1/4 AI usage warning post
AI is trained on human data. The problem?
They make mistakes that persist for years.
The BT.601 color space was dropped ~25 years ago, yet google insisted on its coefficients for any color questions, causing a snowball effect that kept spreading it.
AI is trained on human data. The problem?
They make mistakes that persist for years.
The BT.601 color space was dropped ~25 years ago, yet google insisted on its coefficients for any color questions, causing a snowball effect that kept spreading it.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
1/4 AI usage warning post
AI is trained on human data. The problem?
They make mistakes that persist for years.
The BT.601 color space was dropped ~25 years ago, yet google insisted on its coefficients for any color questions, causing a snowball effect that kept spreading it.
AI is trained on human data. The problem?
They make mistakes that persist for years.
The BT.601 color space was dropped ~25 years ago, yet google insisted on its coefficients for any color questions, causing a snowball effect that kept spreading it.
I've release a Luma HDR mod for Heavy Rain, a game that was very influential on me growing up!
Download, HDR screenshots and full HDR playthrough video here: tinyurl.com/y9htk5h8
Download, HDR screenshots and full HDR playthrough video here: tinyurl.com/y9htk5h8
November 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
I've release a Luma HDR mod for Heavy Rain, a game that was very influential on me growing up!
Download, HDR screenshots and full HDR playthrough video here: tinyurl.com/y9htk5h8
Download, HDR screenshots and full HDR playthrough video here: tinyurl.com/y9htk5h8
1/3
While reverse engineering loads of games, you start to see patterns. A big mistakes many devs made in the last 20yrs is decoding Bink videos as BT601 instead of BT709
Likely due to Bink docs not being updated from early 2000s
Mafia III has ~40m of videos, which one looks right to you?
While reverse engineering loads of games, you start to see patterns. A big mistakes many devs made in the last 20yrs is decoding Bink videos as BT601 instead of BT709
Likely due to Bink docs not being updated from early 2000s
Mafia III has ~40m of videos, which one looks right to you?
November 2, 2025 at 5:10 AM
1/3
While reverse engineering loads of games, you start to see patterns. A big mistakes many devs made in the last 20yrs is decoding Bink videos as BT601 instead of BT709
Likely due to Bink docs not being updated from early 2000s
Mafia III has ~40m of videos, which one looks right to you?
While reverse engineering loads of games, you start to see patterns. A big mistakes many devs made in the last 20yrs is decoding Bink videos as BT601 instead of BT709
Likely due to Bink docs not being updated from early 2000s
Mafia III has ~40m of videos, which one looks right to you?
I released an HDR mod for Thumper!
Game made magnificent usage of color.
Game is a perfect showcase of HDR (SDR on the left in the comparisons).
Download it here tinyurl.com/mb6uxr34, turn off the lights and try on an OLED TV, you won't be disappointed.
HDR images: shorturl.at/cyVjp
Game made magnificent usage of color.
Game is a perfect showcase of HDR (SDR on the left in the comparisons).
Download it here tinyurl.com/mb6uxr34, turn off the lights and try on an OLED TV, you won't be disappointed.
HDR images: shorturl.at/cyVjp
October 31, 2025 at 4:42 AM
I released an HDR mod for Thumper!
Game made magnificent usage of color.
Game is a perfect showcase of HDR (SDR on the left in the comparisons).
Download it here tinyurl.com/mb6uxr34, turn off the lights and try on an OLED TV, you won't be disappointed.
HDR images: shorturl.at/cyVjp
Game made magnificent usage of color.
Game is a perfect showcase of HDR (SDR on the left in the comparisons).
Download it here tinyurl.com/mb6uxr34, turn off the lights and try on an OLED TV, you won't be disappointed.
