HDR or High Dynamic Range as Fast As Possible

HDR or High Dynamic Range is a (mostly) photography technique that involves exposing an image multiple times to dramatically increase the performance of the camera's sensor.
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[@dho]

I think you can do some great things with HDR, but I think a lot of people tend to overdo HDR and I just don't like the look of extremely obvious HDR. I think pictures look the most refined when you apply HDR in a subtle manner.

[@bakintoast]

I think that goes for many more artistic mediums than pictures. Almost anything is better when done subtly, rather than there in your face, so yeah, I agree :p

[@freevbucks8019]

pure HDR is suspiciously close to SDR

[@cybershellrev7083]

@@freevbucks8019 - I notice a difference with HDR. It's like SDR but with a non destructive contrast range. Colors pop more and SDR black fogginess is pushed back too. It kinda feels like the bright version of OLED for VA panels.

[@ZachDaChampion]

Did he just say 'automagically'? Awesome

[@User-xw6kd]

😂😂

[@MacDaddyDev]

Considering that it's a real word, I'd say yes, he did say it.

[@walidfakhfakh3660]

@@MacDaddyDev hello im from the future

[@Jongraphs8600]

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[@elvarfn2086]

@@walidfakhfakh3660 lol

[@SirW0nka]

As always, whenever Linus says "speaking of" that means that you can stop the video.

[@sygys]

Having a subscription for youtube Premium im starting to ignore these kind of video's... in paying not to get commercials now you get them in the videos like this. Linus has some nice videos but I'm starting to get fed up by his sponsors.

[@pegasus_2137]

@@sygys bruh you just responded to a 5 year old comment.

[@Codullah]

@@pegasus_2137 ikr

[@spicyshizz2850]

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[@SirW0nka]

I can't believe 5 years went by since I left this comment.

[@MarioDragon]

250 DOLLARS A MONTH?! Ehhhh, Google is still fine

[@MarioDragon]

Samantha03 NASA couldn't invent a telescope that could see how far my joke went over your head

[@Michael-sq5ju]

MarioDragon Actually, due to the time it takes light to travel long distances, we could build a telescope so far away that when looking at his head, we would see the joke just as it was going over his head.

[@Mudux]

Samantha03 don't worry, you already gave TWO fucks

[@FINDarkside]

***** No we couldn't unless you can travel faster than light which is impossible. And you couldnt see it from that far with NASA's telescope anyway.

[@Michael-sq5ju]

FINDarkside If we were already far back enough, we could.

[@Trolleyfox]

Just a little correction: dynamic range is measured in stops not f-stops. F-stops exclusively refer to the aperture of the lens. Stops however can be used for exposure (i.e. two stops overexposed) or dynamic range with there being say 15 stops of dynamic range between the darkest and brightest part of the image.

[@PrinceRapthorne]

Would love to see a video about HDR in video games. this does a good job of explaining the concept in still photography, but what about digitally rendered 3d environments that you move about in? how practical is HDR in a video game?

[@shenmeowzo]

HDR in VR gaming is absolutely insane. It really helps with immersion cos the world around you looks much more tangible, especially with an OLED screen with proper blacks, then for instance the sun glints in the corner of your peripheral vision almost making you feel like you need to squint. Awesome.

[@PrinceRapthorne]

@@shenmeowzo 7 years late, but I agree

[@playonce4186]

Thanks for the free HDR Wallpaper linus at 4:49. I took a printscreen and removed the logo from techquickie. I appreciate our work.

[@BonkedByAScout]

The video isn't uploaded in HDR.

[@janmacgregor5131]

@BonkedByAScout I'm not sure you understand how this works...

[@mm-vv2de]

LOL He deffinetelly doesnt understand how HDR works :D

[@BonkedByAScout]

I'm quite sure how it works. This video isn't uploaded in HDR. HDR shows up as a separate play option for the videos, it says something like '2160P HDR'. I've watched other HDR videos on YT. Do you know how HDR works?

