# Fix HDR tonemapping when transcoding **URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-hdr-tonemapping-when-transcoding/510061 **Category:** Feature Suggestions **Created:** [December 17, 2019, 9:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-hdr-tonemapping-when-transcoding/510061 "2019-12-17T21:36:11Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 7
### Author: ![TeknoJunky](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/teknojunky/32/165055_2.png) [@TeknoJunky](https://forums.plex.tv/u/TeknoJunky) #### Post date: [March 2, 2020, 3:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-hdr-tonemapping-when-transcoding/510061/7 "2020-03-02T15:54:49Z")
yes you have already stated as such on that thread in question, no need to start again here. as far as hdr tone mapping everyone wants it, including me. in any case, this thread is a duplicate of many others, including @ [[Implemented] HDR-\>SDR Transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hdr-sdr-transcoding/229894) which has many more votes some other dupes that should probably be closed too > [@HDR SUPPORT](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hdr-support/214973): > > Hi! I really want to see HDR support in Plex. At this moment I can’t play original HDR files on my Nvida Shield without using Kodi. Also the the colours on a HDR file look very weird on both HDR and SDR screens. Please support me in this request smile > [@HDR Transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hdr-transcoding/354578): > > Right now, if a user plays an HDR file on an HDR TV with Apple TV 4K (set up for HDR) and Plex has to transcode for any reason, the resulting image is SDR and it’s not tone mapped. A) Is there a good reason why Plex can’t just transcode in HDR, so the result is a lower bandwidth, but a color accurate image? B) If not, then is there a good reason why Plex doesn’t tone map the resulting image? > [@Fix HDR tonemapping when transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-hdr-tonemapping-when-transcoding/510061): > > Hi I have one 4k HDR compatible TV at home. Everybody else in the household is streaming either to a laptop or a 1080p stream. However because ffmpeg does no tone mapping the image looks horrendous. Even worse when transcoding HDR content to another device that actually supports HDR, for instance to lower the bitrate due to upload limits when you are streaming remotely, the HDR meta-data is thrown away in the process. Unless you want to die to removal, cause like hell if I am going to rip thing… --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/fix-hdr-tonemapping-when-transcoding/510061)._