HDR images: shorturl.at/cyVjp
1/3
I couldnt help but notice almost all IGN uploads trailers have shifted colors against the original version (xbx/ps/devs yt page)
To add a logo, not only they butcher the quality of anything in movement , but also mess up all colors, failing to show the game as originally intended by its artists
I couldnt help but notice almost all IGN uploads trailers have shifted colors against the original version (xbx/ps/devs yt page)
To add a logo, not only they butcher the quality of anything in movement , but also mess up all colors, failing to show the game as originally intended by its artists
October 29, 2025 at 5:23 PM
1/3
I couldnt help but notice almost all IGN uploads trailers have shifted colors against the original version (xbx/ps/devs yt page)
To add a logo, not only they butcher the quality of anything in movement , but also mess up all colors, failing to show the game as originally intended by its artists
I couldnt help but notice almost all IGN uploads trailers have shifted colors against the original version (xbx/ps/devs yt page)
To add a logo, not only they butcher the quality of anything in movement , but also mess up all colors, failing to show the game as originally intended by its artists
1/3
Great Digital Foundry analysis of our new CONTROL patch
tinyurl.com/2datxhks
Gamers seem to be loving the ability to unlock the frame rate
Having a toggle for PSSR also seems quite appreciated, leaving the sharpness vs higher frame rate choice to players
Great Digital Foundry analysis of our new CONTROL patch
tinyurl.com/2datxhks
Gamers seem to be loving the ability to unlock the frame rate
Having a toggle for PSSR also seems quite appreciated, leaving the sharpness vs higher frame rate choice to players
Control - PS5/Pro/Series X Update 1.30 - PSSR Upscaling and RT at 60FPS Tested on PS5 Pro!
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
tinyurl.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:53 PM
1/3
Great Digital Foundry analysis of our new CONTROL patch
tinyurl.com/2datxhks
Gamers seem to be loving the ability to unlock the frame rate
Having a toggle for PSSR also seems quite appreciated, leaving the sharpness vs higher frame rate choice to players
Great Digital Foundry analysis of our new CONTROL patch
tinyurl.com/2datxhks
Gamers seem to be loving the ability to unlock the frame rate
Having a toggle for PSSR also seems quite appreciated, leaving the sharpness vs higher frame rate choice to players
The CONTROL consoles patch I've worked on is finally out!
Hope you enjoy the graphics and frame rate (VRR) improvements, especially on PS5 Pro!
Hope you enjoy the graphics and frame rate (VRR) improvements, especially on PS5 Pro!
🔻 Update Control: Ultimate Edition on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S now to get:
Three previously locked outfits
Unlocked frame rate
HDR support
PSSR support (PS5 Pro)
And more!
Update notes: https://controlgame.com/control-ultimate-edition-october-2025-update-notes-console/
📸 hellacoreshots
Three previously locked outfits
Unlocked frame rate
HDR support
PSSR support (PS5 Pro)
And more!
Update notes: https://controlgame.com/control-ultimate-edition-october-2025-update-notes-console/
📸 hellacoreshots
October 6, 2025 at 1:01 PM
The CONTROL consoles patch I've worked on is finally out!
Hope you enjoy the graphics and frame rate (VRR) improvements, especially on PS5 Pro!
Hope you enjoy the graphics and frame rate (VRR) improvements, especially on PS5 Pro!
After wanting to do it for years, I finally found the time to write an all encompassing guide on HDR, with a focus on gaming.
Hopefully you won't be confused by it anymore, this covers all the basics.
You can find it here, on our new subreddit!
www.reddit.com/r/HDR_Den/co...
Hopefully you won't be confused by it anymore, this covers all the basics.
You can find it here, on our new subreddit!
www.reddit.com/r/HDR_Den/co...
From the HDR_Den community on Reddit: HDR: The Definitive ELI5 Guide
Explore this post and more from the HDR_Den community
www.reddit.com
October 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
After wanting to do it for years, I finally found the time to write an all encompassing guide on HDR, with a focus on gaming.
Hopefully you won't be confused by it anymore, this covers all the basics.
You can find it here, on our new subreddit!
www.reddit.com/r/HDR_Den/co...
Hopefully you won't be confused by it anymore, this covers all the basics.
You can find it here, on our new subreddit!
www.reddit.com/r/HDR_Den/co...
Just so it happens that I released a Remastered mod for Deus Ex Human Revolution the day the DX remaster was announced
I added HDR rendering+output, improved SDR, fixed 4k and Ultrawide support, + fixed graphics issues
HDR images and DL tinyurl.com/3wh847sf
We just went reddit tinyurl.com/49m9uuwf
I added HDR rendering+output, improved SDR, fixed 4k and Ultrawide support, + fixed graphics issues
HDR images and DL tinyurl.com/3wh847sf
We just went reddit tinyurl.com/49m9uuwf
September 25, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Just so it happens that I released a Remastered mod for Deus Ex Human Revolution the day the DX remaster was announced
I added HDR rendering+output, improved SDR, fixed 4k and Ultrawide support, + fixed graphics issues
HDR images and DL tinyurl.com/3wh847sf
We just went reddit tinyurl.com/49m9uuwf
I added HDR rendering+output, improved SDR, fixed 4k and Ultrawide support, + fixed graphics issues
HDR images and DL tinyurl.com/3wh847sf
We just went reddit tinyurl.com/49m9uuwf
The state of HDR in the game industry right now is catastrophic.
