Stellar Blade PS5 - Best HDR Settings - HDR Settings Explained

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[@GamingTech-YouTube]

Video is recorded in HDR but KZbin can take up to 48 hours to process HDR. Until HDR is finalized the picture will look very washed out and Colors will be wrong. Please come back later to watch this Video in HDR again. Thank You!

[@Torque025]

Wow thank you so much that was fast. Is the link for coffee still around?

[@GamingTech-YouTube]

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[@taishilaforetch.353]

thanks very much about this tutorial. i learned about adjusting settings in the tv and in game together instead of just one.

[@rsulei]

Any recommendations for the HDR of the final game on an OLED? Thank you 😊

[@atwdell7174]

I think it works well for stuff like gaming where accuracy and proper EOTF Curve and gamut precision is not even needed, since are just games. But for films, I've tried RTX HDR and is like a new technicolor but for hdr and everything looks fake, fan edit like at the point there's a complete loss of the original intent of the film and director. The real hdr gives what a scene should look in reality and with RTX HDR all goes pushed up even where the cameras should be seen lol. On top of that, the color is not real wide gamut as their process is placing 709 into SRGB? And then control the output via AI saturation balancing the whole thing to acceptable levels. Again, fake HDR. I think you should really check out TEKNO3D Labs new Video Conversion solution if interested in proper SDR to HDR, I mean it's freaking dope Conversion and I have tried myself with old blurays and also the ones with HDR studio versions, and the software generated HDR is so much better in all aspects. Check it out Google for HDR-X Video Converter or look up here on KZbin. They recently uploaded an amazing SDR to REAL HDR showcase for the latest version of the software. You will thank me later 😊

[@Ventus7777]

My jaw dropped when I went down the ladder. You can tell by every detail that has been put into this game that it was made with pure passion for gaming. I wasn't sure if I was going to play it before the demo but I'm definitely buying it day one rn

[@user-be5mj7wy8u]

2:09 👍

[@gillesdarric]

😂

[@MrMuugi]

bahahahahahah, bro was speechless

[@valkatsukigaming126]

Hahahahah

[@JohnSilvaGaming]

LMAO 😂😂😂

[@Starfey]

❤

[@Ned-zl1qt]

Thanks a lot! My monitor can do 1200 nits full screen sustained and I was scratching my head as to what brightness and contrast combination I should use, and your video really helped.

[@jman8350]

I just discovered you. I am very happy that you have this very informative video.

[@boruili5318]

I knew you will do it. Waiting for it. Great job. 👍

[@THE-CROWZ06]

I totally understand your reaction with this video game animation. I am the same without words just contemplating how perfect it is.

[@Kittysarahpeach]

Thank you. I was searching your channel for settings after the demo dropped.

[@Bibfive5]

DAY ONE for sure !!! 🤩🙏🎮 Thanks a lot for the video, you are the best !! 😎👏

[@TGC88]

This demo was really amazing! I already pre order it, so I can’t wait to play it. I just wish we can adjust the peak brightness of the game’s hdr implementation, but it still looks pretty good.

[@AM-ru4zz]

I have a LG CX and I use DTM on, Brightness 55 and contrast 60.

[@donprudenzio]

Yeah, on my CX I also turned dtm instead of hgig on. I find hgig so dark, it's almost as if there is a veil being put over the display when using hgig.

[@ripleyhrgiger4669]

Yup. Much better than hgig.

[@TGC88]

Also the demo runs surprisingly well!

[@Bibfive5]

Really enjoyed and loved this demo, absolutely incredible !!! 🤩👏👍 It’s going to be DAY ONE purchase for me for sure !!! Thanks a lot for your video as always !! 😎👌 Can’t wait for your video about the different graphics modes ! 🎮

[@holamoco]

Thanks for this HDR video, perhaps an updated and final release will be better. Though, looking forward to see the bouncing and thick animation video you were talking about 😍

[@johnshawdocherty7594]

👊😂 Legend looking forward to this game hope spawn's a series

[@jimmyharrison5411]

Fantastic review, going play and stream this tonight. I have a Sony A90K so this should look awesome....especially from the characters perspective. 😂

[@robertorivero765]

Wow! What a difference! It looks so much better with brightness at 75 and Contrast at 60 makes the hdr10 Pop on my TV (TCL R646). Thank you my friend.

