If your video colors look overly saturated or completely dull:
Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) video limits the brightness and color depth of an image. This often results in clipped highlights or muddy shadows.
If the device hardware is limited, MX Player may "tone map" the video, converting the HDR range to fit within a standard SDR display, which may result in washed-out colors. Prerequisites for MX Player HDR Functionality mx player hdr support work
This process completely avoids tone mapping, which can cause dull or inaccurate colors when processing high-contrast video. To make MX Player HDR support work flawlessly, you need a balance of compatible display hardware, specific software decoders, and properly configured settings.
Yes, MX Player supports 4K HDR video playback on compatible hardware. Use for stable HDR metadata passthrough and ensure your device's display supports HDR10 or HDR10+. If your video colors look overly saturated or
: If your phone or tablet does not have an HDR-rated screen (like an OLED or specialized LCD), MX Player cannot magically produce HDR colors. The video will be played back in Standard Dynamic Range (SDR). DRM Protected Content
This mode relies entirely on your device's CPU to process the video. It is the most compatible option for obscure file formats, but it is also the most resource-intensive. For HDR video, SW decoding often fails to process the HDR metadata correctly. Users have reported that "播放H265 10bit HDR视频时使用软件解码时虽然暗部细节更多,但色彩暗淡,屏幕看起来罩着一层白雾" (When playing H265 10bit HDR video with software decoding, although the dark details are better, the colors are dim, and the screen looks like it's covered in a layer of white mist). It is generally not recommended for HDR content. Prerequisites for MX Player HDR Functionality This process
internal file parser failed to pass HDR metadata (like that used in VP9) to the hardware codec, resulting in "washed out" or desaturated colors. Tone Mapping: