[HELP] HDR10 encoding wrong colors

[Selur]

Looking at the second job:

"/Applications/Hybrid.app/Contents/MacOS/x265" --input - --output-depth 10 --y4m --uhd-bd --profile main10 --level-idc 5.1 --limit-modes --no-early-skip --no-open-gop --opt-ref-list-length-pps --keyint 24 --min-keyint 1 --lookahead-slices 0 --pass 2 --bitrate 23000 --opt-qp-pps --cbqpoffs -2 --crqpoffs -2 --limit-refs 0 --ssim-rd --psy-rd 2.50 --rdoq-level 2 --psy-rdoq 10.00 --aq-mode 0 --vbv-maxrate 160000 --vbv-bufsize 160000 --hrd --vui-hrd-info --aud --deblock=-1:-1 --limit-sao --range limited --colorprim bt2020 --transfer bt2020-10 --colormatrix bt2020nc --chromaloc 1 --master-display "G(13250,34500)B(7500,3000)R(34000,16000)WP(15635,16450)L(10000000,0)" --max-cll 1000,1000 --hdr --stats "/Users/Laurent/Movies/Hybrid/Dredd_2160_HDR10_generated_2021-11-29@21_53_29_8110_03.stats" --multi-pass-opt-analysis --multi-pass-opt-distortion --analysis-reuse-file "/Users/Laurent/Movies/Hybrid/Dredd_2160_HDR10_generated_2021-11-29@21_53_29_8110_03.analysis" --output "/Users/Laurent/Movies/Hybrid/2021-11-29@21_53_29_8110_04.265"

I see:

--colorprim bt2020 --transfer bt2020-10 --colormatrix bt2020nc --chromaloc 1 --master-display "G(13250,34500)B(7500,3000)R(34000,16000)WP(15635,16450)L(10000000,0)" --max-cll 1000,1000 --hdr

but now '--hdr10' which should be used assuming the x265 version is detected at as version 3.3 or higher.
Problem is that the version is detected as 'x265 -> unknown'.

I'll try to write a workaround for it when I find some time, but I probably won't get around to it before the weekend.

As a workaround: Check your settings folder, it should container a file named 'toolInfos.xml'.
Open it with a simple text editor, look for the line:

<ToolInfo version="unknown" path=".\64bit\x265.exe" name="x265"/>

(path might be different)
and change the version info to:

<ToolInfo version="3.5+21-428400bf5" path=".\64bit\x265.exe" name="x265"/>

this way Hybrid should use '--hdr10' which might fix your issue.
Depending on the tool you use for playback you probably could also signal the HDR Data throught he container, by adjusting 'Config->MKV tagging->Matroska advanced video signaling'.

Cu Selur