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Originally Posted by Asmodian
Optimal settings that do not use full range? 
DO NOT USE RANDOM 3DLUTs! That is going to do more harm than good. The differences between screens are as significant as the corrections so a random 3DLUT results in a randomly modified image.
Why did you enable gamma processing?! You use High debanding by default?! Using Image Enhancements with LumaSharpen, AdaptiveSharpen, and sharpen edges by default on all content? Ouch!
Using NGU very high for chroma?! Use high at most. 
Using more sharpen edges, crispen edges, enhance detail, LumaSharpen, and AdaptiveSharpen all at the same time in upscaling refinement too!?!
Sorry, but this looks more like a guide of what you should not do to me. Way too much processing for default settings. |
Have you tried the settings?
Just try it you will see.
About the 3dlut not sure for others but for me it works beautifully. You definitely don't need to make your own 3dlut file, this file makes shadow so much better than not using a 3dlut.
( Although if you want optimal picture, sure go ahead and measure your screen and all that stuff.
About enabling gamma, this way you can use the gamma level of your choice to get the perfect darkness of the image. I use as can be seen 2.2 on almost all movies. If video is a little too bright, just bump it up. Videos can difffer.
About high debanding, definitely, since for 8bpc you get quite a bit of banding even with large UHD material. If you have a perfect RGB setting or whatever, like I mentioned, you can modify these settings to your liking. )
Lumasharpen and Adaptivesharpen makes the image MORE smooth. As you can see I already have the other setting 150% max. That wasn't enough, the other settings makes it so nice. There is something about mixing these that creates the effect.
Yes on ALL 4k content this is optimal. I've tried on both 70gb+ UHD and smaller files around 10gb UHD, you get same exceptional look no matter the 4k content.
About the upscaling, I don't think this section matters for 4k material or is upscale enabled for 4k material? If not you can just skip it. But if you set all settings exactly the same you too will get this wonderful effect so who cares.
Before I always was disturbed by some small grainyness in the image, not anymore AND it's still sharp.
Couple Screens:
Images appear a bit brighter in player than in browser.
https://imgur.com/lke7wmo
https://imgur.com/8qbhmY7
https://imgur.com/ziE1gHd
from silence of the lambs:
https://imgur.com/EQvoedK
https://imgur.com/x60mECs slightly fuzzy camera shot
https://imgur.com/l1zZ3Xm
hateful eight:
https://imgur.com/0r3u7t5
https://imgur.com/Y9LTbLQ
terminator2:
https://imgur.com/6CKMVVx
https://imgur.com/No5Lj9r
https://imgur.com/T6NubnS
https://imgur.com/YsmmKji
jurassic park:
https://imgur.com/Cc9ugx6