IndianMascot
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Disney+ Hotstar has become the first Indian OTT in India to support HDR.
Earlier Netflix and Prime Video has introduced this feature including Indian Market
What is HDR?
HDR stands for high dynamic range. The abbreviation will be familiar because it's a term also used in photography, with HDR on some cameras and many smartphones: it's a feature on the iPhone, for example.
It's the same thing, because on televisions, just as in photography, the aim is to recreate an image that's closer to that seen by the human eye or to better recreate the vision of the original storyteller. That often means balancing out light and dark areas or the range of colors, and not losing, for example, shadow detail because of a bright sky.
The results delivered by HDR should mean more sumptuous colors, bringing more realism and depth, and added "pop". HDR aims to be a visual treat, which is very much is. HDR preserves the gradation from dark to light in ways that SDR (standard dynamic range) cannot. That results in infidelity in the darkness, as well as that very bright point of light, with both being rendered with lots of detail and color.
The "original storyteller" aspect is also important, as HDR is very much being pitched as bringing the director's vision to your TV, much like Hi-Res music claims to be bringing the artist to your ears. In the case of HDR, this could extend beyond the realistic into more radically styled visuals. In previous standards, including those used on Blu-ray, it just wasn't possible to achieve the same results.
There are numerous HDR movies available. You can find the list here.
We are still waiting for the list of movies that will be available in HDR on Disney+ Hotstar.
Earlier Netflix and Prime Video has introduced this feature including Indian Market
What is HDR?
HDR stands for high dynamic range. The abbreviation will be familiar because it's a term also used in photography, with HDR on some cameras and many smartphones: it's a feature on the iPhone, for example.
It's the same thing, because on televisions, just as in photography, the aim is to recreate an image that's closer to that seen by the human eye or to better recreate the vision of the original storyteller. That often means balancing out light and dark areas or the range of colors, and not losing, for example, shadow detail because of a bright sky.
The results delivered by HDR should mean more sumptuous colors, bringing more realism and depth, and added "pop". HDR aims to be a visual treat, which is very much is. HDR preserves the gradation from dark to light in ways that SDR (standard dynamic range) cannot. That results in infidelity in the darkness, as well as that very bright point of light, with both being rendered with lots of detail and color.
The "original storyteller" aspect is also important, as HDR is very much being pitched as bringing the director's vision to your TV, much like Hi-Res music claims to be bringing the artist to your ears. In the case of HDR, this could extend beyond the realistic into more radically styled visuals. In previous standards, including those used on Blu-ray, it just wasn't possible to achieve the same results.
There are numerous HDR movies available. You can find the list here.
We are still waiting for the list of movies that will be available in HDR on Disney+ Hotstar.
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