[@MEisLOLtoday]

BonkedByAScout you clearly have no idea what you're talking about and how this works. Any video can show HDR. HDR in this context, means that the shadows were brightened and the highlights were darkened. This is all. The procedure is called tone mapping.

[@canned3ggs]

2:02 "audomagically"

[@Ericdawg420]

Yes, Mistakes happen.

[@Punisher9419]

Sometimes motion can make the image look really nice. I did some HDR in 6th form and found that motion can be really nice if you are patient enough to take the same photos 100's of times to find the one you were looking for. HDR works really well in macro blakc and white which was my final photo.

[@chrissummers1556]

This one is quite informative particularly. It makes a lot of concepts regarding HDR clearer that previous explanations didn't for me.

[@Baxxter101]

LTT has come so far! I'm so happy to have found this old but still (mostly) relevant video. Kudos guys, crushing it for more than a decade isn't easy.

[@stephenlyon1358]

watched you a few times on purchase advice. glad i found you! subbed :D

[@anthonycampos7417]

For the next as fast as possible, can you please explain what single/double precision is and floating point ops? I have a vague idea but I would really like to know what these are further.

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

THAT WAS A GOOD ADVERTISING SEGWAY!

[@ChineyTNT]

One of few good ones lols.

[@tjarsun]

I loved the "how to basic" one for the shave products

[@Hdtjdjbszh]

Linus needs to do a "how to do a good sponsored segway as fast as possible

[@orphyn09]

***** Actually, Follows * according to Translate. :D

[@bobbytables464]

***** What if he's just segueing into a Segway ad?

[@ExploringFate]

+Techquickie Crazy how far this has come, especially with the current state of 4K on various devices including Smartphones.

[@joyadams507]

I just learned how to do hdr.. I am hooked! Thanks for your video!

[@Therfgd]

Excellent presentation, Techquickie: Informative, entertaining and speedy. ¡Thanks!

[@kathyshapiro5667]

Thanks…this helped me understand the HDR on my new iPhone. I loved how you presented this, too!

[@user-uy3eq5hg1s]

Love your videos man. Thanks for this!

[@pluto762]

Well, I do use HDR sometimes in order to get more contrast and/or color out of my pictures. But I do it on my computer where I can better manage f-stops. Also, if you don't want blurry images, usually caused by moving objects, it's better to take only one shot (also good for the storage, if you don't have much) and multiply it by 3 or 4 or as many different exposures you want, on your computer, then post process them to get the desired result. This way, since you're basically working with a single shot, and assuming the initial shot was good one, you've got no chance to get blurry pictures caused by overlapping different stages of moving objects.

[@JamesAJ]

a segway that actually connects well. Great video too! :D

[@Mertazord]

I don't know why these videos are too damn good. I finished the main segment and Linus started talking about Shutterstock when my girlfriend called - I paused the video, had a chat, and once I was on the phone I resumed the video to listen to the rest of the advert. I didn't have to... I mean, I'd already learned what I needed to. But I did. ... I willingly listened to an advert. Man, this channel's crack.

[@SuperCriccio]

HDR is extremely useful for taking pics of my DIY projects! Oh and, finally a useful sponsor!

[@rehanchougle18]

absolutely love your videos. very imformative

[@jonathandiaz1701]

I was actually expecting an explanation of HDR as in TV's or gaming like 4K HDR , but also made me realize that yes my iPhone when taking pictures says an HDR option to on and off toggle !

[@lalitajoyanna3359]

Thank you! A helpful run down on a new (to me) tool.

[@deathmetalfunzone7727]

this is a great video. thank you. you make some solid videos!

[@MasiKarimi]

Thanks a lot for the info! Really appreciate it!

[@alaaelfangary263]

The best explanation for HDR I have ever come to see

[@JacopoMTK]

Thanks for the video,can't believe that after all these years i stiil didn't looked up what HDR was.

[@alejandromejia8848]

Nice explanation for starter photographers, and i recomend using HDR only for cold colour landscapes or just for having crazy unreal imager for your wallpaper. :3

[@vwestlife]

HDR is basically the visual equivalent of the way radio stations compress their audio dynamic range so that everything plays at the same volume. Both techniques have practical benefits, but can ruin the fidelity of the source material when overused.

