What Is HDR10+?
Developed in partnership by 20th Century Fox, Panasonic, and Samsung, HDR10+ first launched in 2017.
It builds upon the same feature set as HDR10 but makes two important improvements.
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First, it increases the maximum brightness to 10,000 lumens.
Second, HDR10+ improves information handling by carrying “dynamic” metadata.
Previously, HDR10 carried “static” metadata for content.
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Dynamic metadata means the format now carries metadata for each specific frame.
This makes each frame look much more realistic and detailed, with accurate colors and lighting.
These changes combined ensure that you get the best possible color accuracy and dynamic range from your content.
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What Do you gotta Get HDR10+?
Presently, the iPhone 15 Pro/Plus only supports HDR10.
HDR10+ adoption is rising, so expect this list to grow.
Dolby
Currently, the format has been adopted by over 150 adopters.
Is HDR10+ Better Than Dolby Vision?
Practically speaking, you’ll need superhuman eyes to tell a difference.
Thankfully, we’re not being tugged into another format war here.
This means that a display manufacturer can support both formats at once providing maximum compatibility to the user.
Not sure about HLG?
For example, streaming services like Amazon Prime Video or Apple TV can support both Dolby Vision and HDR10+.
