Workflow — HDR

What: Author, transcode, tone-map, and deliver HDR content across every major standard without metadata loss.

Skills used

ffmpeg-hdr-color, hdr-dovi-tool, hdr-hdr10plus-tool, hdr-dynmeta-docs, ffmpeg-ocio-colorpro, vfx-oiio, ffmpeg-probe, media-mediainfo, ffmpeg-transcode, ffmpeg-hwaccel, ffmpeg-mxf-imf, media-shaka.

Pipeline

Step 1 — Probe

ffmpeg-probe (moprobe --color) captures: color primaries (bt709 / bt2020), transfer (bt709 / smpte2084 / arib-std-b67), matrix, range, MaxCLL / MaxFALL, DoVi RPU SEI, HDR10+ SEI.

Step 2 — SDR → HDR (up)

ffmpeg-hdr-color sdr-to-hdr --target hlg|hdr10 with a synthetic MDC. Inverse tone-mapping is creative — use sparingly; real HDR grading is preferable.

Step 3 — HDR → SDR (down)