[@LanceCampeau]

Well put... its "garbage out" without the garbage in...

[@freevbucks8019]

no?

[@malletdevoted]

So well explained, thank you so much

[@L1AM]

Thanks, this was a really informative video.

[@asmock18]

Great explanation of HDR. It sums up what the average smartphone user needs to know in order to make informed decisions about when to turn the feature on.

[@fakemartian795]

thank you for this awesome video !

[@towNdrift12v]

Man this guy's great, he should start his own company

[@brandonquinones2884]

You just won a subscriber, what a nice way to explain all this weird things

[@ZeroEscape2074]

LOL I thought HDR meant High Definition Resolution xD, well thanks for the lesson Linus =D

[@BrandonXFox89]

So glad i found this video I have a motorola moto e5 plus and the HDR was snapping two photos instead of one while using front camera with led flash. I thought something was wrong with my phone but I am thankful I found this video... Anyone else ever have this same issue as me and thought your phone was broke?

[@stevejacobs1593]

In vfx, HDR means something different. What Linus describes in this video is the "consumer" version of HDR which is often referred to as "tone-mapping" (ie crushing everything into low-dynamic range so that you can see the details in both underexposed and overexposed areas). In the industry HDR images we use are NOT tone-mapped and stored as "linear" or "scene-referred." Meaning the pixel values recorded correlate directly to the amount of light captured (which isn't the case with everyday photos which operate in perceptual space). These HDR images may appear funny when you look at them without any conversion, but they're super useful for all kinds of applications such as compositing and staging CG lights.

[@HasanRasheed]

very well explained, thank mate!

[@menawerabdulla6251]

Thanks Bro, that was a pretty clear explanation of HDR. :P

[@arcowo]

"Hit that dislike button at least twice" XDDDD

[@andreshernandez1180]

I hit it only once, sorry, twice just takes you back to nothing

[@333dae]

Andres Hernandez no fucking shit

[@vikasgangadevi5422]

atleast twice ,right. i will press it 3 times then

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[@TsunaXZ]

If you hit it fast enought it will be counted as Dislike lol

[@northernleigonare]

May be 4+ years old but I got a new phone with HDR and at 3.27am I wanted to know what it actually was. Thanks for making this really easy to understand!.

[@juicygamer9012]

i like to use HDR not to make hyper-realistic photos but to use its affects on the light and other settings to get photos to look a different way usually like two settings disagreeing and changing the photo dramatically.

[@NoobAlike]

Thanks Linus, always wondered what it actually does

[@duluxdoggy]

Thank you for this video. I have HDR on my iPhone 5s. But I never got round to googling it!!

[@RealDealHolyfield2099]

I've always liked looking through photo books of surrealistic HDR photos. Sometimes reducing the barrier between reality and imagination is a healthy exercise.

[@Leuel48Fan]

HDR is great on a phone like the Galaxy S5 since you can preview it live instead of after taking the picture. It makes it easier to take pictures of people outside with bright sunlight without having to worry as much that their face will be too dark.

[@DanielCopelandMD]

But it also explains why a bunch of my pictures of moving objects came out so horrible and weird.

[@Leuel48Fan]

Daniel Copeland Yup, that's why it can be turned off. That's the compromise, but usually HDR is for pictures of still objects. If you plan on fast moving stuff, you better also plan you lighting and camera location.

[@peanutsareyum]

I think the un-natural look that HDR rings is so beautiful, I mean, It's just so good!

[@ianlawson94]

I need more of these

[@xHunteR55S]

alot of us use HDR via a later on added effect for creating a somewhat color correction for images, but that is more to the "art" part of HDR

[@sawyermckay4107]

Hrm. I never knew what the HDR option meant on my iPhone. This is helpful.

[@bushgreen260]

so does recording hdr video on a smartphone record in the standard rec709 8 bit color or in the hdr10 standard which is 10 bit color?

[@metalmilitia2106]

You guys should do a Fast As Possible on Hardware Acceleration. I always see that on browser settings but I have no clue on what it actually means.

