Problems with HDR Transcoding

[Plex2794]

@FordGuy61

If you’ve not done so, download the install the 64-bit version of Plex Media Server. The installer will detect and remove the 32-bit version. This is only for the PMS application. Your media, the Plex database, etc are not touched during the installation.

It supports zero-copy transcoding on Nvidia GPUs, which reduces the amount of data moved between the GPU RAM and system RAM and increases transcoding performance.

This has enabled some users to take advantage of HDR to SDR tonemapping on Windows based systems.

I am trying to understand what you meant here. Did you mean that this enabled hardware accelerated HDR tone mapping on Windows? Or by saying “some users” you meant that it somehow made it easier for the CPU to do the tone mapping. Right now I have an i5-7600 with Intel 630 graphics and it can’t do 4K HDR to 1080p SDR tone mapping. I wonder if adding a GTX1650 will make it happen on Windows. I am exploring possible ways before moving to Linux.

P.S. I found your other post confirming my understanding: Hardware transcoding doesn't appear to work properly - #5 by FordGuy61