[@ToshMackins]

I have a Sony XH95 and i can already see a big difference just by activating / deactivating HDR in the menu. With HDR enabled theres suddenly like a bright foggy haze on the screen and everything gets a huge brightness boost for no reason. Even with just the default 50 value. In SDR the screen is like 25% darker with more contrast. Also when that Stellar Blade logo pops up after that intro boss, i can see a lot of color banding artifacts around the logo because it looks like the screen is way too bright for that logo image and theres like a misbalance between bright and dark spots in that night mission.

[@floodsye]

Man, I hope there is a PC release at some point for that full 4K experience too. I love the idea of the game, it's an old school design philosophy with new school graphics. It's all about the gameplay, all about delivering a fun blast of a game for hours and hours with a solid story and great animation and graphics work alongside. It feels like one of those random gems from PS2/PS3 era, you know the ones...the hood classics. They come out of nowhere and literally every just nods and approves of the quality. Love it. And who doesn't like the added bonus of an extremely attractive main character with literally the best body physics I've ever seen in a game.

[@TempleofShaolin]

game looks incredible

[@Fendera1]

It's crazy to me that high budget developers can't implement a proper HDR slider that determine the nits value, or even use the PS5 calibration settings. On my C1, this game looks good with HGiG, I probably keep this setting. Thanks Markus 💪🏻

[@abby-xf8op]

They don't care, no many have your $3000 TV, most still play on normal TVs

[@sfk-fjordan]

​@@abby-xf8op Well an LG CX or C1 is enough to appreaciate really good HDR with around 800 nits and for example here in germany its sold for ca. 1000€ So nowadays there really should not be an excuse and it is quite affordable. HDR OLEDs are getting very cheap now. No need for a 3000€/$ panel.

[@MuayThai_Don]

​@@abby-xf8opwhat's the price range for a normal TV in your opinion? Cos my TV has hdr and it was reasonably priced

[@TailsUHD]

​@@abby-xf8op OLED are pretty affordable now, it isn't 2014 anymore.

[@natsu1172]

Which Settings did you used für your C1? Did you use the default Settings ( everything on 50 )?

[@teddyholiday8038]

I just ordered the new LG G4 I’m ready to ascend

[@MrCris2205]

bro, I'm jealous.... I hope I can ascend one day xD. I am happy with my 1500nits Mini LED TV but who wouldn't be happier with a 1500nits OLED TV with all available gaming features possible 😍 that TV can hold 10 easily.

[@n4pl1k38]

I got it already in 85 inch best tv so far

[@thebigbient8736]

One of my fav games ever and only played a demo 😂 its going to be AMAZING

[@Greddy87]

Awesome thanks for the tip. I have a question, especially if your on a LG C1 Tv and playing StellarBlade on Balance mode which moves from 50 to 60fps. Should i Boost input lag 60fps or leave at as Standard input lag? Thanks in advance :)

[@TheHippoCreative]

Ok, I did more investigating and the black level is still wrong and can’t be fixed using in game settings. If you disable hdr and load the game in SDR you can see the contrast is all wrong in hdr. I did find a stupid fix but it looks a lot better. I set the ps5 to full rgb and then the tv to limited. I then used Marcus recommended 65 brightness and 55 contrast. Looks way better. I usually don’t ever recommend having mismatched video ranges but I highly recommend trying it on this game only.

[@yambu007]

Thanks for the video bud. The bouncing, I mean the graphics are amazing

[@theanimaster]

I really love the animations too.. both of them

[@yadspi]

When I turn on HDR the menu background has posterization and loses all the contrast. The game looks way better in SDR but you lose the specular highlights

[@sdmaker]

Hi love your videos. Is it possible to mention HDR on/off comparison in your videos? For example, HDR on looks better than SDR in Stellar Blade in my opinion or not. Thanks.

[@shivmom7903]

..... U can setting bright sdr lol

[@robertlawrence9000]

That body glistening HDR is top notch! Well maybe I'm not really paying attention to the HDR 😁

[@elwingy]

this is the kind of dev that takes the "TlTS or gtfo" thing seriously 😂😂 love it!

[@astreakaito5625]

The game isn't out yet maybe they can fix the peak brightness/add paper white setting before the launch?

[@Krampus6-1-6]

Animations are really good. Looks fantastic and jiggle physics are welcome.

[@theanimaster]

Very underrated comment.

