Wistia supports HDR (High Dynamic Range) video derivatives for an enhanced range of color and brightness. Our HDR derivatives will use your video’s highest quality dimensions and are supported in Chrome, Safari, and Edge.
Currently, we only support the HLG (Hybrid Log-Gamma or ARIB STD-B67) transfer function for HDR video outputs.
We do not currently support:
Any browsers other than Chrome, Edge, and Safari.
Building 10-bit derivatives.
Upload HDR videos
We’ll determine if a video file has HDR metadata upon upload. If we detect that a video has an HLG transfer function or PQ (Perceptual Quantizer) transfer function, we’ll create an HDR derivative of the highest quality.
We transform PQ videos into videos using the HLG function, but the metadata for the HDR derivative reflects the metadata in the original file uploaded. Encoding times for HDR videos are expected to be longer for the HQ HDR derivative.
HDR video playback
Once an HDR derivative is ready to be played, it will show up in the Wistia player only if the device and browser in use support HDR. If you do not see an HDR option in the Wistia player for an HDR video, please confirm if your browser or device supports HDR playback.
Note
HDR looks great on devices and browsers that support it, but can appear dark or desaturated on those that don't. If your uploaded video appears darker or less vibrant than the original, confirm your viewing device and browser support HDR.
On devices that support HDR, the HDR version shows up in the player's quality menu with "(HDR)" after its size, for example, 1080p (HDR). Lower quality options play in standard dynamic range.
Editing HDR videos
When you edit an HDR video in the Wistia Editor, the exported video is created from the standard dynamic range (SDR) version, so the edited copy won't include HDR.