Silent Hill F, AAA game, shipped w/out color grading in HDR, on top of the raised blacks that come with all UE HDR games
It doesn't look as it's supposed to in HDR, atmospehre is completely gone, devs either didn't know or care for it
Silent Hill F, AAA game, shipped w/out color grading in HDR, on top of the raised blacks that come with all UE HDR games
It doesn't look as it's supposed to in HDR, atmospehre is completely gone, devs either didn't know or care for it
September 24, 2025 at 3:14 AM
The state of HDR in the game industry right now is catastrophic.
Silent Hill F, AAA game, shipped w/out color grading in HDR, on top of the raised blacks that come with all UE HDR games
It doesn't look as it's supposed to in HDR, atmospehre is completely gone, devs either didn't know or care for it
Silent Hill F, AAA game, shipped w/out color grading in HDR, on top of the raised blacks that come with all UE HDR games
It doesn't look as it's supposed to in HDR, atmospehre is completely gone, devs either didn't know or care for it
New HDR+Ultrawide mod: INSIDE
an absolute gem
Reverse engineering shaders was very interesting as they did everything in a unique way, bespoke for a side scrolling horizontal view.
As usual, a large amount of data being lost due to the presentation being restricted to SDR.
an absolute gem
Reverse engineering shaders was very interesting as they did everything in a unique way, bespoke for a side scrolling horizontal view.
As usual, a large amount of data being lost due to the presentation being restricted to SDR.
September 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
New HDR+Ultrawide mod: INSIDE
an absolute gem
Reverse engineering shaders was very interesting as they did everything in a unique way, bespoke for a side scrolling horizontal view.
As usual, a large amount of data being lost due to the presentation being restricted to SDR.
an absolute gem
Reverse engineering shaders was very interesting as they did everything in a unique way, bespoke for a side scrolling horizontal view.
As usual, a large amount of data being lost due to the presentation being restricted to SDR.
I don't really like to offer customizations that stray much from the artistic intent, especially in case where it influences gameplay, but a lot of players were asking for customizations on the character light, so I've added an intensity, radius and falloff parameters.
Ready for download!
Ready for download!
September 8, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I don't really like to offer customizations that stray much from the artistic intent, especially in case where it influences gameplay, but a lot of players were asking for customizations on the character light, so I've added an intensity, radius and falloff parameters.
Ready for download!
Ready for download!
This is how bad banding was without my HDR mod
For some reason the hero light sprite is extremely low quality and quite distracting in dark areas (most of the game😁)
Plus, the whole rendering was 8bit, so if you stack multiple post process effects, quantization hits pretty fast!
For some reason the hero light sprite is extremely low quality and quite distracting in dark areas (most of the game😁)
Plus, the whole rendering was 8bit, so if you stack multiple post process effects, quantization hits pretty fast!
September 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
This is how bad banding was without my HDR mod
For some reason the hero light sprite is extremely low quality and quite distracting in dark areas (most of the game😁)
Plus, the whole rendering was 8bit, so if you stack multiple post process effects, quantization hits pretty fast!
For some reason the hero light sprite is extremely low quality and quite distracting in dark areas (most of the game😁)
Plus, the whole rendering was 8bit, so if you stack multiple post process effects, quantization hits pretty fast!
I released a mod that adds HDR to Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Given the small team, the game doesn't support HDR and suffers from bad banding
I've also improved the SDR tonemapping (there wasn't any, it was a raw rgb clip), and fixed banding
reddit: tinyurl.com/2s43rddd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcY...
Given the small team, the game doesn't support HDR and suffers from bad banding
I've also improved the SDR tonemapping (there wasn't any, it was a raw rgb clip), and fixed banding
reddit: tinyurl.com/2s43rddd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcY...
September 5, 2025 at 5:00 AM
I released a mod that adds HDR to Hollow Knight: Silksong.