[@abby-xf8op]

This game looks best on Performance mode textures are the same

[@heatwaveps5]

will try this on my sony mini led tv see if helps these settings

[@weltraumafffe3550]

brightness 40 and contrast 46 (lg c1) looks fine to me. colours are less glaring/oversaturated. i use hgig and tv settings from the HDTVTest channel

[@SnakeGamerPS5]

I really liked the game, I even made the purchase... but my TV doesn't have HGIG... In DTM it's opaque and without DTM it's very bright... I left it without and set the game's brightness and contrast to 45.

[@Bibfive5]

Playing The game right now and it’s just fantastic !!! 🤩👌 But I really can’t choose between 50/50 by default or 75/60 like you said on this video 😭. It looks good by default but slightly dark on my S95B with HGiG enabled, when I put 75/60 it is so much better in terms of highlights and details, but the face of Eve is looking too bright, less natural than with 50/50, that’s really disturbing me that we can’t get The perfect HDR settings to get everything right 😅

[@batistasteve7813]

Thank you , do you play in performance or balanced mode ?

[@twinblades-thewilltokeeplo6084]

Play it on Balanced if you have a VRR capable TV.

[@teddyholiday8038]

Balanced is best

[@HelveticaBold1]

So for my G3 leave it at the default settings? Or I can’t increase contrast + 1 or 2 as suggested but you never mentioned what the light output is at 75 brightness? You do awesome work but this one was vague.

[@GamingTech-YouTube]

Adjust the brightness and contrast as you like it and don't worry too much about the mac peak brightness. Try Brightness 65 and contrast 55 for a start with HGiG. I like Brightness 75 and contrast 60

[@rubendiaz1772]

And for a c2?

[@GamingTech-YouTube]

@@rubendiaz1772 same, try Brightness 75 and contrast 60

[@rubendiaz1772]

@@GamingTech-KZbin IS to bright i need to put the dark áreas in any number?

[@Lock2002ful]

@@GamingTech-KZbin Thank you for all your hard work and the amazing content! What would you recommend for the LG CX?

[@andrearossi1960]

and if we leave everything at 50 in the settings and the brightness of the TV is half that is 0, is hdr good? I don't like fogging to form

[@timholloway8821]

Those jiggles was on point.

[@NoobatRacing]

this game is awesome ART DIRECTION from ASIA KOREA

[@DarkLionn83]

I will play this demo on my S95c, so the picture will be much better than the G2

[@Wadacup]

Brightness 75 and contrast 60 seems about perfect on Samsung s90c. Tried fine tuning the contrast by +/-1, but 60 still looked the best. Thank you!

[@vincevirtua]

That skin suit, though.

[@HiCZoK]

I advise not disabling motion blur for this one. It really enhances the look of animations. it's not screen motion blur

[@graham3400]

Is it per item blur?

[@HiCZoK]

@@graham3400 yeah it's object motion blur

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Doesn’t it matter how many frames and hz screen you have? The higher the frames and refresh rate, the less motion blur. So yes motion blur might look better on your setup but let’s say you have a 360hz monitor with high frames, is it still better? Then it’s the whole question of blur is more realistic to how our eyes see but gamers usually prefer no blur in a perfect world. Not that I’ve played this game, just sharing general thoughts. Edit: forgot this is a ps5 game so you’re super limited on frames anyways.

[@HiCZoK]

@@Ray-dl5mp it matters but you need like 240fps/hz to not benefit from motion blur in your animations. 60fps is good but could use some motion blending with motion blur

[@HiCZoK]

@@RicochetForce Not really. Recently plenty of games do per object motion blur. FF7 rebirth also has amazing per object motion blur. Full camera motion blur only is a thing of the past. FF16 had it but it also had great per object motion blur and at 30fps, camera motion blur is actually good

[@alexlopez-dk4jq]

I see 2 big reasons to play this game😎

[@ssj3rd]

Are you looking in the final release Game as of tomorrow?

[@GamingTech-YouTube]

Not sure yet. I don't have much time lately for KZbin.

[@user-bw5kl6og3w]

Gaming people re review this now that game has fully released. New settings now...don't know if that impacted HDR in anyway but using your settings currently on a C1....it looks great

[@HelveticaBold1]

Any support for P3 color or Rec 2020?

[@goddo8121]

Hey man can u let me know what tv do you use?

