Absolutely insane blooming effect that hurts my eyes | NVIDIA | Page 1

idle finch Feb 28, 2024, 12:31 PM

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I recently got an NVIDIA graphics card but every time I play a video there's an utterly insane blooming effect and it hurts my eyes. How do I get rid of it?

silver sandal Feb 28, 2024, 1:11 PM

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Do you have a HDR monitor?

idle finch Feb 28, 2024, 1:13 PM

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Yes

silver sandal Feb 28, 2024, 1:32 PM

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Is your YouTube screenshot taken in HDR mode?

idle finch Feb 28, 2024, 1:33 PM

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Yes

silver sandal Feb 28, 2024, 1:33 PM

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Is RTX Video Super Resolution and HDR turned on?

idle finch Feb 28, 2024, 1:34 PM

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How do I check?

silver sandal Feb 28, 2024, 1:34 PM

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NVIDIA Control Panel > Adjust video image settings

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example

idle finch Feb 28, 2024, 1:36 PM

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They were both turned off. Turning them both on did nothing.
Below the HDR option it says "Status: Inactive"

silver sandal Feb 28, 2024, 1:36 PM

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OK. Turn them back off. The cause is something else.

silver sandal Feb 28, 2024, 1:36 PM

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idle finch They were both turned off. Turning them both on did nothing. Below the HDR optio...

Video needs to be actively playing

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Anyway, next up is to try HDR calibration

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https://apps.microsoft.com/detail/9n7f2sm5d1lr?ocid=pdpshare&hl=en-us&gl=US

Microsoft Apps

Windows HDR Calibration - Official app in the Microsoft Store

This app lets you calibrate your HDR display to optimize it for HDR games (including Auto HDR) and other HDR content on your Windows 11 PC. Go through a series of steps to set the minimum and maximum brightness levels, as well as color saturation level, to create a new color profile that's made for your display.

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follow the steps, maybe close all browsers and restart your PC, and recheck the same video.

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Remember that you'll have to use your eyes to determine if things look correct or blown.

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Screenshots don't really work properly sometimes.

idle finch Feb 28, 2024, 1:46 PM

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OK I'll give it some time to see if the changes revert, cuz that's happened sometimes. If it ever does revert I'll let you know.

idle finch Feb 29, 2024, 12:24 PM

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Looks like it worked! Thank you so much!

silver sandal Feb 29, 2024, 1:47 PM

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boom ❤️

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have fun with your monitor's HDR capabilities!

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:34 PM

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It reverted just now, and neither using the HDR calibration tool nor restarting the computer worked this time.

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silver sandal Mar 6, 2024, 4:37 PM

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Did you recently clean install graphics drivers?

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There was a driver update

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:37 PM

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How do I do that in GeForce experience?

silver sandal Mar 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

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No, what I meant is that if you updated anything in the meantime

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If you are able to pinpoint why...

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

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silver sandal Did you recently clean install graphics drivers?

Install, yes. Clean install, I don't know.

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:38 PM

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silver sandal There was a driver update

I installed that update

silver sandal Mar 6, 2024, 4:39 PM

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You may want to recalibrate the monitor.

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:39 PM

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silver sandal You may want to recalibrate the monitor.

Using the Windows HDR calibration tool?

silver sandal Mar 6, 2024, 4:39 PM

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Yeah

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:39 PM

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Tried that three times. Didn't work at all.

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Also tried restarting my computer. That didn't work either.

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My HDR monitor has AMD FreeSync if that helps

silver sandal Mar 6, 2024, 4:42 PM

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Try using DDU to wipe all traces of graphics drivers and monitors

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After that, reinstall the drivers.

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 4:42 PM

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DDU?

silver sandal Mar 6, 2024, 4:43 PM

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https://github.com/Evernow/AutoDDU_CLI/wiki

GitHub

Home

Contribute to Evernow/AutoDDU_CLI development by creating an account on GitHub.

idle finch Mar 6, 2024, 5:05 PM

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OK I went through that whole process and it appears to have worked for now. I'll let you know if I have any more problems.

idle finch Mar 10, 2024, 11:48 AM

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OK I AM WAY BEYOND FED UP WITH THIS

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NOTHING I'VE TRIED HAS WORKED

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DDU. CALIBRATION. RESTARTING.

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NOTHING HAS WORKED!!!!

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sigh

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Is there anything else you can suggest @silver sandal?

idle finch Mar 10, 2024, 9:03 PM

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Nvm I figured it out

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Sorry for yelling

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