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What is HDR, anyway?

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gyomu ◴[] No.43984462[source]
As a photographer, I get the appeal of (this new incarnation of) HDR content, but the practical reality is that the photos I see posted in my feeds go from making my display looking normal to having photos searing my retinas, while other content that was uniform white a second prior now looks dull gray.

It's late night here so I was reading this article in dark mode, at a low display brightness - and when I got to the HDR photos I had to turn down my display even more to not strain my eyes, then back up again when I scrolled to the text.

For fullscreen content (games, movies) HDR is alright, but for everyday computing it's a pretty jarring experience as a user.

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1. hypeatei ◴[] No.43984694[source]
This happens on Snapchat too with HDR videos. Brightness increases while everything else dims... including the buttons.