Hey
Ive compared video playback of the s3 with my gnexus and it was really bad.
The whole video was oversaturated and too dark. In the dark areas there is no detail.
The display mode and videomode configurations are complete crap and made things even worse.
Everything else of my galaxy s3 seems good. So i dont know if its a general problem or just my s3.
Hope someone can help me fix this.
Like here?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=ijBzWmYnZGI#t=373s
Change screen mode in settings / display. Maybe try natural.
Brightness for the video player is managed inside the video app. While the video is playing hit menu then scroll down to settings and adjust brightness there.
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Adjust the brightness within this video itself solve the problem.
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Yes like in the video but the gakaxy nexus dont has this problem. And the gnex has also an amoled hd.
Making the brightness higher just helps a little bit and the warm cold or video mode natural mode configurations are awful.
And the biggest problem is that dark areas of the video are just plain black with no detail. Brightness can be fixesd by adjusting it manually.
I think its an calibration problem but i dont know how to do it. -.-
Is the video in 720p? Everything I watch in 720 looks perfect
This question is regarding the screen video playback performance in dark scenes. Using the movie Thor, which has numerous dark scenes, especially in the first part of the movie when Thor goes to Jotunheim to to confront Laufey and when Thor lands on Earth with the scientists chasing the bifrost in the night desert.
On GS3 I noticed that playback of said dark scenes are very very dark. So much so that you can't make out the outlines of the characters, objects, etc, as they seem to blend in with the background.
On my Gnote 1 the scenes are totally unwatchable because of the black crush & blotchiness - since sold it on
On the HOX however said scenes are dark but at the same time very clear.
I've tried all the settings on the phone even cranking the screen up to full brightness but no difference.
Anyone out there know of any way to rectify this. In performance I find the GS3 & HOX much the same, but I prefer the GS3 over the HOX (ext sdcard, removeable battery, button layout, but the screen issues of the GS3 are highly annoying.
If using the stock player pretty sure it has its own brightness settings. In the player hit menu and check settings from there.
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Guys I'm having an issue during video playback. When there is a dark scene the blacks of the display are so deep they're crushing the details of the scene and the picture looks almost like a pastel drawing. There is also severe colour banding in dark scenes.
This happens on Netflix, YouTube, native video app, etc.
I've tried changing the colour modes to no avail. It also happens regardless of brightness settings.
I didn't have this issue on my S8.
Anyone else having this problem? I'm wondering if it's a hardware problem or codec issue.
On S9+ exynos while i play the hdr videos on native player, youtube and even on mx player the colors don't really look that punchy to me and the whole screen switches to basic color mode when the video is played.
My screen mode is on adaptive display the resolution is set to wqhd+ and video enhancer is on
Anyone else having this issue ?
Yes. Almost the same here. Except mine flickers on and off randomly or when I bring up YouTube UI.
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kaboose01 said:
Yes. Almost the same here. Except mine flickers on and off randomly or when I bring up YouTube UI.
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Have you tried playing the video with native or mx player?
Got two units one S9 and one s9+ both Qualcomm devices and both preform the same as you state, like yellowish tint or washed colors (only on HDR videos no matter what I used Netflix or youtube), I compared with my S8 and it looks stunning I think this is a software issue and Samsung should be aware of this
Will hdr content work on the mate 20 Pro?
Not yet.
YouTube HDR works
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I used the open HDR version and it's working fine with HDR (can't remember the link, I just searched Xdev)
lp77 said:
I used the open HDR version and it's working fine with HDR (can't remember the link, I just searched Xdev)
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Can you send me a link
Is there any kind of on-screen notification to show that it is showing HDR content? I have tried some HDR videos on Youtube (I don't have Netflix) and the videos look the same to me - on my TV the difference is obvious when it is playing HDR stuff.
I have just swapped my LG screen for a BOE screen and the colours look a lot less vibrant in normal use, so wanted to test out some HDR footage to see if it made any difference - otherwise I'll be sending it back in the hope of getting an LG screen without issues!
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Can you send me a link
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https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/netflix-inc/netflix/netflix-6-18-0-build-21-31541-release/
With this version it at least shows me that HDR is available on certain content. But I don't see much of a difference playing it.
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Is there any kind of on-screen notification to show that it is showing HDR content? I have tried some HDR videos on Youtube (I don't have Netflix) and the videos look the same to me - on my TV the difference is obvious when it is playing HDR stuff.
I have just swapped my LG screen for a BOE screen and the colours look a lot less vibrant in normal use, so wanted to test out some HDR footage to see if it made any difference - otherwise I'll be sending it back in the hope of getting an LG screen without issues!
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When playing an HDR video from YouTube your screen should go to full brightness, that's normally an indication it has switched to HDR mode.
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kai84m said:
https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/netflix-inc/netflix/netflix-6-18-0-build-21-31541-release/
With this version it at least shows me that HDR is available on certain content. But I don't see much of a difference playing it.
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I get the HDR logo on content even from the official app, but I don't think it plays in HDR mode.
Mine doesn't go to full brightness. Just tried streaming Black Panther in 4k HDR and it looks awful - very dark and colours are not popping out half as much as they did on my previous HTC U11 which didn't have an OLED screen. Think I'll be returning this one next week in the hope of getting a (fixed) LG screen!
It definetely changes the screen settings while playing HDR content. The red of the netflix search bar etc. changes noticably but I can not really see any difference in the content.
But I heard opinions, that HDR on a Smartphone is not really noticeable and made little sence.
