Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] h264: Add support for alternative transfer characterics SEI

2017-08-08 Thread Vittorio Giovara
> If I want to render this video on screen, say a SDR screen, or my > player is just not HDR capable (yet), what transfer do I use? The > value avcodec gives me has not much meaning in that case (because I > can't deal with HLG yet), and the original "legacy" value meant to be > used in these cases

Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] h264: Add support for alternative transfer characterics SEI

2017-08-08 Thread Hendrik Leppkes
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 4:52 PM, Vittorio Giovara wrote: >> Following their logic, what if I can't deal with HLG yet, and I want >> the original transfer? >> Maybe it should be exported somehow, or have an option to not use the >> alternate one, or something? >> >> One of the key points of HLG is c

Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] h264: Add support for alternative transfer characterics SEI

2017-08-08 Thread Vittorio Giovara
> Following their logic, what if I can't deal with HLG yet, and I want > the original transfer? > Maybe it should be exported somehow, or have an option to not use the > alternate one, or something? > > One of the key points of HLG is compatibility with non-HDR systems, so > if the bitstream alread

Re: [FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] h264: Add support for alternative transfer characterics SEI

2017-08-08 Thread Hendrik Leppkes
On Tue, Aug 8, 2017 at 4:36 PM, Vittorio Giovara wrote: > The use of this SEI is for backward compatibility in HLG HDR systems: > older devices that cannot interpret the "arib-std-b67" transfer will > get the compatible transfer (usually bt709 or bt2020) from the VUI, > while newer devices that ca

[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] h264: Add support for alternative transfer characterics SEI

2017-08-08 Thread Vittorio Giovara
The use of this SEI is for backward compatibility in HLG HDR systems: older devices that cannot interpret the "arib-std-b67" transfer will get the compatible transfer (usually bt709 or bt2020) from the VUI, while newer devices that can interpret HDR will read the SEI and use its value instead. Sig