Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The content of this video is the same as the previous upload, except now it's been encoded in HDR!
Watch the SDR version here youtu.be/FehcKw1Wjbg

HDR has long been promised to be the "next big thing" for digital video. But not many people understand what HDR actually does on a technical level. In this video, I'll be explaining what HDR is, how it works, and how it can benefit your content consumption experience.

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00:00 Introduction
00:38 Disambiguation
01:57 Dynamic Range
09:46 Color Gamut
10:45 Bit Depth
12:17 How to watch in HDR
16:09 How to produce HDR
18:34 Closing

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