Ghost of Tsushima - HDR Optimized Settings
Added 2022-03-16 10:50:52 +0000 UTC
The game DOES USE/APPLY Playstation HDR Calibration app settings but not PC HDR Calibration ones.
It has a good HDR implementation and is one of the few games actually leveraging system-wide HDR settings on Playstation.
It also offers a separate Brightness control which can improve shadow details:
Set the BRIGHTNESS slider to 60 to improve shadow details (which can be a bit crushed by default) and have a more natural look.
FOR THE PC VERSION:
You need to setup HDR directly in-game with additional sliders:
If you have an LG OLED and:
> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:
Set HDR MAX LUMINANCE slider to: 1.500 (nits; Max)
Set HDR PAPER WHITE slider to: 200 (nits)
> you're using HGIG:
Set HDR MAX LUMINANCE slider to: 800 (nits) or 1.000 (for G2/C4) or 1.500 (for G3/G4)
Set HDR PAPER WHITE slider to: 200 (nits) or 276 (for G3/G4)
If you don't have an LG OLED and:
> you don't have an HGIG option:
Leave HDR MAX LUMINANCE slider to: 1.000 (nits; Default);
Set HDR PAPER WHITE slider to: 200 (nits)
> you're using HGIG:
Set HDR MAX LUMINANCE slider to the corresponding real Peak HDR Luminance of your TV in "nits"
Set HDR PAPER WHITE slider to: 200 (nits)
In all cases, set the BRIGHTNESS slider to 60 to improve shadow details (which can be a bit crushed by default) and have a more natural look.
Comments
Yes, you need to set in-game Brightness to 60 to fix it
P40L0
2024-06-03 10:11:42 +0000 UTCThe shadow details still crushed even with pc release?
haris mohammad
2024-06-03 10:05:43 +0000 UTCIt's correct only if you have properly working HGIG enabled on the monitor, otherwise it will have tone mapping. If in your case you're clipping Win11 HDR Calibration patterns to 420 nits, you probably have HGIG enabled on it so you can set the same in-game.
P40L0
2024-05-17 11:30:07 +0000 UTCPlease excuse my ignorance, but am I correct in believing that aligning peak brightness to your monitors rated peak is best? I’m currently using hdr 400 true black and through windows hdr config, looks like I’m hitting 420 nits peak. This would mean setting peak in game brightness to 420 is optimal. Correct?
Michael Hilnbrand
2024-05-17 11:27:30 +0000 UTCGotcha. Thanks for the clarification!
Michael Hilnbrand
2024-05-17 11:09:07 +0000 UTCThe image is not strictly the one to follow, but the text recommendations are so, yes, Paper White 200 is always recommended except for G3/G4 where 276 nits is better.
P40L0
2024-05-17 11:07:43 +0000 UTCHello! It looks like in all cases, setting paper white to 200 is best. Is that correct? I’m confused because the image you included for the pc version is set to 10. For reference, I’m using Alienware’s oled (AW3423DW)
Michael Hilnbrand
2024-05-17 11:06:12 +0000 UTCThank you 🙏🏼
Laurens
2024-05-17 08:46:16 +0000 UTCYeah, defaults are good for a monitor (1.000 nits Peak, 200 nits Paper White), just increase regular Brightness to 60
P40L0
2024-05-17 08:44:09 +0000 UTCAnd what if you use a monitor should I leave default ?
Laurens
2024-05-17 08:05:25 +0000 UTC
