The Only Software That Does
Real HDR Mastering
Every other tool fakes it. VESAI is the world's first and only AI video enhancer with true SDR to HDR10 mastering, full dynamic metadata, Dolby Vision workflow, and real-time preview — no color grading expertise required.
Watch Real HDR
vs Fake HDR
These are real comparison videos — same source footage, same display. The difference is visible immediately on any HDR monitor.
Fake HDR Is Everywhere.
Real HDR Is Only Here.
Software vendors call it "SDR to HDR conversion." What most of them actually do is boost brightness, crank contrast, and repackage the result in an HDR container. The dynamic range never changes. The color space never expands. It's SDR in an HDR wrapper.
😤 What Most Software Does FAKE HDR
- ✗ Amplifies SDR brightness and calls it HDR
- ✗ Keeps content trapped in BT.709 color gamut
- ✗ No real expansion of dynamic range
- ✗ Generates fake Dolby Vision P5 metadata shells
- ✗ No real-time preview — you see nothing until render
- ✗ Zero control over HDR curve or luminance mapping
- ✗ Windows + macOS only (still no cloud option)
- ✗ Expensive subscriptions with basic codec output
✅ What VESAI Does REAL HDR
- ✓ Properly places luminance peaks in genuine HDR space
- ✓ Full BT.2020 color space mapping — mathematically correct
- ✓ True dynamic range expansion, not just brightness boost
- ✓ Legit Dolby Vision workflow via official free Dolby tools
- ✓ Real-time HDR before/after preview while you adjust
- ✓ 9 professional sliders + multiple Cinematic Looks
- ✓ Desktop (Windows) + full Cloud (any OS, no GPU)
- ✓ ProRes 4444 XQ HDR, HEVC, AV1 — broadcast-grade codecs
Why "SDR to HDR" in Other Apps
Is Marketing, Not Science
Understanding the difference between genuine HDR mastering and brightness-boosted SDR is the key to producing content that actually looks correct on any HDR display.
❌ How Competitors Process "HDR"
- 🔴 Take SDR source signal (BT.709, limited dynamic range)
- 🔴 Apply a tone curve that boosts highlights and shadows
- 🔴 Increase overall luminance to simulate "brightness"
- 🔴 Remap colorspace metadata tags — the container says HDR10
- 🔴 Result: SDR image wrapped in an HDR10 or Dolby Vision shell
- 🔴 On proper HDR displays: content looks washed out or clipped
- 🔴 No real specular highlights, no genuine peak luminance data
- 🔴 Independent reviewers have confirmed this publicly
✅ How VESAI Processes Real HDR
- 🟢 Analyzes original scene-by-scene luminance distribution
- 🟢 Identifies specular highlights and places them in true HDR space
- 🟢 Expands color gamut from BT.709 to full BT.2020 chromaticity
- 🟢 Generates genuine HDR10 SEI metadata embedded in x265 stream
- 🟢 Creates real dynamic metadata for Dolby Vision using official tools
- 🟢 Multiple professional Looks (FILM, Cinematic, Animation, etc.)
- 🟢 9 live-adjustable sliders: Nits, Specular, Depth, Color, Exposure…
- 🟢 Watch the full real-time demo on our YouTube channel
What About
NVIDIA RTX HDR?
Many users believe RTX HDR from NVIDIA is comparable to real SDR-to-HDR mastering. It is not. Here is exactly why.
THE BOTTOM LINE
RTX HDR is a display enhancement. VESAI is a mastering tool. They are not comparable — one makes your screen look better while you watch, the other creates a real HDR file you can deliver anywhere, on any display, forever.
