Getting Started with HDR for YouTube! (LIVE Replay)

Getting Started with HDR for YouTube! (LIVE Replay)

Photo Moment - June 10, 2021

Learn the basics HDR for YouTube delivery! We'll start with shooting for HDR editing (featuring Panasonic LUMIX cameras), editing HDR content (featuring Final Cut Pro), encoding for HDR delivery (featuring Compressor), creating a custom HDR to SDR LUT for YouTube (featuring DaVinci Resolve), and finally, combining the video file and the SDR conversion LUT for YouTube delivery (featuring YouTube's command line tool)!

This is a replay of the LIVE show! I go live every Tuesday 10am Pacific or Wednesday 9pm Pacific (or some other random time if those don't work out) for a show of random chattering and meandering tech. It's a great place to get any lingering questions you have, answered!

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The companion webpage…

All the goodies mentioned here are right here on this site at PhotoJoseph.com/HDR

Time stamps…

(use the chapter markers in the video above)

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Comments from YouTube

Reply from Livin la vida photo
on Thursday, February 10, 2022 - 9:26pm

Thanks for this! I have one big hold up... My rendered file does not look the same as it does in Final Cut. The luminance/contrast values are different. This is the case when I view the file in Quicktime, or after uploading to YouTube. Yes, I am getting a HDR upload to Youtube. Any thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?? The blacks look washed out, midtones a little dingy, and highlights are not bright enough. 8K HDR output from Canon R5. Editing on 2021 MacBook Pro 16", reconfirming results with an HDR 4K TV...

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Reply from PhotoJoseph LIVE
on Tuesday, March 8, 2022 - 4:17pm

If it doesn't look right in Quicktime then it definitely won't look right in YouTube. It's a pretty open ended question, but I assume you're in a wide gamut project and grading with an HDR reference monitor or on an XDR display? This is a few weeks old (sorry) but if you still need help you may want to contact me directly. This is pretty hard to troubleshoot without seeing it in person. PhotoJoseph.com/1to1

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Reply from Livin la vida photo
on Saturday, March 12, 2022 - 7:15am

@PhotoJoseph LIVE I finally figured it out. It took a lot of work! Editing on a new MacBook Pro. I needed to change to display profile of the computer to "HDR Video(P3-ST 2084)". I still feel a little uncertain about it, I want to test it on a couple more displays to feel good about the content I am creating. Thanks for getting back to me, everyone else was stumped and I didn't get many replies.

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Reply from PhotoJoseph LIVE
on Thursday, March 24, 2022 - 6:39am

That’s interesting. I don’t have a new MBP but on the XDR display it’d automatically switch to its HDR profile when editing HDR in FCP if you didn’t already have it there.

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Reply from Livin la vida photo
on Monday, March 28, 2022 - 10:47am

@PhotoJoseph LIVE What's the name of the profile?

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Reply from Rowan Strang
on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 - 2:23pm

Can you do a video on shooting HDR with a GH5 and editing and mastering in LumaFusion?

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Reply from PhotoJoseph LIVE
on Thursday, December 16, 2021 - 8:27am

LumaFusion has support for HDR editing but it's really relegated to HLG, so it's very limited. I did a few videos on the Luma Touch channel already — check these out: https://www.youtube.com/c/LumaTouch/search?query=hdr

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Reply from Mark Richardson
on Friday, June 11, 2021 - 6:11am

🙏 you've explained it simply, straightforward and given options for those of us without a fistful of $$$. hopefully Lee H who I don't know personally but works within walking distance of where I live will add his 2c worth. I'm aware through his online presence elsewhere that HDR is part of his schtick.

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Reply from PhotoJoseph LIVE
on Friday, June 11, 2021 - 9:49am

Nice! Yeah Lee is awesome. We've been trying to set up a live show together but have had connection issues. We're trying to resolve it though so we can do a proper live show!

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