[FFmpeg-trac] #7037(avcodec:open): ffmpeg destroys HDR information when encoding

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Mon Dec 16 16:45:52 EET 2019


#7037: ffmpeg destroys HDR information when encoding
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             Reporter:  mario66      |                    Owner:  cehoyos
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  open
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:  avcodec
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:  libx265 hdr  |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by mario66):

 Replying to [comment:38 Balling]:
 HDR metadata does specify brightness. This is what "MaxCLL", "MaxFALL" and
 others stand for. See: https://www.mysterybox.us/blog/2016/10/19/hdr-
 video-part-3-hdr-video-terms-explained
 What you probably mean is that it should not be manipulated by the user,
 this is somewhat correct. ''This is why we need the metadata.'' Of course
 nowadays the user does not really need to change the brightness on his TV
 for HDR content, because it is handled by the metadata! What I wanted to
 provide is an explanation how we came into the situation we are currently
 in, easy to follow for beginners.
 However, that you keep complaining about such minor technical inaccuracies
 but fail to see the big picture, that is, ''metadata are essential'', is
 somewhat symptomatic for this bug tracker discussion. UHD HDR Blu Ray will
 be the new standard. ffmpeg needs to preserve the metadata, otherwise the
 content will be corrupted. If ffmpeg cannot deal with such videos which in
 the future will be the new baseline, ffmpeg will be obsolete! This is the
 big pig picture you and others fail so recognize.

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