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Hello guys,
I build vlc source code successful on my mac. But when I use it to play HDR file, it looks like SDR.
I download vlc-3.0.8.dmg from official web sit, it play the same HDR file correctly.
Could you please tell me how can I build vlc source code to play HDR correctly?

the following is my configure:
/Users/username/open_source_code/vlc/extras/package/macosx/../../../configure --prefix=/Users/username/open_source_code/vlc/build/vlc_install_dir --enable-macosx --enable-merge-ffmpeg --enable-osx-notifications --enable-faad --enable-flac --enable-theora --enable-shout --enable-ncurses --enable-twolame --enable-realrtsp --enable-libass --enable-macosx-qtkit --enable-macosx-avfoundation --disable-skins2 --disable-xcb --disable-caca --disable-pulse --disable-sdl-image --disable-vnc --with-macosx-version-min=10.11 --build=x86_64-apple-darwin18 --host=x86_64-apple-darwin18 --with-macosx-version-min=10.11 --with-macosx-sdk=/Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/Platforms/MacOSX.platform/Developer/SDKs/MacOSX.sdk/

Thanks

VLC will always play your HDR content as SDR on macOS because we don't support correct HDR on this platform yet. Your configure line is correct, but compiling the sources yourself will not add this missing feature.

Thank for your reply.

Is there any way to get the missing feature?
I found the vlc-3.0.8.dmg from official web sit contain the following plugins ,but my build vlc don't contain.
Is it because I lack these plugin, so my build vlc can't play HDR like official vlc-3.0.8.dmg ?
Can I build these plugin on my mac?

libaccess_qtsound_plugin.dylib
libaccess_realrtsp_plugin.dylib
libamem_plugin.dylib
libattachment_plugin.dylib
libbluray-awt-j2se-1.1.2.jar
libbluray-j2se-1.1.2.jar
libdiracsys_plugin.dylib
libes_plugin.dylib
libi420_10_p010_plugin.dylib
liblogger_plugin.dylib
libmediadirs_plugin.dylib
libmotion_plugin.dylib
libmpc_plugin.dylib
libnetsync_plugin.dylib
liboldrc_plugin.dylib
libpacketizer_dirac_plugin.dylib
libpng_plugin.dylib
libreal_plugin.dylib
libremoteosd_plugin.dylib


Thanks

I believe that you didn’t understand my previous response. HDR playback is not supported on macOS! We will add it in a future release but we are far from ready.

I believe that you didn’t understand my previous response. HDR playback is not supported on macOS! We will add it in a future release but we are far from ready.

Is this still not supported?

Regrettably, this is still not supported. It will be added in version 4.