Given the small team, the game doesn't support HDR and suffers from bad banding
I've also improved the SDR tonemapping (there wasn't any, it was a raw rgb clip), and fixed banding
reddit: tinyurl.com/2s43rddd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcY...
Given the small team, the game doesn't support HDR and suffers from bad banding
I've also improved the SDR tonemapping (there wasn't any, it was a raw rgb clip), and fixed banding
reddit: tinyurl.com/2s43rddd
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPcY...
1/2
Me and my collaborator Ersh threw out a quick (but carefully done) mod to fix the massively raised blacks in Cronos.
nexusmods.com/cronosthenew...
This is from the same developers as the Silent Hill 2 Remake, which is graded very similarly and that we also fixed.
Me and my collaborator Ersh threw out a quick (but carefully done) mod to fix the massively raised blacks in Cronos.
nexusmods.com/cronosthenew...
This is from the same developers as the Silent Hill 2 Remake, which is graded very similarly and that we also fixed.
Black Floor Fix
Shader replacement fixing the black floor raise prevalent in the game, especially noticeable on OLED screens and in HDR.
nexusmods.com
September 4, 2025 at 11:07 AM
1/2
Me and my collaborator Ersh threw out a quick (but carefully done) mod to fix the massively raised blacks in Cronos.
nexusmods.com/cronosthenew...
This is from the same developers as the Silent Hill 2 Remake, which is graded very similarly and that we also fixed.
Me and my collaborator Ersh threw out a quick (but carefully done) mod to fix the massively raised blacks in Cronos.
nexusmods.com/cronosthenew...
This is from the same developers as the Silent Hill 2 Remake, which is graded very similarly and that we also fixed.
Somebody made a video about my COCOON HDR mod (one of the many of my LUMA project), check it out!
This game had so much potential for more dynamic range, it's transformative:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9pO...
This game had so much potential for more dynamic range, it's transformative:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9pO...
SDR VS NATIVE HDR - Cocoon LUMA Framework Showcase [ENG+FR DUB]
YouTube video by Dio Brando
www.youtube.com
August 31, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Somebody made a video about my COCOON HDR mod (one of the many of my LUMA project), check it out!
This game had so much potential for more dynamic range, it's transformative:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9pO...
This game had so much potential for more dynamic range, it's transformative:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=M9pO...
My DX11 modding framework now has automated builds, some new HDR game mods are ready for you to enjoy:
- Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Trine 5
- Bioshock 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Unity)
- Shadows of Doubt (Unity)
- Vertigo (Unity)
- COCOON (Unity)
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
- Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Trine 5
- Bioshock 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Unity)
- Shadows of Doubt (Unity)
- Vertigo (Unity)
- COCOON (Unity)
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
August 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
My DX11 modding framework now has automated builds, some new HDR game mods are ready for you to enjoy:
- Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Trine 5
- Bioshock 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Unity)
- Shadows of Doubt (Unity)
- Vertigo (Unity)
- COCOON (Unity)
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
- Deus Ex Human Revolution
- Trine 5
- Bioshock 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Unity)
- Shadows of Doubt (Unity)
- Vertigo (Unity)
- COCOON (Unity)
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
I've been working on PCSX2 (PS2 emu), adding HDR rendering and output
Given how the HW worked, everything is a blend: both vertex lighting or additive draws (lights/particles) produce values beyond the SDR range (0-255) that were just clipped. They look glorious in HDR
Burnout 3 vimeo.com/1077588981
Given how the HW worked, everything is a blend: both vertex lighting or additive draws (lights/particles) produce values beyond the SDR range (0-255) that were just clipped. They look glorious in HDR
Burnout 3 vimeo.com/1077588981
Burnout 3: Takedown - HDR (PCSX2)
Upcoming PCSX2 feature that allows PS2 games to render in HDR
vimeo.com
April 22, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I've been working on PCSX2 (PS2 emu), adding HDR rendering and output
Given how the HW worked, everything is a blend: both vertex lighting or additive draws (lights/particles) produce values beyond the SDR range (0-255) that were just clipped. They look glorious in HDR
Burnout 3 vimeo.com/1077588981
Given how the HW worked, everything is a blend: both vertex lighting or additive draws (lights/particles) produce values beyond the SDR range (0-255) that were just clipped. They look glorious in HDR
Burnout 3 vimeo.com/1077588981
The modding framework I developed for Prey has been re-written to be generic and support any DirectX 11 game, just went live:
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
It already includes HDR mods for: Bioshock 2, Dishonored 2+DOTO, Mafia III, Trine 5 and Vertigo!