How Every Major Tool Stacks Up
Comparing VESAI against UniFab, Topaz Video AI, and AVCLabs across the features that actually matter to content creators, filmmakers, and post-production studios.
| Feature | VESAI TEKNO3D LABS |
UniFab DVDFab |
Topaz Video AI |
AVCLabs Video AI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🎨 HDR Mastering Technology | ||||
| Real SDR → HDR10 Mastering Genuine HDR space expansion, not simulated | ✓ Industry First |
✗ Fake (brightness boost) |
✗ Not offered |
✗ Fake repackaging |
| Real-Time HDR Preview See HDR result before rendering a single frame | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Before/After Live Comparison Side-by-side SDR vs HDR in the main UI | ✓ | ✗ | ~ Upscaling only |
✗ |
| Manual HDR Sliders Nits, Specular, Depth, Color, Exposure, White Balance… | ✓ 9 sliders |
✗ Auto only |
✗ | ✗ |
| Professional Cinematic Looks FILM, Cinematic, Animation, Old-Films, Custom | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dynamic HDR Metadata (HDR10+) Scene-by-scene metadata embedded in stream | ✓ | ✗ Static only |
✗ | ✗ |
| Dolby Vision Workflow Full DV via official free Dolby Labs tools | ✓ Legitimate |
~ Fake P5 metadata |
✗ | ✗ |
| ⚡ AI Upscaling & Enhancement | ||||
| Maximum Output Resolution | 12K | 16K | 8K | 8K |
| NVIDIA TensorRT Acceleration Fastest possible GPU pipeline | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ~ |
| AMD / Intel GPU Support (DirectML) | ✓ | ✓ | ~ Limited |
✓ |
| Frame Interpolation (up to 120fps / 960fps) | ✓ Up to 960fps |
✓ 120fps |
✓ | ~ |
| Upscaling + HDR + Interpolation in One Pass | ✓ | ✗ Separate passes |
✗ No HDR |
✗ |
| Proprietary Denoising Algorithm | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| 📁 Professional Codec Support | ||||
| ProRes 4444 XQ HDR Output | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ | ✗ |
| HEVC / H.265 with HDR SEI Metadata | ✓ | ~ | ✓ | ~ |
| AV1 Encoding | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Audio Upmix (Stereo → 5.1/7.1 Surround) | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| ☁️ Cloud & Platform Availability | ||||
| Cloud SDR to HDR Service No GPU, no installation — browser-based mastering | ✓ World's First |
~ Upscaling only, no HDR |
✗ | ✗ |
| Works on Mac & Linux | ✓ Via Cloud |
✓ Mac app |
✓ Mac app |
✓ |
| Cloud AI Image & Video Generation | ✓ Full AI Suite |
✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| 💰 Pricing & Value | ||||
| Free Trial | ✓ 7-day full access |
✓ 30-day trial |
~ Watermarked only |
~ Limited trial |
| Entry Monthly Price | $29.99/mo | $39.99/mo | $35.99/mo | $39.99/mo |
| Cloud HDR Processing Cost | ~$28 / hour of video |
N/A No real HDR cloud |
N/A | N/A |
Six Reasons Professionals
Choose VESAI
Not marketing claims. Technical realities that no other tool on the market can match in 2026.
The Only Real HDR Engine
While every competitor boosts brightness and calls it HDR, VESAI performs genuine luminance remapping into true HDR space. Colors expand into full BT.2020. Specular highlights reach genuine peak nits. It looks different because it is different.
✓ Verified by independent testersReal-Time Preview + 9 Control Sliders
See your HDR master before committing to a render. Adjust Nits, Specular Lighting, HDR Depth, Exposure, White Balance, and more in real-time with instant feedback. No other upscaling or HDR tool offers this workflow.
✓ Watch the demo on YouTubeLegitimate Dolby Vision Workflow
VESAI generates the analysis data your content needs, then integrates with the official free tools from Dolby Labs to produce certified-compatible output — not a fake P5 metadata shell like the competition.
✓ Uses official Dolby tools (free)World's First Cloud HDR Mastering
No GPU? No Windows PC? No problem. VESAI Cloud brings the same HDR engine to your browser. Upload your video, choose your Look, adjust sliders, download HDR10 — on any device, any OS, anywhere.
✓ Works on Mac, Linux, iPadBroadcast-Grade Professional Codecs
ProRes 4444 XQ HDR. HEVC with dynamic SEI metadata. AV1. Real x265 CPU encoding that properly embeds HDR metadata into the bitstream. Not just an H.264 export with an HDR10 flag bolted on.
