Youtube no longer in HDR

[white7561]

Now, I had not updated to Monterey 12.1, so doing that now. I just didn’t think Apple would allow the system to offer a Safari update that brings back HDR before the actual macOS had been updated to fix the issue, thus allowing the system to crash.

The HDR option that's been taken away and now given back to us. Isn't controlled by Apple itself. It's YouTube. That's why people can use the workaround that changes the user agent to make Google allow HDR even when it's disabled by YouTube for Apple devices..

Since the 12.1 release where it fixes the HDR bug. Apple prob contacted google and removed the HDR limitations so that others can now use it again. Since remember. This YouTube HDR is not only disabled on the new MBPs. But all Apple devices (Macs)

 

[jalebi]

I had thought that the HDR stopped working in YouTube about a month ago and now it's working in Chrome and Safari. Good to know it was YouTube who decided not to show HDR due to the kernel panic issue and that they have returned it. I can finally enjoy again binge-watching random HDR videos.

Also thanks to this thread I realised that Netflix on Chrome is not showing HDR, but Safari is. I tried to use Safari's user agent in Chrome, but it didn't work sadly. I hope Netflix brings the HDR to Chrome as well.

 

[JohnHerzog]

YouTube CREATED the kernel panic problem to cause users to default to Chrome and siphon them away from Safari and refused to patch it until Apple paid their ransom!

 

[white7561]

I had thought that the HDR stopped working in YouTube about a month ago and now it's working in Chrome and Safari. Good to know it was YouTube who decided not to show HDR due to the kernel panic issue and that they have returned it. I can finally enjoy again binge-watching random HDR videos.

Also thanks to this thread I realised that Netflix on Chrome is not showing HDR, but Safari is. I tried to use Safari's user agent in Chrome, but it didn't work sadly. I hope Netflix brings the HDR to Chrome as well.

Regarding Netflix it's probably because of DRM stuff

 

[Jayderek]

YouTube CREATED the kernel panic problem to cause users to default to Chrome and siphon them away from Safari and refused to patch it until Apple paid their ransom!

oh for the love of...

 

[Dopea]

After updating to 12.1, I can play 4k hdr on youtube safari, but when I checked today it stopped working again. Anyone has this problem? I'm using the 16in m1 pro.

 

[white7561]

After updating to 12.1, I can play 4k hdr on youtube safari, but when I checked today it stopped working again. Anyone has this problem? I'm using the 16in m1 pro.

Are you sure you are not in battery mode right now with the optimized video streaming option enabled on System Preferences? Since that option disables HDR on battery

 

[Dopea]

That's a good point, but I never had that enabled. I can still play HDR in QuickTime and on Reddit, only have trouble with Youtube.

 

[white7561]

That's a good point, but I never had that enabled. I can still play HDR in QuickTime and on Reddit, only have trouble with Youtube.

I'm on chrome and YouTube plays HDR just fine. The brightness differences is noticable and the stats also show that it's not bt709

 

[Dopea]

I can also play HDR on youtube using chrome, but isn't 12.1 supposed to fix HDR on safari youtube?

 

[white7561]

I can also play HDR on youtube using chrome, but isn't 12.1 supposed to fix HDR on safari youtube?

12.1 fixed HDR kernel panic bug. They never disabled HDR on YouTube. YouTube did. And a few days after the stable 12.1 came out YouTube re enabled the HDR . That's why every browsers in Mac has HDR supported again . Safari should too

 

[Dopea]

Yeah it worked for me too, but now it's not, which is really weird

 

[white7561]

Yeah it worked for me too, but now it's not, which is really weird

Yeh it should've worked. Make sure the User Agent is default too. Since I've seen people changing the user agent in safari to "bypass" the temporary block of HDR from YouTube back then

 

[Jazmodo]

Has anyone else lost HDR playback on Safari?