A basic showcase of Prey's new GTAO and SSR:
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
It already includes HDR mods for: Bioshock 2, Dishonored 2+DOTO, Mafia III, Trine 5 and Vertigo!
A basic showcase of Prey's new GTAO and SSR:
March 30, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The modding framework I developed for Prey has been re-written to be generic and support any DirectX 11 game, just went live:
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
It already includes HDR mods for: Bioshock 2, Dishonored 2+DOTO, Mafia III, Trine 5 and Vertigo!
A basic showcase of Prey's new GTAO and SSR:
github.com/Filoppi/Luma...
It already includes HDR mods for: Bioshock 2, Dishonored 2+DOTO, Mafia III, Trine 5 and Vertigo!
A basic showcase of Prey's new GTAO and SSR:
The CONTROL patch I've been working on is finally out
Not far from the previous unofficial patch I was allowed to share, but improved on all aspects
Highlights are HDR, DLSS, RT and UW support
It feels great giving players a better experience to an old game!
reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1j7yzqs
Not far from the previous unofficial patch I was allowed to share, but improved on all aspects
Highlights are HDR, DLSS, RT and UW support
It feels great giving players a better experience to an old game!
reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1j7yzqs
From the pcgaming community on Reddit: Control Ultimate Edition: March 2025 Update Notes (PC)
Explore this post and more from the pcgaming community
reddit.com
March 13, 2025 at 7:47 PM
The CONTROL patch I've been working on is finally out
Not far from the previous unofficial patch I was allowed to share, but improved on all aspects
Highlights are HDR, DLSS, RT and UW support
It feels great giving players a better experience to an old game!
reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1j7yzqs
Not far from the previous unofficial patch I was allowed to share, but improved on all aspects
Highlights are HDR, DLSS, RT and UW support
It feels great giving players a better experience to an old game!
reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/1j7yzqs
One of the modders in our community has already added HDR into Kingdom Come Deliverance 2!
nexusmods.com/kingdomcomed...
Enjoy this marvellous game in full range :)
nexusmods.com/kingdomcomed...
Enjoy this marvellous game in full range :)
RenoDX - HDR - Tonemap - Bloom - Color Grade
Rewrite of the graphics pipeline to fix HDR and controls for tonemapping, paper white, UI brightness, bloom and color grading.
nexusmods.com
February 11, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One of the modders in our community has already added HDR into Kingdom Come Deliverance 2!
nexusmods.com/kingdomcomed...
Enjoy this marvellous game in full range :)
nexusmods.com/kingdomcomed...
Enjoy this marvellous game in full range :)
After months of work, my Prey graphics overhaul mod (Luma) has been completed 🥳, you can enjoy an amazing presentation video about it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=15c1...
(DL link in the description)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=15c1...
(DL link in the description)
Prey PC's Upgrade: HDR Support, Improved Graphics, DLSS and more!
YouTube video by JDSP
www.youtube.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
After months of work, my Prey graphics overhaul mod (Luma) has been completed 🥳, you can enjoy an amazing presentation video about it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=15c1...
(DL link in the description)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=15c1...
(DL link in the description)
I've made a mod that adds HDR to good old Bioshock!
Here's a showcase of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=garC...
Older games still rendered to HDR internally, but then clipped to SDR before output, so a ton of detail was going lost. The game looks stunning in HDR, still feels fresh in 2024.
Here's a showcase of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=garC...
Older games still rendered to HDR internally, but then clipped to SDR before output, so a ton of detail was going lost. The game looks stunning in HDR, still feels fresh in 2024.
Bioshock Remastered PC Upgrade: HDR Support!
YouTube video by JDSP
www.youtube.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:12 PM
I've made a mod that adds HDR to good old Bioshock!
Here's a showcase of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=garC...
Older games still rendered to HDR internally, but then clipped to SDR before output, so a ton of detail was going lost. The game looks stunning in HDR, still feels fresh in 2024.
Here's a showcase of it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=garC...
Older games still rendered to HDR internally, but then clipped to SDR before output, so a ton of detail was going lost. The game looks stunning in HDR, still feels fresh in 2024.