What Is HDR Video Correction?
Modern smartphones record video in HDR (High Dynamic Range) format by default. These videos look great on the phone but often appear washed out, desaturated, or oddly colored when played on a PC monitor or shared on social media. This happens because most desktop players and editing software do not handle HDR metadata correctly.
SoundWorks detects HDR video and automatically applies tone mapping to convert it to standard dynamic range (SDR) while preserving the original colors, contrast, and visual quality. The result is a video that looks the way it was meant to — vibrant and correctly exposed on any screen.
Why Use HDR Video Correction?
Fix phone recordings instantly. Stop struggling with washed-out footage from your iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, or Pixel. SoundWorks detects the HDR format and corrects it automatically.
Preserve visual quality. HDR correction in SoundWorks uses proper tone mapping rather than simple color space conversion. Colors stay accurate, highlights are preserved, and shadows retain detail.
Batch process video collections. Fix multiple HDR videos at once. Select a folder of phone recordings and correct them all in a single batch operation.
No video editing knowledge required. There are no settings to configure, no color curves to adjust, and no technical knowledge needed. Import the video, apply correction, and export.
Prepare footage for editing. Convert HDR footage to SDR before importing into video editing software that does not support HDR workflows. Ensures consistent color handling across your project.
What You Can Do
Fix personal video collections. Correct years of phone recordings that look wrong on your computer. Process entire folders to get properly displayed video.
Prepare social media content. Convert HDR phone footage to SDR before uploading to platforms that do not display HDR correctly, or where your audience may not have HDR displays.
Fix footage for video projects. Convert HDR source footage to SDR for use in video editors that struggle with HDR color spaces. Ensure consistent color across all clips in a project.
Correct screen recordings. Some screen capture software produces HDR output on HDR-enabled monitors. SoundWorks corrects these recordings for sharing on standard displays.
Archive video properly. Convert HDR video to SDR for long-term storage in a universally compatible format that will display correctly on any device.
How It Works
Step 1: Import video. Drag and drop your HDR video file into SoundWorks. The application automatically detects HDR metadata and format (HDR10, HLG, Dolby Vision).
Step 2: Automatic correction. SoundWorks applies tone mapping to convert HDR to SDR while preserving the intended look of the footage. No manual adjustment needed.
Step 3: Preview and export. Review the corrected video and export in your preferred format and quality settings. The output plays correctly on any SDR display.
Your Videos Stay Local
Phone recordings often contain personal moments, family events, or behind-the-scenes footage you may not want on someone else’s servers. SoundWorks processes all video locally. Your files are read from disk, corrected in memory, and written back to disk. No uploads, no cloud processing, no data retention.
Frequently Asked Questions
What HDR formats are supported? SoundWorks handles HDR10, HLG, and most common HDR formats found in phone recordings. Dolby Vision support depends on the specific encoding.
Will it reduce video quality? The tone mapping process converts from HDR to SDR color space. While the dynamic range is reduced (inherent to SDR), SoundWorks preserves as much visual quality as possible. The corrected video will look significantly better than the washed-out HDR original on an SDR display.
Does it work with all phone brands? Yes. SoundWorks corrects HDR video from iPhones, Samsung Galaxy, Google Pixel, and other smartphones that record in HDR. The correction is based on the video metadata, not the device.
Can I batch process multiple videos? Yes. Select multiple HDR video files or an entire folder and process them all at once. SoundWorks applies the same correction to each file.
Does it need a GPU? HDR correction works on both CPU and GPU. GPU acceleration speeds up the process for large or high-resolution video files.
What output formats are available? Export as MP4 (H.264 or H.265), MKV, or other container formats. You can configure resolution, bitrate, and codec settings.