Real-time High Dynamic Range Upconversion of Video

The following video demonstrates a real-time standard dynamic range (SDR) to high dynamic range (HDR) upconversion algorithm that was developed entirely in Quasar. The purpose of this algorithm is to display movies stored in SDR format on a HDR television. A user interface, also developed in Quasar, gives the user a few slides to choose how the conversion is done (e.g., which specular highlights are being boosted and to what extent).

"Raw upscaling" indicates direct scaling of the SDR to the HDR range, without additional processing of the video content. "Proposed method" refers to the SDR to HDR conversion algorithm.

(note: this video is played at a higher speed for viewing purposes)