2023 and it's still happening - the ONLY program I have which also does "non hdr" or not freaking bright screenshots is the xbox app, which lacks quality of life options sadly.
Over-exposure in screenshots and recordings with HDR in Windows 11
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Anonymous
Hello, I am inquiring about an issue I can't seem to solve (without turning HDR off all-together, which defeats the purpose of having it even be an option in Windows 11)
In recordings (primarily using OBS) and in screenshots (with snip and sketch) everything appears extremely over-exposed / bright with HDR enabled. This is a big problem for me as I actually, well, want to use the OS normally. I record lots of clips and take many screenshots and I've finally gotten fed up of it and am now looking for a solution. Any help appreciated, thanks
(snip and sketch has since stopped doing it, however it likes to do it randomly now. commonly happens in fullscreen programs and also my web browser for some reason)
Windows for home | Windows 11 | Display and graphics
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Anonymous
2023-10-04T22:20:55+00:00 -
Anonymous
2023-10-04T17:07:37+00:00 THANK YOU
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Anonymous
2023-09-30T19:38:40+00:00 There’s a workaround in the thread that fixes the issue. Likely only one page back.
Short answer, the SDR slider causes overexposure in screenshots and other SDR image/video capture apps. Turn it all the way down to 0.
This could make your desktop and SDR content appear dark, but will give normal video and screen capture,
You can adjust your gamma settings with your video card to brighten the darkened content without affecting screenshots or video capture if you feel everything is too dark with the SDR slider at 0.
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Anonymous
2023-09-30T17:32:27+00:00 This is how bad it's being overexposed; I can't read anything in this screenshot.
https://learn-attachment.microsoft.com/api/attachments/8778e9a5-f59f-4a0c-8aca-fa1d9135a5cd?platform=QnA&fud_access=wJJIheezUklbAN2ppeDns8cDNpYs3nCYjgitr%2BfFBh2dqlqMuW7np3F6Utp%2FKMltnRRYFtVjOMO5tpbpW9UyRAwvLeec5emAPixgq9ta07Dgnp2aq5eJbnfd%2FU3qhn5479lLllNKvOKIvpjdTpbW59JntOIk%2FWm3x%2Ftp0Xhm%2BWWbZCeEKO79ZMRE8l54%2BUb6ettpXht5vTDVy1zdomfxmz4wpP%2B9CcNYmLkPFDFWCtxNTKrHodi%2BISFV8lJmNDyphDOnsTAURg%2B0tJKVukYcqjL8daMf2U0hOe7e7FH28CgNYY5wRM3J9f%2BLa4y6uuXOW6TFynAJvIX%2B2QBQWu0LfKAKL6SPdwVYvQTYonKT0VI46WasTLwHsFF5aTmaa1frBo3IBjOYZnVVQnBjKJnZLYJReXQsUOrLsURQXh%2BpZgQ%3D
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Anonymous
2023-09-26T08:40:23+00:00 It's not normal being able to use HDR with snipping tool. That should work from the start. Get your s**** together Microsoft seriously...