I’m so done with win11, and currently 12 of my 15 machines are linux anyway, but AFAIK HDR (on nvidia gpu) is still impossible? Are you guys all on AMD or just not using hdr for gaming/media? So instead of relying on outdated info, just asking the pros :)

  • WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
    8·
    1 day ago

    It always makes the picture look all washed out and desaturated

    This is a typical symptom when part of the HDR pipeline is working but not all of it. The HDR image is getting (poorly) converted to SDR before it’s being displayed.

    Actual HDR is richer colors than SDR. Note that you basically need an OLED monitor to display it properly. On most LCD monitors that advertise “HDR” support, it won’t look very different.

      • WolfLink@sh.itjust.works
        6·
        1 day ago

        Then you definitely have some settings wrong.

        Make sure the monitor is set to HDR mode (in the monitor’s built-in settings), and the OS is set to treat the monitor as HDR. Depending on the OS there may be other things to play with. E.g. I was getting the issue with things looking washed out after the latest bazzite update until I manually installed VK_HDR_LAYER

        Here is a site I usually use to test that HDR is working correctly: https://www.wide-gamut.com/test (you may need a chrome based browser, Firefox doesn’t always render it correctly)

        • artyom@piefed.socialEnglish
          2·
          1 day ago

          I was getting the issue with things looking washed out after the latest bazzite update until I manually installed VK_HDR_LAYER

          Ah that may be it then