HDR Video, Explained: The Basics & Monitoring (Part 1) @BandH
HDR Video, Explained: The Basics & Monitoring (Part 1)  @BandH
Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This is part 1 of 2 in a series where Doug shares how you can introduce HDR into your workflow. In this video, he discusses the advantages and disadvantages of shooting HDR video, the basics on HDR formats, and monitoring HDR on set.

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0:00 Intro
0:59 What Is HDR Video?
2:20 HDR Format Basics
5:30 Middle Gray
7:19 HDR Monitoring
12:59 A Note on Exposure
13:45 Where is 18% Gray in HDR?
14:26 Final Thoughts

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