[@Snoc75]

Thanks Linus, learned allot this video.

[@SLOOM0]

hi can you please do a video about projector lumens for big screen and for 150" screen and more what is best lument, clo, lumens vs ansi lumens thx.

[@jarbird83]

I needed to know all of this. Explains a lot of blurry images I've taken.

[@TinchoXII]

Thanks for explaining that.

[@MacM545]

I've been using HDR for photos. It's not so much the expanded dynamic range that gets me; in fact, it's the tone map features available in HDR programs. You can create very stylized accents, and create your own style. I look at vivid, grungy, and/or overly detailed images as a great basis for art, while I think that for photography is quite overwhelming.

[@suckmycunk]

I personally love HDR from a personal art standpoint, however I understand the arguments against it. I love that surrealism you can achieve, but I am also the kind of photographer who loves tilt-shift.

[@Joeki11a]

Whats the Goal with TVs? do people want to recreate real life? or make TV look better than real life

[@jonathanoxlade4252]

or you see blacks greater than oled lol

[@RazzerCro]

Hey ,can someone pleae give the link to the image of the mountain ? Thanks :)

[@mikejohnson8391]

Questions what extended Dynamic range or extended high dynamic range or active hdr or active hdr with hdr what are these things how they differ from one another.

[@ahmedaldarmaki]

I have lg eg9600 is it good for 4k gaming or lgb7 what do you recommend because I don't think eg9600 has hdr . Thanks

[@MrFreakzoidrj12]

I was playing a game with a lot of vibrant colors and shadows, but was feeling like my eyes couldn’t focus properly and was having trouble playing and seeing things. Turned hdr off and omg, that is so much better, that lead me here to know wth I was turming off and it all makes sense now

[@itsdeonlol]

Good info! Thanks Linus! :)

[@webaberto]

Can you make a diference between the amd processors? the aX (a4, a8, a10...) and the amd fx? i want a gaming computer and i want to know all the information possible. Thanks

[@MOODSTORELAXATIONSOUNDSTOHEAL]

LOVE THIS DUDE

[@volikoto]

Are there softwares that enables this HDR to edit the already output picture? Because cameras specially the DSLR's and expensive ones has this feature to adjust the focused image when it is overly bright...

[@Datalus100]

thank you Linus good info as ALWAYS

[@NikolaiHT]

Great video Linus, this is exactly what I wanted to know. What is HDR+ though?

[@neyo509]

Linus literally has a video for every single topic

[@DWS2020]

What are the differences in HDR. I am looking for a 4K tv and one said HDR10 and others say just HDR, then one which I assume is better. It said Active HDR. I would assume the active one adapts more then standard? Any info be great and if you have a video on this. I would like to check it out.

[@Dlf212]

FINALLY . . . I wondered what those (HDR) options were for Oblivion and Skyrim.

[@niravdhoke]

I've seen HDR as an option in a game's Video settings... the other option being Bloom effect.... what is difference between these two?

[@j0eb0t0]

Great ep!

[@marcus9x9]

Hi, will the HDR highlights of an HDR content work if that content is sourced from the USB port as opposed to HDMI port?

[@nathanwest2304]

Can HDR compete with a CRT? I currently have at my house a CRT for my PC and a Dell IPS at my apartment, even thou it's supposed to be a good IPS it can not compete with my CRT, it doesn't even come close, both are 2k(althou one is 4:3 and the other 16:9), and TN Panels are not even in the neighbourhood. The thing is, every weekend I get blasted with the CRT goodness, super high contrast, amazing colours and brightness levels, coming back to the IPS panel is always quite frustrating...with glowing black and ever so slightly backlight bleeding.

[@lehanjones242]

how can you tell between f-stops in aperture and f-stops in dynamic range?

[@joseluiscarreno5682]

good video..... nice explication

[@sideslick1024]

Can we get an updated version of this in-relation to HDR *screens*?