[@GamingTech-YouTube]

I am having the LG G2 and S95C and LG CX

[@astreakaito5625]

Hell yeah

[@8minato]

I know gaming tech really enjoyed analyzing the hdr in this game🤣

[@takumifujiwara9181]

I haven't beat the game yet but I've gotten multiple endings 😎

[@ctestdummy83]

I did hgig brightness 55 contrast 60

[@HiCZoK]

It's one of these DTM and forget games. should deal with high nits just right

[@devilgames2217]

LG C1 (DTM On) 75-80 60 50

[@stone4404]

I’m on the LG C1 65

[@tilda5944]

Posso dire come ho risolto il problema di hdr si stellar Blade ? Modificando la gamma dinamica sia della PlayStation che della TV , passando da gamma RGB automatica a completa o limitata. E lasciando le impostazioni di gioco, standard . l'importante è che sia la TV che la PlayStation siano impostate sulla stessa gamma, appunto o completa o limitata . E attivando il tone mapping nella tv Sony , gradazione preferita . Così le alte luci non si bruciano

[@krzysztofmojsa9009]

Hello, it's a pity that you skip the S95c so often, because having S95c and LG Cx, I consider Samsung to be a wonderful TV that is quite difficult to set up in games. Regards

[@azgard8914]

He said s95c was much better tv…… I went an bought one (still have lg c3) but now he never does s95c so basically waisted my money

[@rawr40k]

Well, this was not something I was expecting ever from gamingtech lol.

[@00Clive00]

I still have to put another few hundred hours into Forbidden West!

[@IntelligentProbe]

If you do a separate video on just the "animations" in this game, you're risking inprisonment! lol

[@hypno17]

What country is he in that's against this man showing off an adult female character's body? 😂

[@andreasbone602]

Alex Battaglia will sue him

[@Krampus6-1-6]

​@@andreasbone602😂

[@neocodex3]

​​@@andreasbone602 OuTDaTEd DiStRaCTinG cHaRAcTeR mODeL NOt foR MoDeRn AuDienCeS (Humans like this can't exist! Only black 300lbs women with shaved heads eating Oreos all day are realistic, they need to be represented!)

[@deezmacnutz3400]

😂👍🏽 "not flattering to a modern audience" lol. ​@@andreasbone602

[@leonic458]

Oh okay its not just me findings these same issues.

[@DiinDezDinok]

It's good on oled, but not on qled, the qled is reverse of oled, more brightness but don't enough Black.

[@DiinDezDinok]

The qled use opacity pixels with retro led, the oled use bio pixels.

[@DelphieNEhuntah]

Always go physical

[@austinjt4264]

Is it just me or I find game character not very responsive? Perhaps it just me that used to fast pace Sekiro and Horizon.

[@LeoDavis519]

The HDR on both cheeks looks amazing 🍑

[@christopherduren9368]

I know it pre-order this game going love looking at that ass 😊

[@luismyWH]

8:05 what is that ghosting? :O Is it the camera, the game or the TV??

[@danquaza9275]

It definitely has a little bit of ghosting at times, only in performance mode, the other two don’t show it, or maybe it does and it’s just much more subtle and I’m not catching it. But yea the Perf mode has a little bit when the sun is set behind EVE

[@teddyholiday8038]

That’s TAA ghosting

[@noomnoi4308]

Which you prefer C2 or S95c?

[@GamingTech-YouTube]

I have the G2 / CX and S95C. S95C is the best TV what I have for games and Movies. But I am using my G2 as my main PC Monitor for editing and stuff because the WRGB Pixel Structure is much better for fine text.

[@shakilmahmood2668]

Best to forget HDR and just play in standard

[@errolnyp9653]

Dynamic ton mapping on. Default settings. Good to go on a Lg OLED. Cs. 😮

[@sergz8241]

The game doesn't use hgig/dtm , so if you turn off both you get back to the 4000 nits curve and the highlights will look correct since game doesn't have peak brightness settings you should using always avoid hgig/ dtm just like last of us 1/2 , god of war, all of those use SDR conversation to HDR which result in this huge peak brightness. In final fantasy vii they do the same the hdr is converted from SDR so it's not as accurate, even if they add the peak brightness it still have either too bright highlights or too dark picture. HDTV test guy explain it better: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJaxYpWwlJmLY68si=cYd5VOTMw4ald8zO

[@neocodex3]

You should buy the game to support it and send a message to companies hiring SBI that are ruining our games with politics for "modern audiences" that only exist in their head. The game is expensive in EU as well but I already preordered my deluxe on day one, if I could I would buy 2 copies just to fuck with SBI. And it looks like it'll be a good game too, HDR looks great as well that's even better, this is a GOTY.

