Disable HDR or modified version of Netflix that does not support HDR? - Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello everyone.
The HDR mode in Android devices results in picture quality far worse than a regular HD mode. For instance, as you can see from the screenshots, "Our Planet" in HD mode looks way better than in HDR. The colors in HDR are washed, brightness is way down which results in crushed shadow details. I was demonstrating this at the local BestBuy where the staff was dismayed to see the difference. There is something wrong with that HDR algorithm?
https://drive.google.com/file/d/16KhZm-dIFEwdziLDNwLcAC8f3K5NWila/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EQO2s_UqQQfflDiuSVx2yjrSqhj5WYU9/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_tB0Iad_jwjnHR7sY7SZFfge_OqdQowJ/view?usp=sharing, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fAdBMxAhmvJhAq_OArR8FmL0RdxalvnI/view?usp=sharing

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[App]Pro HDR Camera 1.15

HDR comes to Android! Introducing Pro HDR Camera, the world's first real HDR app for Android! From the team that created Pro HDR for iOS, now you can automatically create stunning full-resolution HDR images with just a single tap on your Android phone. Please note that this app has been tested to work properly on Motorola, HTC and most Samsung phones. However, if you have a LG, Sony, or other device, the HDR capability may not function properly. Full functionality has been verified on the following phones: * HTC: Thunderbolt, EVO 4G, MyTouch 4G, G2, Incredible, Desire, Legend, Bravo * Motorola: Droid, Droid 2, Droid X * Samsung: Galaxy S, Epic 4G We've just released Pro HDR Camera for Android, but here are a few professional reviews of our iPhone version: "If you ever take photos using your iPhone, this app is a must-have." - Gizmodo "Pro HDR leaps ahead of the pack... Even if you're not into HDR photography, this is one to check out." - TUAW "Picture Perfection: Pro HDR automatically aligns and blends the images, giving you a perfectly exposed, amazing image that rivals a high-end point-and-shoot camera" - NBC Los Angeles Thanks to Pro HDR Camera, you no longer have to choose between a blown-out sky or a hopelessly dark foreground. Bringing automatic high dynamic range photography to your Android phone for the first time ever, Pro HDR captures an image exposed for the highlights and another exposed for the shadows. It then aligns and merges the images, giving you a gorgeous HDR image up to 8 megapixels like nothing you've ever seen from such a tiny device. Unlike fake HDR apps that merely take a single photo and reprocess it (without actually adding any new detail), Pro HDR massively extends the dynamic range of your camera and produces beautiful results that you have to see to believe. We provide a fully automatic mode, and an assisted Manual mode for those times when you wish to choose your exact exposures. Finally, you can take stunning high-resolution photos of all those scenes that are just too contrasty to capture in a single picture. Not only will seasoned photographers instantly fall in love with Pro HDR, one look at our example images should convince anyone that Pro HDR represents a new era in mobile photography. Check out our gallery here: http://www.eyeappsllc.com/Gallery.html Pro HDR Camera for Android comes with these incredibly useful features: • Automatic in-app HDR capture, where all you have to do is tap to capture • Manual in-app photo capture, where you get to choose the exposure of each image in your HDR • Proprietary image alignment algorithm that precisely aligns full-size images in seconds • Sophisticated image blending creates one beautiful output image nearly instantly • Live-updating image adjustment sliders to perfect your HDR: choose the perfect brightness, contrast, saturation, warmth, and tint, or let Pro HDR automatically select the best settings • Fullscreen image preview in portrait and landscape orientation • Save HDR images at the full resolution of your camera, up to 8 megapixels • Seamless background processing that renders your HDRs while you keep on shooting • Built-in HDR gallery view to peruse, share, and re-edit your HDRs • Share your HDRs with the world with e-mail, Facebook, Twitter, Picasa, and more IMPORTANT: Pro HDR Camera requires Android 2.2 (Froyo) or later. Pro HDR Camera works on Motorola, HTC and Samsung devices. Unfortunately, the exposure functions on LG phones and the Nexus S seem to be broken, so HDR functionality will likely not work (though the rest of the features will). The Nexus S doesn't truly adjust the exposure, but seems to darken or brighten the image in software as a post-processing step, which does not allow for true HDR photos. LG phones don't allow setting the exposure at all.
i assume you've tested it on x8, right? does it work, or you just uploaded it to raise your thanks level by ppl who click thanks button before checking compatibility?
I test it... how you can see in the screenshots.. Most of the app that i am posting here are testet..
I test it.
The screen says: Hold Still! Scanning: 0.0
And it keep taking picture..
Yes.. i notice that... i don t know why.. but it s making the pictures...
Sent from my X8 using XDA App
i've tested it on my se xperia x8 another version from PDA and app said when i opened it that "your phone cannot take hdr pictures, because it lacks exposure controls"
I can not install this app, an error message appears, I don't know why, someone can help me?
opexblue said:
I test it.
The screen says: Hold Still! Scanning: 0.0
And it keep taking picture..
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same here.. uninstall
Works great on my cappy.
Doen't work!!!!
no works in x8 im sorry
Nice <3
Anyone got v1.25 & will v1.25 work on x8 ?
It doesn't work with x8.. just you can take a simple photo
Couldn't install it on my X8..
Sent from my Xperia X8 using XDA Premium App.
Isn't this considered warez as this is a paid app on the Android Market?
Paid apps is not tollerated here on xda forums.
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Amazon Prime HDR

I have the Mate 10 non Pro. I have the Prime Video app. When I play content (UHD) that is also HDR, the colours seem over saturated and odd. I always thought HDR is about the dynamic range and details in light and dark places. HDR works and looks great in YouTube Vanced but HDR in Amazon Prime looks artificially coloured and odd. Anyone else?

