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High Dynamic Range Master Class

The session continues with the highly popular “High Dynamic Range (HDR) Master Class”: The hottest new development in viewing experience, High Dynamic Range (HDR), became real this year by landing in consumers’ homes. HDR adds a level of realism that is unlike any other new image enhancement. This master class explores, in depth, what HDR is and its impact on the immersive viewing experience. The HDR schemes, based on perceptual quantizer (PQ) and hybrid log gamma (HLG) transfer functions, and how they impact the broadcaster workflows will be explained. Other topics covered include dynamic versus static metadata, interoperability, backwards compatibility, as well as the state of HDR standardization will be discussed.