Gears 5 - HDR Optimized Settings
Added 2022-03-15 15:44:44 +0000 UTC
The game DOES USE/APPLY Xbox HDR Calibration app settings.
Gears 5 has one of the best HDR implementations and it's one of the very few games actually leveraging the system-wide HDR calibration.
The system-wide HDR calibration won't override and/or "hide" in-game HDR control sliders but it works a bit differently.
Once in the HDR SETTINGS menu, trying to push the button to "Reset to Defaults" what will happen is that the "HDR BRIGHTNESS" slider will go read the system-wide HDR Calbration and just apply what's there directly into the game.
The other two controls (CONTRAST and BRIGHTNESS) will have no impact.
If you have an LG OLED and:
> you're using Dynamic Tone Mapping or Dynamic Contrast:
- Set (or make sure) HDR BRIGHTNESS slider (is set) to: 4.000 (nits);
> you're using HGIG:
- Set (or make sure) HDR BRIGHTNESS slider (is set) to: 800 (nits) or 1.000 (for G2) or 1.500 (for G3).
If you don't have an LG OLED and:
> you don't have an HGIG option:
- Set (or make sure) HDR BRIGHTNESS slider (is set) to: 1.000 (nits);
> you're using HGIG:
- Set (or make sure) HDR BRIGHTNESS slider (is set) to the corresponding real Peak HDR Luminance of your TV in "nits".
In all cases leave the regular "CONTRAST" and "BRIGHTNESS" sliders to their Defaults as those already corresponds to a balanced/correct exposure and gamma.
Comments
Thanks so much or like we say in french "merci beaucoup ! " . Maybe it will fix some issues I had with some game images cause I never understood why it looked weird on DV most of the time !
Whizzer
2023-10-10 12:07:57 +0000 UTCYes, I universally recommend DV for Gaming off as calibrated HDR is just way much better. You can read more here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/68354628
P40L0
2023-10-10 12:05:47 +0000 UTCBut just to make sure you don't recommend using DV for games ever or are they some exceptions? I just want to know if I should totally forget about DV on games ever or is it about input lag by staying on HDR ;) thanks for your time and sorry If it has been previously asked !
Whizzer
2023-10-10 12:00:40 +0000 UTCOk thanks for the information. Didn't except DV to be that useless for gaming :'(
Whizzer
2023-10-10 11:42:29 +0000 UTCDisable DV for Games (you can keep DV for Movies) and use HDR for gaming instead.
P40L0
2023-10-10 11:40:20 +0000 UTCHi ! New patron member subscribed here. I have a dumb question but since gear 5 uses Dolby , those settings apply also for Dolby vision or I should desactivate Dolby vision for games and stay only on HDR? Thxs
Whizzer
2023-10-10 11:29:07 +0000 UTC