Out of interest, is yours a BOE or LG screen?
I also noticed the reds go very garish on the menu of my streaming software, but the actual film stayed normal colour.
just check.... our mates have widevine lv1 so it should be playing 4k and hdr.... maybe huawei somehow just disabled to show hdr content?!
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Out of interest, is yours a BOE or LG screen?
I also noticed the reds go very garish on the menu of my streaming software, but the actual film stayed normal colour.
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LG at the moment but getting expecting on friday
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demon2112 said:
just check.... our mates have widevine lv1 so it should be playing 4k and hdr.... maybe huawei somehow just disabled to show hdr content?!
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No, works just fine on Youtube
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LG at the moment but getting expecting on friday
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No, works just fine on Youtube
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how to check this?
edit.... nevermind hahaahah
shineyads said:
Is there any kind of on-screen notification to show that it is showing HDR content? I have tried some HDR videos on Youtube (I don't have Netflix) and the videos look the same to me - on my TV the difference is obvious when it is playing HDR stuff.
I have just swapped my LG screen for a BOE screen and the colours look a lot less vibrant in normal use, so wanted to test out some HDR footage to see if it made any difference - otherwise I'll be sending it back in the hope of getting an LG screen without issues!
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Seeing if you are playing a video in HDR is quite easy actually. Just press a volume button and you should notice the blue tones are... well... more blue. Another thing to do is trying to adjust the brightness of your screen.
Oh and when playing a HDR video on youtube, switch between landscape mode (fullscreen) and vertical mode (the mode where the video is only on the top of the screen).
-edit- The underlined part is for the Mate 20 Pro. Maybe the bar is also affected on LG? Anyway, there are two more (general) tips so you should be able to find out.
Another thing is that I noticed Netflix is now offering HDR on the Mate 20 Pro, but it doesn't look HDR to me. It is definitely going to HDR-mode as I can clearly see (as what I described above) the difference in color blue of the volume bar. But hey, does an already bright and saturated OLED display need HDR? Except for the wider color gamut of-course, which is really lovely on the video's with HDR on YouTube. Sometimes, with some scenes and probably specific colors, I find the display kind of 3D-isch. Which is very nice
Rijke_Tatta said:
Seeing if you are playing a video in HDR is quite easy actually. Just press a volume button and you should notice the blue tones are... well... more blue. Another thing to do is trying to adjust the brightness of your screen.
Oh and when playing a HDR video on youtube, switch between landscape mode (fullscreen) and vertical mode (the mode where the video is only on the top of the screen).
-edit- The underlined part is for the Mate 20 Pro. Maybe the bar is also affected on LG? Anyway, there are two more (general) tips so you should be able to find out.
Another thing is that I noticed Netflix is now offering HDR on the Mate 20 Pro, but it doesn't look HDR to me. It is definitely going to HDR-mode as I can clearly see (as what I described above) the difference in color blue of the volume bar. But hey, does an already bright and saturated OLED display need HDR? Except for the wider color gamut of-course, which is really lovely on the video's with HDR on YouTube. Sometimes, with some scenes and probably specific colors, I find the display kind of 3D-isch. Which is very nice
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Does the volume and brightness thing still hold true. I just got a replacement and the volume bar colour doesn't change anymore and It doesn't go to fully bright automatically like it did before. Content also looks same as my other none hdr phone.
Loving Huawei atm. On my 6th phone...
HDR for this phone is coming by Emiu related. I'm on. 153 version on later version there is support for HDR Netflix, is not related to the Netflix app, no its based on version of EMIU LATER THEN 153
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Nem9h88 said:
Does the volume and brightness thing still hold true. I just got a replacement and the volume bar colour doesn't change anymore and It doesn't go to fully bright automatically like it did before. Content also looks same as my other none hdr phone.
Loving Huawei atm. On my 6th phone...
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I just checked it for you and come to find that it's different now.
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The answer is no, the brightness can now be changed and will not be set to max while in HDR mode and the blue of volume bar is hardly noticeable now (it's a lighter shade of blue now while in HDR mode).
This is on my YouTube app:
- Brightness can be adjusted now (before it was maxed out)
- The saturation of the blue in the volume bar is another hue, much less noticeable. Before it would to change to a darker tone (yet brighter, thanks to the HDR) of blue. Now it's a lighter tone of blue. Much less noticeable in my opinion.
You can check if a video on YouTube is playing in HDR by checking the quality it's playing in. It should say HDR after the resolution. If you question if the video is actually playing in HDR (despite it saying it's hdr), I recommend (I'm can't post links yet): paste this after youtube.com "/watch?v=tO01J-M3g0U&t=21s" . The image of the cheetah shouldn't have blown out white on it's belly, the details should remain visible in it's fur. To really check if the richer colors of HDR are being applied, I suggest comparing some hdr content with a monitor (not a TV as they use image enhancers).
As for Netflix:
- I didn't notice any difference, except for the volume bar having this brighter blue now. But that's because the volume bar isn't controlled by an app but by the system itself. So that's as expected.
- Not noticing a difference on Netflix isn't necessarily a bad thing. A movie might not have/want those popping colors of HDR (I'm comparing to the flashy HDR samples on YouTube for this, like the one I gave earlier). Also having an OLED screen is already what you might call "HDR" (having dark blacks and bright whites, while being able to see all the details in between the dark and light), it's only a matter of a wider color gamut to produce more popping colors, which again, might be different in the movie industry compared to the samples of HDR on YouTube. To truly test this, one should test it with an LCD screen.