Convert photos and video to true HDR
MakeHDR turns any JPEG into true gain-map HDR — and SDR clips into real HDR video — that glows on modern screens, with no AI and no upload. Video runs in your browser on Chrome, Edge and Android, with the MakeHDR app for iPhone, iPad and Mac for 4K. Pick your use case:
HDR photos that sell listings
Buyers scroll listings on their phones — and modern phones have HDR screens. A true HDR listing photo literally glows brighter than every SDR photo around it. That's not a metaphor: HDR highlights are physically brighter on screen.
Make your Instagram posts glow
Instagram displays true HDR photos — but your camera roll exports are usually SDR. Convert before you post and your photo lights up against everyone else's feed. Posting Reels? You can convert video to HDR, too.
Ship HDR without the pipeline
Deliver true HDR your clients can actually see glow on their phones — without a 32-bit Photoshop pipeline or paid plugins. MakeHDR turns your finished JPEGs into standards-compliant Ultra HDR (ISO 21496-1 + Adobe XMP, encoded with Google's libultrahdr — the same gain-map standard Apple and Google use).
HDR photos that book more nights
Guests browse Airbnb on HDR phone screens, and the listings that physically glow get the clicks. A true HDR photo is brighter on screen than every SDR thumbnail around it — your place stands out before anyone reads a word.
Product photos that stop the scroll
Shoppers compare products on HDR phone screens. A true HDR product shot is physically brighter than the SDR images next to it — your listing catches the eye first, and the eye is what converts.
Wedding photos that glow like the day did
Couples relive their wedding on HDR phone screens. True HDR brings back the light the moment actually had — candlelight, golden hour, sparklers — brighter on screen than any standard photo. Delivering a highlight film too? You can also convert wedding video to HDR.
Car photos that sell the metal
Buyers scroll listings on HDR phones, and a car that physically glows gets the click. True HDR keeps paint, chrome and reflections bright on screen — exactly what makes a car look worth the asking price.
Food photos that make people hungry
People order with their eyes, on HDR phone screens. A true HDR food shot is physically brighter than the SDR photos around it — glossy sauces, fresh produce and steam all catch the light the way they did on the plate.
Travel photos that glow like you remember
The view never quite fits in a standard photo. True HDR brings back the brightness your eyes saw — sunsets, neon, bright skies — and it glows on the HDR phone screens where everyone scrolls today.
Landscapes with the light back in them
Landscapes live and die by dynamic range. True HDR restores the brightness a sunrise or storm sky actually had — on the HDR screens most people now view photos on — without flattening the scene or inventing detail.
Portraits with real, living light
A portrait is about light on a face. True HDR brings back bright catchlights and rim light without touching the person — no AI, no altered features — and it glows on the HDR screens where portraits get shared.
Event photos with the lights still blazing
Concerts, parties and conferences are all about light — and SDR crushes exactly the part that mattered. True HDR keeps stage lights, neon and screens bright on the HDR phones where people relive the night.
Interiors that read true on every screen
Interior shots fight a hard problem: bright windows and warm lamps in the same frame. True HDR holds both — bright views and glowing lamps — on the HDR screens where clients and followers actually look.
Make your AI art glow in true HDR
AI art is born vivid — but exported as a flat SDR file it loses its punch on the HDR screens where everyone scrolls. MakeHDR adds real HDR headroom to the highlights your render already has, so neon, glow and bright light sources physically shine brighter on screen. No AI re-processing: the conversion never touches your render.
Digital art that glows on every screen
You hand-painted the light in your illustration — don't let an SDR export flatten it. MakeHDR adds true HDR headroom to the highlights you painted, so glints, rim light and bright skies shine on the HDR screens where clients and followers actually look.
Reels that glow in HDR
Instagram is video-first, and phones are HDR. Convert your clip to true HDR before you post and it shines brighter than the SDR Reels around it — real added brightness, not a filter.
Listing videos that glow
Buyers watch walkthroughs on HDR phones. True HDR keeps the window views bright and the interiors lit instead of flat — your listing stands out before a word is read.
Wedding films that glow like the day
Couples rewatch their film on HDR phones. True HDR brings back the light the day actually had — candlelight, golden hour, sparklers — brighter on screen than any SDR clip.