[EXYNOS S9+] [Q] Problem with HDR videos?

Hi, I will copypaste the thread I did post on reddit.
I've just recently got the S9+ Exynos (EU) variant and I wanted to be hyped about HDR media playing. Downloaded some 10bit HDR H265 files and played them through the Samsung Gallery. Cranked High Performance mode to 1440p, +10 brightness and tried between Adaptive/Cinema Mode (this didn't make any difference besides some slight changes in colour and gamma).
Problem is, I see color gradients and a bad greenish tint, lifeless appearance overall. I did try Youtube 4K HDR demos in 1440p as well and, while I can see the extra PQ, color banding is very apparent: background blurred images seem like a weird crushed rainbow :-/
Is this supposed to look like this? I did read about the release (around march) issues people had with black crush and Netflix's HDR, but also read that some update fixed it. It appears that S9+'s AMOLED is 8bit, so is 10bit HDR and Youtube's HDR the culprit? How to play HDR media properly?
PS: Another thing to note is that neither gallery video player nor in youtube player does say HDR in any window or setting while checking file properties. I did read some reports of people seeing HDR stamped at the start of the videos.
Thanks in advance,

Question Camera: no auto HDR in pro mode?

It seems that when the stock camera is in pro mode it does not apply Auto HDR to the JPEG image, whether it is told to save the jpeg only or RAW+jpeg. Is that the intended behavior? I agree that the raw needs to be left alone but not applying Auto HDR to the jpeg is disappointing, to say the least, particularly since pro mode is the only place to tame the overly saturated color rendition of the stock camera app.
Unfortunately it's intended behavior.
You can try Good Lock Camera Assistant and disable Scene Optimizer to tame the contrast in default mode.
GroovyGeek said:
particularly since pro mode is the only place to tame the overly saturated color rendition of the stock camera app.
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You already answered your question about missing HDR in Pro mode. HDR does over saturate the colors.
Samsung should be embarrassed about this camera. OP, did you find a way to reduce saturation without losing HDR?
I tried GCam but half of the functionality doesn't work on S23 at present and I want my camera to be easy/reliable.
mike freegan said:
Samsung should be embarrassed about this camera. OP, did you find a way to reduce saturation without losing HDR?
I tried GCam but half of the functionality doesn't work on S23 at present and I want my camera to be easy/reliable.
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I don't think that there is any.
You can go with camera mode, but the picture is overprocessed, and you cannot play with it much.
You can go with PRO mode, but you don't have HDR and therefore wide dynamic range.
You can go with ExpertRAW, but the processing of the pictures is somehow even worse than in the base camera app.
You can go with GCAM, but then you don't have access to greater resolution than 12 Mpix (as Samsung is not exposing API to 3rd party apps for 50Mpix and 200Mpix) and some of the features are not working that easily and video mode is limited (same reason as for 50/200 Mpix not available).
ajarosz said:
I don't think that there is any.
You can go with camera mode, but the picture is overprocessed, and you cannot play with it much.
You can go with PRO mode, but you don't have HDR and therefore wide dynamic range.
You can go with ExpertRAW, but the processing of the pictures is somehow even worse than in the base camera app.
You can go with GCAM, but then you don't have access to greater resolution than 12 Mpix (as Samsung is not exposing API to 3rd party apps for 50Mpix and 200Mpix) and some of the features are not working that easily and video mode is limited (same reason as for 50/200 Mpix not available).
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Incredible that such a large company can make such a bad camera aftr like 15 years in the game.
mike freegan said:
Incredible that such a large company can make such a bad camera aftr like 15 years in the game.
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I agree. I use GCAM, but of course, it is not perfect. So many decisions in the camera department made by Samsung simply do not make sense to me...
The amazing thing is how bad the Fruit Cam has gotten too.

How To Guide Fixed HDR Color clipping in Mi Pad 5 Pro. Maybe for other variant of mi pad as well!

[Background]
I was playing game and it's looking too dark so I use enhanched visual feature in game mode.
My brain was clicked as the though why I don't use this for HDR video.
[Pre-test]
Run youtube or any hdr video. You will see a lot of HDR clipping and the sence is dark af.
Ref:
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[Setup]
You need to made sure the application removed from videotool box list first.
Then add that application to game mode.
Then you play HDR video again => At this point nothing change.
Then you change the enhanched visual feature, suddenly all the hdr clipping gone. (The visual effect not applied at all, it just reset something than HDR working as it should, vola!)
But everytime you play another HDR, you need to hit the enhanced visual button again.
[Alwasy no HDR clipping]
Here is the catch. You go to the setting of game turbo instead, and set it always enhanced!
From now you can enjoy your hdr video as much as you can.
[What the catch?]
Non HDR content will be applied the visual effect you picked. :<
Dolby Audio will not work anymore.
Note. It's only made some sort of reset in background, no visual effect applied to your hdr video, so the quality not downgrade anyway.
I will put a video to demonstrate step by step tomorrow.

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