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How does one create and display HDR images in web browsers?


Are there any image formats for the web with full HDR image support? 10/12-bit channels, DCI-P3/Rec.2020 colour space, etc.

It seems like none of the conventional formats support it, and no one is talking about it, even when YouTube accepts HDR uploads and HDR monitor adoption is increasing.


Solution

  • Y. Mano and colleagues at Netflix investigated just this question. They concluded that several commonly supported image formats (notably JPEG2000 and 16-bit PNG) can support HDR images already, as long as a color profile is embedded in the corresponding images. The article I linked to is also a good introduction to HDR and wide color gamut images in general.