a couple nudges to the brightness as it is a very bright TV. Each display is differant and tone mapping does make a differance. I don't think I would use HDR on a TV without tone mapping because they always display a dark image that becomes washed out when you increase the brightness.

[Zurv]

Sex, try it not matching the in the tools. Ie, max the brightness and ignore the red/blue and move that slider a few from the left.
Following the red/blue “paper white” is to bright.

[randir14]

Originally posted by Zurv:

"Working" and looking good are two different things. (i didn't make the video ) - you also don't need the video. Just 3 settings.
Most games handle HDR poorly and are "fake" (which can make the game look worse in HDR (like red dead 2)
RE2 (and RE7, tomb raider, AC:O) do a really nice job with it. Sadly the tools, in game, to set it up will end up with a non-optimal picture.
If you don't care... why even look at the post?

The settings really improved the picture quality for me.

I didn't say I didn't care. And actually I just tried the settings in the video and it does look a lot better than following the in-game calibration. Still not sure if it looks better than SDR though.

[☻]

I just tried it and it does look noticably darker. I think it suits the atmosphere of the game better but it's not as realistic regarding light source intensity. It's a good tip, I may play with it like that.

[⎝⧹TrM⧸⎠]

Originally posted by randir14:

Other games with HDR just work. They don't need 30 minute videos explaining how to fix it.

im sorry but u havent tryed hdr on a pc atm have u?
when windows itslef is sooo broken with hdr how are games supost to be getting it right out of the box

[D34DL1N3R]

This isnt a windows issue, and no amount of tinkering with the game video settings will fix it, apart from turning off HDR. It's a game issue. Period. While using settings similar to what the video shows, it is just covering up the issue and not very well at that. This washed out HDR issue is also present on both the PS4 and XB1 version as well. For a temporary work around until they HOPEFULLY issue a patch to correct it... just disable HDR. It will look even WAY better than following this video.

[vampyren]

I have LG G1 i think the gallery one. Using Steamdeck the game looks sooooo dark with HDR on. I follow the guide and dont use gaming mode but then i have to turn the brightness in the TV pretty high like 70-80 or its way to dark compared with HDR off.

[vampyren]

To add, i tried the game on my PS5. Man its a different game. Its so so much nicer and vibrant. Its like night and day different.

[JukeboxXxer]

If you disable auto hdr in windows 11 for this game the in game hdr works perfectly. No need to fiddle around with tone mapping.