✓ ProRes 4444 XQ HDR supportEverything in One Pass
Upscale to 4K, apply HDR mastering, interpolate frames to 60fps, denoise, and encode to ProRes — in a single processing pipeline. Competitors require separate passes for each step, doubling or tripling your render time.
✓ Combined pipeline, one passBest AI Video Enhancement &
SDR to HDR Software — Ranked
Ranked on what matters: HDR quality, workflow flexibility, real-time feedback, professional codec support, and cloud availability.
🏆 VESAI by Tekno3D Labs — Best Overall
The only software with genuine HDR mastering, real-time preview, Dolby Vision workflow, 9 live sliders, professional codecs, cloud service, and an AI generation suite. Unmatched for filmmakers, content creators, and post-production houses.
Topaz Video AI — Best for Pure Upscaling
Excellent AI upscaling models with strong detail recovery and frame interpolation. No HDR mastering capability at all — purely an upscaling and restoration tool. Expensive subscription, watermarked trial, Windows/Mac only.
UniFab Video Enhancer AI — Best All-in-One Bundle
Wide feature set with denoising, colorization, and audio tools. HDR "conversion" is a known brightness-boost simulation — not real HDR mastering. Good choice for general enhancement if genuine HDR output is not your requirement.
AVCLabs Video Enhancer AI — Good Beginner Option
Simple interface with decent upscaling and basic colorization tools. HDR output is limited to simulated conversion. No professional codec support, no real dynamic metadata. Suitable for casual use with non-critical content.
NVIDIA RTX HDR — Display Enhancement Only
A GPU driver feature that applies generic tone mapping to your display in real-time. Not content-aware, produces no deliverable HDR file, requires RTX hardware, and has no color gamut expansion. Useful for watching SDR content on your own HDR monitor — useless for content creation or delivery.
Online Tools (CapCut, Canva, TensorPix) — Convenience Only
Browser-based tools useful for quick social media content and basic resolution bumps. No HDR capability, limited codec support, and output quality far below desktop solutions. Not suitable for professional production or any HDR workflow.
Professional Results.
No Color Science Degree Required.
VESAI eliminates the need for DaVinci Resolve expertise, expensive calibration hardware, or a color grading suite costing thousands per month.
YouTubers & Content Creators
Transform your existing library from SDR to true HDR10 in minutes. Upload-ready output for YouTube HDR, with proper metadata that YouTube's player respects and displays correctly on HDR screens.
Freelance Filmmakers & Editors
Add professional HDR deliverables to your service offering without buying a Flanders Scientific reference monitor or hiring a colorist. Charge more. Deliver more. No new gear required.
Post-Production Studios
Batch-process library content to HDR10. Use the Studio license across up to 20 machines. Generate Dolby Vision-compatible output at a fraction of the cost of traditional HDR mastering services.
Mac & Linux Users
VESAI Cloud is your solution. The same HDR mastering engine runs entirely in your browser — upload, master, download HDR10 output. No Windows. No GPU. No installation. Credits never expire.
Gaming Content & E-Sports
Upscale gameplay footage to 4K or 8K, add frame interpolation for silky-smooth 60fps or 120fps slow-motion replays, and apply HDR mastering — all in one single processing pass.
Film Archivists & Restorers
Breathe new life into SD and HD archive footage. AI-powered grain and compression artifact removal, 4K+ upscaling with detail recovery, and HDR mastering that treats your archive material with respect.
This Is What
Real HDR Looks Like
Every image below is a native HDR10 AVIF — encoded directly from VESAI-mastered footage. On a Windows HDR display or compatible browser, these render in full HDR. Click any image to view fullscreen.
NATIVE HDR10 · AVIF FORMAT · BEST VIEWED WITH WINDOWS HDR ENABLED
What People Ask Before
Switching to VESAI
Experience Real HDR.
For the First Time.
7-day free trial. No watermarks. No credit card required to start. Available as desktop software or cloud service — your choice.
Desktop: Windows 10/11 · GPU accelerated · Cloud: Any device, any OS · No GPU needed