Bug 498289 - Display looks dim and muted in HDR mode
Summary: Display looks dim and muted in HDR mode
Status: RESOLVED UPSTREAM
Alias: None
Product: kwin
Classification: Plasma
Component: colour-management (show other bugs)
Version: 6.2.4
Platform: Neon Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KWin default assignee
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Reported: 2025-01-05 21:10 UTC by yamiyukisenpai
Modified: 2025-01-23 14:31 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Description yamiyukisenpai 2025-01-05 21:10:01 UTC 
SUMMARY
My primary monitor (MSI Optix MAG MAG342CQR 1440p ultrawide) looks extremely dim and muted in HDR mode.  I made sure that its brightness is set to 100%.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Turn on HDR


OBSERVED RESULT
ultrawide monitor looks dim

EXPECTED RESULT
It should be brighter 

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: TUXEDO OS 
KDE Plasma Version: 6.2.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.8.0
Qt Version: 6.8.1
Kernel Version: 6.11.0-108013-tuxedo (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 24 × AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core Processor
Memory: 62.7 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6900 XT
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: X570S AORUS MASTER
System Version: -CF

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
I wanted to take a picture, but the result looks normal from it.
Comment 1 yamiyukisenpai 2025-01-05 22:13:07 UTC 
I posted a comment here as well
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/drm/amd/-/issues/3200#note_2723577
Comment 2 John Kizer 2025-01-13 09:03:46 UTC 
Hi - I can't reproduce as I don't have the right graphics hardware, but the investigation of this bug on Intel hardware might be relevant: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=496991
Comment 3 Zamundaaa 2025-01-23 14:31:23 UTC 
Yeah this is a driver bug, we can't do anything about it in KWin