[@grdprojekt]

Living in 2022 where HDR monitor is common, even more common in smartphones, I thought Linus was going to talk about 10-bit HDR video, as supposed to 8-biy SDR. Apparently it's HDR in general which was based on photography uses. I often use HDR technique lately with my mirrorless camera even though sometimes it's not necessary, just to learn the hoops and loops of it, and of course seeing how it would look like more true to life. I can fairly make them look real but what I found is I rarely going hard on the shadows of the bracketed image (the blended 3 or 5 differently exposed images) because the contrasting edges on the shadows would look weird and in the end "surreal". That's what I don't like with photos taken with iPhones these days, yes they look "nice" because the HDR is on by default, but the postprocessing got hard on the shadows.

[@nasirmahmud9228]

Bro why if I select RAW photo for hdr (high dynamic range) it is not active...if I select photo JPG hdr (high dynamic range) is active but can't be used the setting returns to OFF and the duration of the photo is 2x/second..camera nikon 5500

[@petersalazar9228]

Has hdr gotten better my tv has an hdr + mode would this affect my refresh rate negatively?

[@az.shanti]

great video man

[@y2everything223]

I would love to see 8bit dithering HDR vs 10 bit native HDR comparison

[@devonhc7770]

my acer h7850 keeps going into "negative photo contrast" in my games with super bright spots that dont get darker even with brightness and contrast on very low

[@WunderOW]

I came here looking for what HDR might do on a monitor, TV, or my playstation since it is a setting, but I guess this works too

[@V0LKSJAGER]

I have an LG Smart TV with HDR support, model no# LG43UF770T. Now my doubt is, do I need to have a PS Pro or Roku or something else to stream 4K HDR content on Amazon Prime Video because I already have Amazon app installed on my smart TV. And I am able to stream 4K naturally on KZbin. Please help me on this. Thanks in advance.

[@ChazPsyKoticz]

I came across this while Googling what HDR meant after noticed it for the first time on an iPad that's in my home. I wasn't to sure what it did when I took a picture of my Shih Tzu with it (who is black, and on a black couch). Normally the pictures don't seem as interesting as this one was, but I wasn't to sure what it exactly did...but after watching this video of what it is. I have a better understanding of it now. I'm thinking of taking it out and seeing what I could get with the iPad (its the only product I currently own that has this option, lol). I haven't taken pictures around my neighborhood in quite awhile, and the neighborhood has changed a bit since the last time I did that...could checkout some new and old places get some pictures for memories. But I am liking the idea of how it can make an "unrealistic" look to an image, I've seen how some images looked and I've thought they were pretty cool that I'm assuming were done like this. Maybe I could get some cool ones I could use for coverart or things I put up on my website.

[@StuninRub]

+Chaz PsyKoticz All cameras can do HDR.

[@aarondowden4244]

hey Techquickie!!..........quick question, if i want to take a night shot of, uhm....maybe an airplane on the ramp at night, or even a video of that aircraft..........what settings on my andriod camera phone should i use??

[@ScripterMega]

Thank you to the authors of the report on human development. So put your goals in life, one photo.

[@EliasCassimatis]

Thanks Len... Your good

[@PaulMeranda]

hahah! 'au'd'o-magically' dude its so good *every time!*

[@herkai06]

Paul Meranda heyyy 2019

[@PaulMeranda]

.....indeed, friend.

[@heynando]

great job!

[@IIExhibitAII]

You can somewhat cheat the hdr system but results may vary.. what I mean is the lazy method. if you don’t want to carry around tripod all the time. What I do is in Lightroom you can choose a picture that you want to apply hdr to and create multiple virtual copies of that picture and under exposing it by going down two f-stops and over exposing by going up two f-stops on the other virtual copy. After that you can take those pictures to an hdr software of your liking.. works pretty good for the most part but like I said results vary and is a pseudo method.

[@whybernardwhy]

Hahaha I love the energy of this guy!

[@PaulMeranda]

2:02 *Au'to-magically* hahah, is that a reference to Biz Markee in the Tune Up commerical with Andy Milonakis? i catch some of those *suuper* nerdy references sometimes and Linus, if you ever read this, just know that theyre appreciated 💙