Viarte SDR to HDR Conversion/Grading Self Services

Our proprietary advanced Viarte SDR to HDR grading/up-conversion services provide a superior solution for content creators and service distributors to grade legacy 8/10-bit Rec709 SDR content to 10/12-bit HDR. This includes conversion to DCI-P3-D65 in an ST2084 container for HDR10 at 1000 nits, or HLG at 1000 or 1200 nits, It takes full advantage of the latest HDR display technology advancements to allow legacy SDR material to be converted to stunning HDR.

Benefits of Viarte SDR to HDR Grading/Up-Conversion:

• Sharpness and local contrast is enhanced in general, with a substantial boost in specular highlights, as well as user-defined dark enhancement, while also preserving artistic SDR intent. Consequently, Viarte up-converted results look natural and vivid, bringing a truly immersive HDR viewing experience from most SDR.
• For 8-bit sources, contouring is not visible when viewing converted output on a 10-bit HDR display.
• Fully compliant with the latest Rec. ITU-R BT.2100-0. Also correctly sets SEI metadata for HEVC, including master-display chromaticity and white-point settings, etc.
• Has been extensively tested and shown to work on a very wide range of SDR sources, progressive or interlaced, including legacy or UHD Phase 1 content.
• In conjunction with Viarte MC noise reduction, Viarte SDR to HDR/HLG achieves a combination of stunning picture quality and significant bandwidth savings beyond HEVC. Please check out our publication "HEVC Results from MC Noise Reduction of HDR Content".

Viarte automated SDR to HDR grading breathes new life into valuable legacy content for HDR displays, and together with Viarte unparalleled HDR to SDR+ tone mapping, helps propel and bridge no-compromise HDR adoption.

Please check out our SDR to HDR converted clips here, and contact us if you wish to request a free trial or apply for a free film conversion.