Madden 18 and HDR

[CaptainFear]

I have a Samsung KS8500 65in and an Xbox One S, along with Madden 18. My TV is fantastic and HDR looks great on apps, movies, and other Xbox games. However, with the Madden 18 HDR update, the game got noticeably dim. I was able to alleviate that with the Contrast and Brightness settings in the game's settings, but it still doesn't look as it should imo.

I did notice since the HDR update that when on the title screen with Brady, it will look dark for 5 - 10 seconds, then it will flash and look incredible for about 5 seconds, and then flash back to how it looked before looking incredible. Does anyone else notice this?

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

I get the EXACT same washed out look. When I launch the game it looks amazing for 10 seconds, then flashes and I get the dim washed out look during then load/launch.

Known issue, there was another thread about 5 days back detailing the same problems. I have a Sony 65x850c.

Don't let anyone tell you "that's what hdr looks like".. Because I have other hdr content that is amazing but Madden is awful.. Awful.

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Thread from last week

http://forums.operationsports.com/forums/madden-nfl-football/915143-hdr-issues.html

[Earl1963]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

HDR in Madden feels like a lie. I'm not seeing it in comparison with other games.


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[CaptainFear]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Thread from last week
http://forums.operationsports.com/fo...dr-issues.html

Thanks! Did you adjust the in game brightness and contrast, and what did you settle on?

[CaptainFear]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Here's a pic off my Sony 75' 850C. Looks awesome imo

Looks good, as does my screen, very similar (after tweaking). Did you have to adjust in game brightness and contrast?

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Thanks! Did you adjust the in game brightness and contrast, and what did you settle on?

I am kind of a nerd for calibration and nothing I could do would make the game look good. I ended up turning off HDR in the xbox menu when I play madden. NBA 2k18 demo looks great in HDR, as well as 4k HDR Guardians 2 (played through the Xbox).

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Here's a pic off my Sony 75' 850C. Looks awesome imo

Your screenshot looks amazing.

You have a 75x850c ? I have spent (literally) 10 hours trying to troubleshoot this... Please, what are your settings (PM is fine) for the HDR picture, and do you have everything set to AUTO for your inputs?

No matter what I do, my game looks washed out and terrible. The major difference is in the grass compared to yours

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Here's a pic off my Sony 75' 850C. Looks awesome imo

I've never really known how to attach an online image.. I've attached your screenshot and mine.

[CaptainFear]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

I am kind of a nerd for calibration and nothing I could do would make the game look good. I ended up turning off HDR in the xbox menu when I play madden. NBA 2k18 demo looks great in HDR, as well as 4k HDR Guardians 2 (played through the Xbox).

Ditto! Looking forward to NBA 2k18 tonight - good to know. I have Guardians of The Galaxy 2 in 4k HDR also, haven't watched yet.

[Darth Aegis]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

I've never really known how to attach an online image.. I've attached your screenshot and mine.

Man, I see what u mean....interesting. It's like it's siting in standard

[CaptainFear]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

I've never really known how to attach an online image.. I've attached your screenshot and mine.

Wow! Are these both 1pm / clear weather games?

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Man, I see what u mean....interesting. It's like it's siting in standard

I know, it looks terrible. 1pm, I believe clear weather for mine. I really want to see your settings, I'm assuming you are not sitting at default hdr, that you have changed the picture settings?

[CaptainFear]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

I know, it looks terrible. 1pm, I believe clear weather for mine. I really want to see your settings, I'm assuming you are not sitting at default hdr, that you have changed the picture settings?

Ok. Dareal's pic looks good. I have a pretty high end Samsung ks8500, basically set in torch mode and still the greens in the field don't look anything like that pic. I tried different picture modes etc and nothing. For this particular game I did set Contrast and Brightness in the in game settings to "Highest" and it makes a slight difference from "Default". Slightly more vibrant and I'm happy with that. My field under those settings @ Pit, 1pm, clear look somewhere between both of your pics you've posted.

Also, I even Googled Madden 18 graphics and looked at all the images released by EA leading up to release and not a single field is that green, including Pit. I also looked back at the Photographic thread here on OS and not a single one of those stunning pics has a field that green.

So in conclusion, considering DaReals pic was taken off screen, I just believe it was the camera used that has it appear that green. Unless there is something to it...

[UtahUtes32]

Re: Madden 18 and HDR

Ok. Dareal's pic looks good. I have a pretty high end Samsung ks8500, basically set in torch mode and still the greens in the field don't look anything like that pic. I tried different picture modes etc and nothing. For this particular game I did set Contrast and Brightness in the in game settings to "Highest" and it makes a slight difference from "Default". Slightly more vibrant and I'm happy with that. My field under those settings @ Pit, 1pm, clear look somewhere between both of your pics you've posted.

Also, I even Googled Madden 18 graphics and looked at all the images released by EA leading up to release and not a single field is that green, including Pit. I also looked back at the Photographic thread here on OS and not a single one of those stunning pics has a field that green.

So in conclusion, considering DaReals pic was taken off screen, I just believe it was the camera used that has it appear that green. Unless there is something to it...

I don't think it was his camera. In the other thread on page 1, there was another picture post with the same green field. I think the picture thread looks like that because their photos aren't grabbed by their phone camera, but from screen capture (meaning it doesn't matter what setting the TV is on).