# \[Feature Request\] HDR to SDR Transcoding **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 27, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-hdr-to-sdr-transcoding/233904 "2018-04-27T09:13:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dion250](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dion250/32/83554_2.png) [@Dion250](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Dion250)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 9:13am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-hdr-to-sdr-transcoding/233904/1 "2018-04-27T09:13:45Z")
Please add HDR to SDR transcoding. Having to keep an SDR copy and HDR copy takes up so much hard drive space. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2018, 2:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-hdr-to-sdr-transcoding/233904/2 "2018-04-27T14:35:16Z")
duplicate feature request > [@\[Implemented\] HDR-\>SDR Transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hdr-sdr-transcoding/229894/1): > > Apologies if this has been requested before…I wasn’t able to find it. With 4K HDR material becoming more and more prevalent, it’s causing compatibility issues with players/displays that are not HDR-capable (washed-out colors, primarily). Plex could really help bridge this transition period by having the ability to transcode from HDR to SDR. I understand that this is on the bleeding-edge, and would be a herculean task for the transcoding team…but I think it would pay huge dividends in the coming… closing Please respect [the rules for this subforum](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "the rules for this subforum") - **Search** first if the request has already been posted before. The goal is to collect the votes for a particular feature in one thread - not to scatter them around. - Please only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post") ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [July 1, 2018, 4:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-hdr-to-sdr-transcoding/233904/3 "2018-07-01T16:54:32Z")