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Can you play HDR videos uploaded to OneDrive in the Edge browser?

Anonymous
2024-01-07T18:43:56+00:00

I am synchronizing my home movies taken with iPhone as well as a Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. I take the movies in HDR natively. I can play these back in Plex just fine in HDR. I can also view them via the VLC player on my desktop in HDR.

When I watch the movies within OneDrive albums in the browser, HDR movies are not tone mapped correctly. Is this feature unsupported in OneDrive?

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  1. Anonymous
    2024-01-07T22:28:33+00:00

    Hi PSUHammer,

    Thanks for contacting us, I can help you with that.

    To play HDR videos uploaded to OneDrive in the Edge browser, you need to make sure that your hardware meets the requirements for HDR streaming, that you have enabled HDR settings in Windows 10, and that you have configured Edge to support HDR playback. Here are some steps you can follow:

    Cited from the article https://www.thewindowsclub.com/how-to-enable-hdr-support-in-microsoft-edge-on-windows-10 "- Check if your PC has a graphics card that supports Microsoft PlayReady DRM, a display that supports HDR10, and a DisplayPort 1.4 or HDMI 2.0 port or higher.

    • Type Windows HD Color in the Windows 10 search bar and then click on the best match to open the related settings. Enable the Use HDR and Stream HDR video toggles.
    • Open Edge and click on the three-dots icon in the toolbar. Choose Settings > System and turn on the Use hardware acceleration when available option.
    • Type edge://flags in the address bar and press Enter. Search for PlayReady DRM and set it to Enabled using the dropdown. Restart the browser." ***Note: This is a non-Microsoft websites. The page appear to be providing accurate, safe information. Watch out for ads on the site that may advertise products frequently classified as a PUP (Potentially Unwanted Products). Thoroughly research any product advertised on the site before you decide to download and install it.***

    After following these steps, you should be able to watch HDR videos in Edge without any problems. However, if you still encounter issues, you can try updating your graphics drivers, codecs, and browser to the latest versions.

    Let me know if this helps or if you need further assistance.

    Regards, Sola

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