[FFmpeg-trac] #7037(avcodec:open): ffmpeg destroys HDR information when encoding

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#7037: ffmpeg destroys HDR information when encoding
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             Reporter:  mario66      |                    Owner:  cehoyos
                 Type:  enhancement  |                   Status:  open
             Priority:  normal       |                Component:  avcodec
              Version:  git-master   |               Resolution:
             Keywords:  libx265 hdr  |               Blocked By:
             Blocking:               |  Reproduced by developer:  0
Analyzed by developer:  0            |
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Comment (by Balling):

 Dolby Vision encoding is already supported, what is not supported in h.265
 is dual layer (when you have two video steam (one in 4k, the other in full
 hd) inside container, see dolby demo blu-ray disks on torrents) and
 decoding it (both dual layer and NAL values and EVEN THE ICTCP COLOR,
 goddammit, aka Bt.2100).
 Codec for HDR10+ is supported (decoding are in patches on patchwork only
 and you need to activate it in h.265).

 I will point out ;) that ffmpeg should insert metadata in sync with h.265
 parameters and color managment filters and nvenc coder. That work need to
 be done and there are many crazy things about it. Again read this
 https://github.com/sekrit-twc/zimg/issues/117

 You must understand that mastering primeries should be applied when you
 are mastering the file, not trancoding it. Players should not use that
 data, they should use data inside container (again inside metadata which
 then is tranfered in SAI of HDMI). If they are not doing that is their
 problem. Again this is a library! This changes will broke API! And if we
 will do it in a hurry it will broke it more than once, which is
 unacceptable. Again as you said there are script that can insert metadata.

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