[@kaikiske7436]

I have my PS5 HDR set to Always On. In game, I have HDR set to OFF, but it’s still on cuz of PS5 system HDR. I think it looks much better than using the games HDR Eliminates the “washed out” look

[@SlayerSeraph]

Are you still playing like this? This sound inoptimal actually... But maybe

[@kaikiske7436]

@@SlayerSeraph yes, I am. On my LG C3, to me, it looks better than when HDR is enabled in game.

[@SamCableguy]

Bro just change your YT channel name to “HDR King” already

[@sabumnimyoda1611]

Der X-te Beitrag/Kanal zu dem Thema in englischer Sprache, sehr schade das sie keine Ausnahe sind und in ihrer verm. Muttersprache Deutsch über dieses (für Insider) interessante Thema referieren, denn ihre Anmerkungen haben mir seinerzeit schon bei Kena gut gefallen 👍. Tipp, erhöhen sie nicht nicht nur den Kontrast etwas sondern auch die Schärfe/Klarheit/Details, damit gewinnen sie "SUBJEKTIV" noch etwas mehr In-Bild-Kontrast. VG

[@davemeredith6964]

Good video mate. Unfortunately the game looks like it's smeared in Vaseline... I use a C9 OLED and In game the colour is not great. Strangely when in the pause screen it looks great on the main character but during gameplay... More and more I am seeing these things with console games in performance modes. Thank god I have a decent PC. I love consoles and especially the PS5 but since moving to a damn good PC I find it much harder going back to the console . Especially where resolution and framerates are concerned. Also £70 is a joke of a price for any game.

[@robbertvanhovendingelstad6205]

Terrible that you cover every big release and also with a extended bunch of settings for diffirent screens. but you skipped on the full release of Stellar blade smh. always waiting for your videos for the perfect settings but today could not find anything and this video is far from perfect. make your videos with the schemes like you always used to do for diffirent tvs

[@sthigma8361]

Esse jogo 😊

[@EverythingPS5Pro]

🫣

[@TheLateral18]

animations .. really lmao

[@iconic4609]

Idk when you’re ever “happy” with hdr in any game, but I’ll take it.

[@TheSkruds]

When its system level calibration lil bro

[@Gr4yF0x]

I really appreciate this Channel, but a lot of The stuff is just personal preference.

[@Ray-dl5mp]

Yea but that’s what he used to do - just share what looked good to him. Now he actually has a tool that is useful info. It’s good to know what the black floor of a game is and if the highlights are working properly in a game. That part is objective. But of course what looks good to you is subjective. A lot of people like to know what the accuracy focused start is so they can get enjoyable contrast. Or at least I do.

[@Gr4yF0x]

@@Ray-dl5mp yeah, that's exactly what I think.

[@neocodex3]

Well that just means that HDR is good as he said. Personally, I would not touch the settings unless you're getting black crush. DTM is killing contrast too. The game is bright enough as is. HGIG is best as always. One of the few games that actually need DTM in my opinion is Helldivers2, most of the planets are really just too dark and speculars are while impactful, too rare to make it worth.

[@deezmacnutz3400]

🤣 "There's something magical about this" haha, I'm enjoying it too! I've been running HGIG + Bright 95, Cont 65 on my LG C2 and it looks pretty good, just a little too bright in spotlights. I will try your settings today, thanks! 🙏

[@fedezari]

I've been going back and forth between Bright 75 and Contrast 60, and default 50/50, while default definitely lacks the peak brightness, the overall seems way more balanced... first option looks amazing but the spotlights get annoying.

[@deezmacnutz3400]

@@fedezari yeah I think I've settled on 70 bright 60 cont, doesn't look washed on the C2 very often and still get a bit more pop than default. It's the same if you turn hdr off, I actually think in some cases that looks best, but you just don't have the nice bright highlights.

[@fedezari]

@@deezmacnutz3400 Yep. That's about right. I'm also playing in a C2 77" and looks amazing anyway :)

[@Bibfive5]

I’m doing The same right now 😅 I’m going 75 brightness and contrast 60, and then I return to 50/50 by default and I find it more balanced but there is a lack in highlights… I’m playing with a Samsung S95B with HGiG enabled. I’m lost 😂 did you found better settings please ? 🙏

[@deezmacnutz3400]

@@Bibfive5 bright 70, cont 60 is my current favourite setting. In some outdoor areas I switched HDR off because I think it looks better balanced.

[@quaticus]

#stellarbooty

[@nastydaddydaddy4510]

1:53 how?... i never get that