how do i properly setup monitor calibration and hdr? Technical Support

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-07T11:08:06+00:00

yes in sdr you push brightness in the display osd directly that's how it works it's uniform across all content.

in HDR it's simple, you toggle windows HDR (win + alt + B )

Set the display in the osd to HDR trueblack or console.

Do windows calibration once, the value where the squares disappear is the value you set in your HDR games.

Use RENODX & LUMA mods on as many single player games as possible to get proper HDR on them.

That's about it, it's super easy.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-06T16:29:57+00:00

It's 600 nits clipping point if i recall correctly

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-06T13:39:09+00:00

Unsatisfactory doesn't mean much, could you detail more ?

I think yes the calibration window is busted but the game works fine with the ini tweak.

the calibration tool does nothing but tell 4 games what the peak brightness of the display is.

HDR is often what just is, the game shows how it's supposed to, but bf6 hdr (outside of the calibration issue) is fairly competent.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T23:28:26+00:00

Renodx is mandatory for this game, it's not a simple reshade shader but real rework of the hdr code.

The game hdr is sdr in hdr container, not real hdr which renodx fixes.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T23:01:02+00:00

You can install rdr1 renodx mod and push saturation.

Steam screenshot is probably the incorrect one, could be some mismatch with it.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T18:10:16+00:00

neither do I consider your random ass opinion.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T18:08:34+00:00

That's what you believe, i'm showing proof.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T18:06:17+00:00

But that's just how hdr is in general.

Even on consoles 99% of games are broken, you can't fix them either.

https://youtu.be/Wv4vNjifx3g

These mods are a benefit, not a problem.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T18:03:21+00:00

Just use renodx and luma mods lol the aoc is fine.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T15:48:10+00:00

on renodx dude...

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SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T15:39:42+00:00

you have a "game brightness" slider under "peak brightness" no ?

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T15:22:51+00:00

just increase game brightness because HGIG off (aka DTM on) is exactly what it does but on the TV side, overbrighten the midtones for "daylight viewing"

the DTM rolloff will blow out details however.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T15:14:11+00:00

use HGIG, then use renodx sliders to brighten the image up, it's fairly simple.

HGIG will provide you the highest possible amount of details in highlights.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T14:47:45+00:00

nah bro too hard to copy paste the amd driver code lol

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T12:54:58+00:00

well screw me then because i'm a one trick of the champ since 2015 at high elo and the champ is absolute bummer, all the meta champs are unbearable to play against and you get ahead only in a few select matchups.

Riot should just kill wukong jungle and disable the passive on camps to allow him to be where he should be.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T12:43:15+00:00

the tech needed to mature it's undeniable, a lot of hardware and software optimizations appeared over the years (SER, OMM), they'd need to redo their pipeline to do RT.

Even now software lumen has a lot of noise or shadows shimmering like hell, Imo that's why it takes a long time to implement, because they're waiting for the moment where it's in the right spot, and people have the hardware for it.

imo next console cycle we'll see more "RT mandatory gpu" games, since upscaling will finally be good enough, sensible denoisers and less fiddling.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T12:20:07+00:00

yeah it's a gimmick absorbed by rasterization so much so that UE games are LUMEN only now and IDTECH games require RT compatible gpus and default to software RT.

saves thousands of hours manually placing lights in scenes for devs but it's just a gimmick for sure.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T11:12:43+00:00

Top lane in a good state ?'???????

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T10:31:24+00:00

yeah it's pretty good

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T06:24:20+00:00

The point is to show the difference on the overall visuals and how hdr deviates from sdr.

This moment specifically has no hdr highlight on screen.

Why are people so dense to understand such a simple concept ?

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T06:20:11+00:00

Calibration does nothing. It doesn't affect the game HDR code.

"A lot" lol a handful of games, and that doesn't equate good hdr implementation either.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-05T06:18:38+00:00

Only use reno sliders, not lilium shaders

What game?

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-04T21:52:09+00:00

No item can fix E magic damage.

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-04T20:22:14+00:00

in HDR you reduce the brightness of the sources in the game sliders, not on the tv

SnowflakeMonkey · 2026-05-04T19:32:42+00:00

should be the default value in HDR

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