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diff --git a/DOCS/man/options.rst b/DOCS/man/options.rst index 6d1ff4df5a..5c4882883a 100644 --- a/DOCS/man/options.rst +++ b/DOCS/man/options.rst @@ -4896,14 +4896,15 @@ The following video options are currently all specific to ``--vo=gpu`` and some drivers, so enable at your own risk. ``--tone-mapping-desaturate=<value>`` - Apply desaturation for highlights that exceed this level of brightness. The - higher the parameter, the more color information will be preserved. This - setting helps prevent unnaturally blown-out colors for super-highlights, by - (smoothly) turning into white instead. This makes images feel more natural, - at the cost of reducing information about out-of-range colors. - - The default of 2.0 is somewhat conservative and will mostly just apply to - skies or directly sunlit surfaces. A setting of 0.0 disables this option. + Apply desaturation for highlights. The parameter essentially controls the + steepness of the desaturation curve. The higher the parameter, the more + aggressively colors will be desaturated. This setting helps prevent + unnaturally blown-out colors for super-highlights, by (smoothly) turning + into white instead. This makes images feel more natural, at the cost of + reducing information about out-of-range colors. + + The default of 1.0 provides a good balance that roughly matches the look + and feel of the ACES ODT curves. A setting of 0.0 disables this option. ``--gamut-warning`` If enabled, mpv will mark all clipped/out-of-gamut pixels that exceed a |