HDR10 Signal Injection and the RetroTINK 5X Pro - On/Off Comparisons
19The Ultimate Fusion of New and Old. Retro Gaming and High Dynamic Range! Kinda. So the RetroTINK 5X Pro gained the power to inject an HDR Signal Flag into its output. This tricks your TV or Monitor (Assuming it is HDR Capable)into going to it's HDR Picture Mode. Note that the content itself is NOT HDR, but the signal flag means the Screen switches to its HDR Picture Mode, changing the brightness and gamma processing.
This gives a boost in brightness, which is great for CRT Emulation. With the new base-brightness, the image does a better job shining through Scanlines.
In this video: I'll show examples of what these brighter settings can look like, along with side by sides with HDR Flagging on and off, with and without Scanlines. Remember that the content itself isn't actual HDR Content, what is happening is the TV (Or Capture Card in my case) is switching to an HDR Mode.
*These examples should not be treated as a "Best Showing" or "Definitive Example." The way this content will look will vary from display to display, and the amount of settings adjustments you can tweak with the 5X Pro are vast. This all just to provide a basic idea of this feature.
*Important Call-Out: YouTube's compression does takeaway a lot of detail that is seen in person that devices like RetroTINK, RAD2X, CARBY, and more output. Bear that in mind with any content containing capture footage from those devices. My commentary and opinions come from the Raw Capture Files and what it looks like on my TV, I can't account for what details are lost to compression until after the video is uploaded.
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Chapters:
Intro 00:00
What is HDR 00:12
HDR Flagging with the 5X Pro 01:30
TV Example of Signal Flagging On and Off 02:39
Capture Examples of Signal Flagging 04:58
NES and NES w/HDR10 Flag 07:01
NES with Scanlines and NES with Scanlines w/HDR10 Flag 07:42
SNES and SNES w/HDR10 Flag 08:22
SNES with Scanlines and SNES with Scanlines & HDR10 Flag 08:57
N64 and N64 w/HDR10 Flag 09:32
N64 with Scanlines and N64 with Scanlines & HDR10 Flag 12:37
PS1 and PS1 w/HDR10 Flag 15:41
PS1 with Scanlines and PS1 with Scanlines & HDR10 Flag 18:28
GCN and GCN w/HDR10 21:18
GCN with Scanlines and GCN with Scanlines & HDR10 Flag 22:16
PS2 and PS2 w/HDR10 Flag 22:56
PS2 with Scanlines and PS2 with Scanlines & HDR10 Flag 24:39
My Thoughts 26:21
The End! 29:40
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