HDR in Quicklook/Finder/Photos

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HDR in Quicklook/Finder/Photos

I've recently purchased one of the new MacBook Pros with the XDR display and I've been experimenting with HDR for the first time, using Affinity Photo to combine multiple exposures from my iPhone.

This is the first true HDR display I've owned, so I'm a bit of a novice at this. But I've produced some results which (to me) look stunning in Affinity Photo. But as soon as I export them in HDR or EXR format macOS seems to clip the colour to SDR range. They will open and appear as expected in Preview, but in Quicklook, Finder, and Photos, they look awful, washed out and massively over exposed.

Is this normal? Does macOS really just not have system wide HDR support yet? Seems odd for pro machines they have been pushing so hard as suitable for HDR production.

MacBook Pro (2020 and later)

Posted on Dec 14, 2021 3:33 AM

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Answer 1

genieen16

Community Specialist

Dec 15, 2021 8:28 AM in response to James Clayton

James,

We can understand wanting to have the solution to this issue. If you have verified the settings for both the iPhone and the Mac and still have the issue, you'll want to Contact Apple for support and service. This site shows all of Apple Support's numbers around the world. You'll want to call the one that is most local to you.

We hope you're able to locate the answers you need.

Kind regards!

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Answer 2

Dec 15, 2021 7:30 AM in response to genieen16

Why bother answering if you're not even going to attempt to address the question?

View full HDR is ticked in Photos preferences, but imported HDR and EXR images still don't display correctly as they do in Preview.

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Answer 3

genieen16

Community Specialist

Dec 15, 2021 6:06 AM in response to James Clayton

Hey there, James Clayton!

From your post, it sounds like you are looking for information about viewing your HDR photos on your Mac. We’re glad that you reached out to the Apple Support Communities. We want to try and help you find the answers you need.

First, check out this link to learn how to Play HDR video on Mac. This link provides information about compatible Mac models and setting to check on your Mac.

If needed, you may also want to review the Mac settings and the iPhone settings on your devices. To review your settings, look here:

We hope this information helps you out.

Cheers!

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