Red Dead Redemption 2 4K HDR Analysis... It's Faked from SDR.
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Published 2018-10-30
Because the Red Dead Redemption 2's HDR rendition usually results in a picture that is either too dim, or bright enough but too washed out because of elevated black level and midtones issues, we recommend that you play the game in SDR (standard dynamic range) to get the best picture quality.
Many thanks to Adam Fairclough (a.k.a. evilboris) and 4K Blu-ray compressionist David Mackenzie for their help in the production of this video. Adam's article on Red Dead Redemption 2's faked HDR output can be found here:
www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-2018-wha…
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All Comments (21)
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There were no HDR cameras in 1899. What do you expect?
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RDR: Reduced Dynamic Range
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Him being Asian makes me trust him more
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people saying that it doesnt matter it looks great regardless-----know that issue is there and Rockstar isn't being fully honest---that is the issue
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Hopefully this will shut up all the apologists who said that the game looks 'great' in HDR. I knew something was wrong the moment I saw the opening scenes in the 'HDR' mode.
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RDRHDR Gate.
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Funny that it looks better without HDR.
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Thank you for making this video. I thought I was being a snob for not being all that impressed with how HDR looked on my LG C8 while playing the game. Good to know snobbery is backed up by science! The game still looks good though.
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This isn't about how well the game is doing. It's about transparency from the company that made the game, to simply be honest during development of their game, as well as finding a solution to it. Just because it sold extremely well and has earned abundant praise from pretty much everyone, doesn't mean we should just disregard the issue, no matter how minor it is to other people. There are enthusiasts who invested time and resources on T.Vs and consoles capable of running HDR, in order for them to experience the great game at its absolute best quality. I honestly wouldn't have known about this have I not came across this video. Very useful indeed so he earned my like and subscription. Thanks for sharing OP.
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I spent so much time messing around with my TV settings because I knew from day 1 that the game was looking way too washed out. I have a 55' Sony Bravia 4k UHD screen, and none of my other HDR games look as washed as RD2 does. Once I turned off the HDR 10 setting on my X One X, the difference was jaw dropping!
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HDR is terrible on this game. Rockstar needs to patch this asap!
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I like how everyone got shortchanged, but "It doesn't matter cause it's a great game." I wish I would/could create a product with such a blindly loyal fanbase who are even okay when I wouldn't be able to deliver my promises. And would just lie about it.
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Here's another way of looking at it, Red Dead Redemption 2's HDR implementation works on my SDR TV! Woo!
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I think this Nintendo guy is right .
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I have a 4 k monitor without HDR and a 4 k tv with HDR. I have played on them both and really think it looks better without HDR. The game is so incredibly good looking though.
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Bruh, not gonna lie. I trust Asians when it comes to technology.
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exactly. I have been suspicious about this the first time I started this game. And the subtitles look super bright in HDR mode, suggesting a poor tone mapping solution.
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A lot of people aren't doing hdr well. I see it in 4k blurays,4k HDR streams of movies and TV shows and games. But when it is done well it's really beautiful. The HDR in god of war is amazing.
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We have been Bamboozeled once again by RockStar.
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9:50 video? You sir are a legend. Than you for not putting 20 seconds of bull shit just to put ads. Rare sight these days! Great video!
