Over-exposure in screenshots and recordings with HDR in Windows 11

Anonymous
2022-05-02T14:37:27+00:00

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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  1. Anonymous
    2024-10-09T10:14:02+00:00

    Hey there. Did you manage to sort this issue? I got a brand new PC and HDR monitor.

    I'm getting crazy levels of colour saturation. Then super over exposure / brighted out whies which is so noticeable (likes yours but stronger still).

    If I turn off HDR it gets even brighter still.

    If I tone down brightness, gamma etc, then the whole screen dulls yet the whites stay so bright they are burning my retinas out.

    What makes me chuckle is that my contrast (if changed) does not effect contrast. It seems to effect brightness.

    Been video editing for a number of years so I am aware of difference between sat, contrast, brightness and gamma but it seems the monitors settings don't seem quite right.

    I've tweeked in Windows, on the monitor settings and with the monitor and I can't find a happy medium.

    I mean, there's not even a gamma control? or colour fixing anymore. I thought Windows 10 was bad.

    I'd like to use HDR seeing as my monitor has it but I can live without not using it.

    Right now the colours are WAY too over saturated, notably on reds no matter if HDR or SDR.

    But

    Moreso, the bright whites and yellows are clearly not right and painful to look at.

    ANYWAY. Did you manage to find a fix?

    Albino

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  2. Anonymous
    2024-10-09T18:39:58+00:00

    Presume this is with Chrome.....

    Go to.....

    chrome://flags/#force-color-profile

    and change to sRGB. Think HDR/HDR10 might also work though made mine go funny

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  3. Anonymous
    2024-10-28T09:17:51+00:00

    You are my savior, was driving me nuts, thanks.

    This fixes snipping tool overexposure to anyone else who is desperately googling it.

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  4. Anonymous
    2024-10-29T13:35:53+00:00

    The "HDR screenshot color corrector" is a hack job of a fix. It still over exposes everything, it just then adjust the brightness after it has ruined the picture.

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  5. Anonymous
    2024-10-29T13:44:16+00:00

    THIS actually works. I take a lot of web app screenshots and finally, this works. I turned off the HDR screenshot color corrector in the snipping tool as well.

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