HDR encoding
HDR10
All encoders that support 10-bit encoding are also capable of HDR10 encoding. The follow encoders support higher than 8-bit.
| Encoder |
|---|
| x264 |
| x265 |
| SVT-AV1 |
| VP9 |
| NVIDIA NVEnc |
| AMD VCN |
| Intel QuickSync |
| Apple Video Toolbox |
HandBrake will automatically passthru mastering display metadata and content light metadata from the source video to to final encode. For x265 encodings, HandBrake will also set the hdr-opt flag for you.
Limitations
HDR10 metadata will be written only in the container and not in the bitstream when using NVIDIA NVEnc or AMD VCN.
HDR10+
The following 10-bit encoders support HDR10+ Dynamic metadata:
| Encoder |
|---|
| x265 |
| SVT-AV1 |
Dolby Vision
Dolby Vision is supported only when using the x265 10-bit encoder, the following Dolby Vision profiles and cross compatibility IDs are supported: - 5.0 - 7.6 (base layer only, converted to 8.1) - 8.1 - 8.4