I was watching 'Altered Carbon' in HDR (Dolby Vision) last night via Safari on OSX - HDR working fine.
Today, it isn't working at all. I tested Youtube too, and Youtube also wont show HDR in Safari.

HDR on Youtube is still fine on Chrome, but Netflix doesn't support HDR in Chrome.

 

[Sanpete]

Has anyone else lost HDR playback on Safari?

I was watching 'Altered Carbon' in HDR (Dolby Vision) last night via Safari on OSX - HDR working fine.
Today, it isn't working at all. I tested Youtube too, and Youtube also wont show HDR in Safari.

HDR on Youtube is still fine on Chrome, but Netflix doesn't support HDR in Chrome.

HDR is working fine for me in Youtube on Safari.

 

[Jazmodo]

Thanks for checking, Sanpete.

Somethings not right my end it seems - Youtube is in Rec. 709, and Netflix says "HDR support: false (non-hdr-display)".

 

[Jazmodo]

Ok - to save the sanity of others.

In your Battery settings, under 'battery', there is an option to 'optimise video streaming while on battery'.

Checking this box (enabling) will Disable your ability to stream HDR on Safari (Netflix or Youtube or anything)
Makes sense, but weird quirk that was hard to track down/reverse!

 

[Ninja Dom]

I was wondering if anybody could help.

I have an M1 Mac mini connected to an HDR enabled monitor.

Youtube has NEVER worked in HDR in Safari for me. Youtube DOES work in HDR in Chrome for me.

I've changed my User Agent to Chrome-Windows, enabled VP9 codec and HDR in 'Experimental Features' but nothing works to get HDR to play in Safari. Battery settings don't apply as I'm using a Mac mini.

Any ideas? macOS 12.3.1 and Safari 15.4

 

[vigyan]

I accidentally discovered that YouTube works in HDR on safari with Mac OS 12.4. Not sure if this was there before as I updated from 12.3.1 this morning. I have a Mac mini 2018 connected to Benq HDR monitor.

If the display preferences-->color profile are set to default of your monitor (in my case its the model name) then safari won't detect HDR in YouTube. Once I set it to Rec.2020 or Display P3, basically a wider color gamut. I refresh safari YouTube page and I get HDR from Full HD to 4k.
I just watched couple of videos with stats for nerds on. I could see the changes instantly and its simply amazing.

 

[jav6454]

Silly question, and I think I already know the answer, but the 13" M1s are not HDR capable right?

 

[TinyMito]

Silly question, and I think I already know the answer, but the 13" M1s are not HDR capable right?

It's about the screen. If you connected to a external monitor with HDR support - you could.

Only the new MacBook Pro with XDR screen 1600nits has it.

 

[jav6454]

It's about the screen. If you connected to a external monitor with HDR support - you could.

Only the new MacBook Pro with XDR screen 1600nits has it.

Thank you for confirming. I figured that was the case.

 

[mabaker]

Another way to tell if the HDR is on, it's to dim 45-50% screen brightness on your XDR monitor and the scene should be brighter than your white background.

This worked for me - HDR is enabled on the iMac Pro even though HDR settings are MISSING on the system preferences display pane.

 

[OW22]

If you can view HDR, check this YouTube clip out from LG, showing off what OLED can do.

Amazing. I obviously had to disconnect my M1 MBP from the ASD to view this in HDR.

 

[Ninja Dom]

I accidentally discovered that YouTube works in HDR on safari with Mac OS 12.4. Not sure if this was there before as I updated from 12.3.1 this morning. I have a Mac mini 2018 connected to Benq HDR monitor.

If the display preferences-->color profile are set to default of your monitor (in my case its the model name) then safari won't detect HDR in YouTube. Once I set it to Rec.2020 or Display P3, basically a wider color gamut. I refresh safari YouTube page and I get HDR from Full HD to 4k.
I just watched couple of videos with stats for nerds on. I could see the changes instantly and its simply amazing.
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