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AI powered SDR to HDR conversions
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For neoFootage AI
Configuring HDRconv AI
Activate HDRconv AI to convert the video to HDR.
To watch the converted video in HDR, activate the HDR display mode, this mode uses the Windows HDR display mode if your
GPU and monitor supports it, or a HDR simulation display mode:
HDR luminance
This options sets the converted video HDR luminance, for example 1000 nits.
Enhance strength
The enhance feature removes video compression artifacts and banding.
Set to zero for high quality videos, for example videos recorded in high data rate formats.
If the video has compression artifacts increase the strength value.
The enhance results can be checked instantly after setting the strength value.
AI Upscale/Enhance resolution
Activate this feature to AI upscale the video while converting to HDR.
AI upscaling increase the video resolution, for example when converting a SD or HD video to UHD.
Tips and tricks
Creating previews
For creating a video preview with the current settings press the button “Create preview”.
For HDR conversions it is recommended to create the preview in 10 bits.
The preview is played with the internal player, or with your favorite player if selected in the options dialog.
To delete a preview, select it and press the delete button, the created previews are not deleted automatically when closing
the video.
Press the button folder to open the previews folder in the Windows explorer.
Activating HDRconv with other AI processing settings
HDRconv AI can be used along with any other AI processing feature.
For example the video can be upsampled and enhanced by activating video enhance AI.
Or if the video has chroma artifacts , SuperChroma AI can be activated.
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Configuring the source gamma and color space
HDRconv AI supports HDR conversions from standard SDR videos and from custom camera gammas and color spaces.
Conversions from standard SDR videos
When converting standard SDR videos, check that the video gamma and color space metadata is correctly set in the
media list:
If the video metadata is wrong or it is set as “unspecified” , open the “interpret video” dialog by clicking the right
mouse button and set the correct metadata.
Conversions from custom camera gamma and color spaces
Camera videos using non standard gammas and color spaces, for example sony S-log or Panasonic V-gamut, may set the video
metadata to standard values like rec-709, or as unspecified.
To set the correct values, open the “Set camera/custom gamma and color space” dialog clicking the right mouse button and set
the correct values:
After setting, the custom gamma and color space, in this case Panasonic V-log and V.gamut, appear in the media list:
Set color space
Set the color space for the produced HDR video, Rec.2020, P3-D65 or DCI-P3.
The default is Rec.2020.
Activate Core AI with HDRconv AI
If after configuring the HDRconv AI enhance with Enhance strength 3, the video still have artifacts, banding, etc,
activate Core AI enhance with HDRconv AI, and configure the video enhancing in Core AI enhance.
GPU configuration
AI engine is compatible with Nvidia, AMD and Intel GPU cards, simply select the fastest GPU in neoFootage options dialog.
When creating a preview in the AI configuration dialog, the GPU frames per second processed can be checked:
The “GPU fps” information includes the time used for the video frames uploading to the GPU memory, the GPU processing, and the frames downloading
from the GPU memory.
This does not include the video decoding and encoding time, this allows to compare directly different GPUs and configurations processing speed.
Nvidia GPU cards
For Nvidia GPUs, to get the maximum performance it is recommended to set these options in the “NVIDIA control panel” :
- Set “Low Latency Mode” to “Ultra
- Set “Power management mode” to “Prefer maximum performance”
Depending on the GPU card, these settings may increase the AI processing speed by 10-20%.
