Interesting start. If I understand this, YouTube will accept various HDR
metadata formats sent with the uploads, and transcode to whatever HDR standard
they use. Will be interesting to follow this and see if a single standard will
emerge for HDR.
This other article:
http://www.panarmenian.net/eng/news/225095/
lists devices which support Google's HDR:
"To view any of this content right now, you'll need a piece of external
hardware. That includes Google's new Chromecast Ultra, as well as an HDR
Blu-ray player or the Xbox One S. However, YouTube says Samsung's 2016 4K TVs
will support native HDR video playback from the device's built-in app some time
in the future, meaning you won't need a separate box hooked up."
No mention of browsers yet? You'd think at least Chrome would be updated?
Plenty of 4K PCs available these days.
Bert
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https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/7126552
Upload High Dynamic Range (HDR) videos
You can upload High Dynamic Range (HDR) video content to YouTube. HDR videos
show higher contrast and more colors than standard digital video.
Viewers can watch HDR videos on an HDR TV. They can also stream HDR videos
using Chromecast Ultra to an HDR TV. Viewers can confirm HDR playback when a
video is played if they see an "HDR" badge along with player controls.
Viewers watching on non-HDR devices will see the video as a standard dynamic
range (SDR) video.
Upload HDR videos
Videos must have HDR metadata in the codec or container to be played back as
HDR videos on YouTube. The most reliable way to properly record the metadata is
to export from a supported application, such as BlackMagic DaVinci Resolve
12.5.2.
If you use a different workflow to grade in HDR, then you can use the YouTube
HDR metadata tool to add HDR metadata to a video. This tool will only work
correctly if your video was graded using an HDR transfer function.
Note: If you aren't sure if your video was graded using an HDR transfer
function, using this tool will badly distort your videos. Many things that have
"HDR" in the title were not graded with an HDR transfer function, and this tool
will not work on those videos. If you did not grade your own content in HDR, or
don't know what it means to color grade a video, you should not use the YouTube
HDR metadata tool.
If you are grading your video, take care to grade in Rec. 2020 with PQ or HLG.
Using a different configuration, including DCI P3, will produce incorrect
results.
Once a video has been properly marked as HDR, uploading it follows the same
process as a normal video upload. YouTube will detect the HDR metadata and
process it, producing HDR transcodes for HDR devices and an SDR downconversion
for other devices. Note: HDR videos currently can't be edited with YouTube Web
editor.
HDR video requirements
Once you upload a video, YouTube supports all resolutions and will auto-convert
HDR video to SDR videos when necessary.
Upload requirements
Resolution 720p, 1080p, 1440p, 2160p
For best results, use UHD rather than DCI widths (e.g. 3840x1600 instead of
4096x1716).
Frame rate 23.976, 24, 25, 29.97, 30, 48, 50, 59.94, 60
Color primaries Rec. 2020 or Rec. 709
EOTF HLG (BT.2100)* or PQ (SMPTE ST 2084)
Video bitrate For H.264 encoded, use the recommended upload encoding setting.
Audio Same as the recommended upload encoding setting
* HLG playback currently has limited playback support.
HDR video file encoding
Container Encoding
MOV
H.264 10 bit
ProRes 422
ProRes 4444
DNxHR HQX
MP4
H.264 10 bit,
DNxHR HQX
MKV
H.264 10 bit
VP9 profile 2
ProRes 422
ProRes 4444
DNxHR HQX
HDR metadata
In order to be processed, HDR videos must be tagged with the correct transfer
function (PQ or HLG), color primaries (Rec. 2020 or Rec. 709), and matrix (Rec.
2020 or Rec. 709).
HDR videos using PQ signaling should also contain information about the display
it was mastered on (SMPTE ST 2086 mastering metadata) and about the brightness
of the content (CEA 861-3 MaxFALL and MaxCLL). If it's missing, we assume the
content was mastered on a Sony BVM-X300 display.
Currently, MKV is the only container format to support SMPTE ST 2086 and CEA
861-3 metadata.
HDR authoring tools
DaVinci Resolve
Blackmagic's DaVinci Resolve software, version 12.5.2 or newer, exports some
HDR metadata. It's currently the only software that exports files with
standards-compliant metadata out of the box. To take advantage of this:
1.Go to Project Settings.
2.Under "Master Project Settings," choose DaVinci Resolve YRGB Color Managed as
the Color Science.
3.Go to the "Color Management" page.
4.Choose either ST.2084 1000 or HLG-2020 as the Output Color Space.
This container and codec doesn't yet support all metadata. It specifies
primaries, transfer characteristics, and matrix coefficients, but doesn't
provide mastering display metadata.
Common issues
Incorrect color space marking
It's common to master HDR content in the DCI P3 color space, with either the
DCI (~D50) or D65 white points. Unfortunately, there is no standard way to
signal this configuration in deliverables at this time.
A common mistake is to master in P3, then tag the result using Rec. 2020
primaries. This will result in an oversaturated look with shifted hues.
SDR auto-conversion issues
YouTube's automated SDR downconversion is a convenient choice that can deliver
good results with no effort. However, on challenging clips, it might not
deliver the perfect result. We're working on improving automated SDR
downconversion so that it works great for all material.
It's possible to provide a hint to YouTube's SDR downconversion in the form of
a 3D Look-Up Table, or LUT. To produce this LUT:
1.Start by loading your HDR deliverable into a color grading application
without applying any color management
2.Set your mastering display to Rec. 709 color and Gamma 2.4 transfer function.
3.Apply an existing LUT that converts from Rec. 2020 + ST. 2084 to Rec. 709,
and then in subsequent nodes, adjust primary correctors, curves, and keys to
get the look you want.
4.Export the LUT in the .cube format to the same folder as the HDR deliverable.
5.Select both the LUT and the HDR video, and drag and drop them on the metadata
tool.
The tool will apply metadata for the BVM-X300, and also pack in the LUT to
provide hints to the SDR downconversion.
Note: Currently, there is no spatial or temporal control for hinting the SDR
downconversion. This means power windows and keys involving controls like Blur,
won't work properly, nor will adjustments that apply to individual shots.
Noise in the shadows
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