How to Enable HDR Screenshot Color Corrector in Snipping Tool
The HDR Screenshot Color Corrector in the Windows 11 Snipping Tool fixes washed-out or blindingly bright colors when you take pictures of your screen. High Dynamic Range (HDR) images often look too dark or neon when saved on standard screens, but this tool automatically adjusts the colors to keep your pictures looking natural.
Microsoft added this feature to stop color problems when capturing bright games and videos. Keeping the corrector turned on helps your screenshots look just right on any monitor.
Open Snipping Tool, click the three dots menu in the top right, select Settings, and toggle the “HDR screenshot color corrector” switch. This ensures your screenshots accurately represent colors on HDR displays.
What Is the Snipping Tool?
The Snipping Tool is Windows’ built-in screenshot utility. It captures any part of the screen, ranging from full displays down to specific windows.
Redacting sensitive text and managing screen recordings are also supported inside the application.
Why Should You Know About the HDR Color Corrector?
Enabling the HDR Screenshot Color Corrector ensures color fidelity on high-end monitors. Captures mirror the exact palette visible on screen, preventing washed-out tones or unexpected color shifts.
Vivid colors shine on HDR screens, and this feature bridges the gap between hardware output and final image files. Screen captures retain the precise look intended by the display.
Disabling the HDR Screenshot Color Corrector makes sense when monitors lack HDR support or manual color workflows are preferred. Turning off the feature also reduces resource overhead on older machines.
How to Turn the HDR Color Corrector On or Off
- Open the Snipping Tool on your computer.
- Click the three dots button (See more) in the top right corner.
- Select Settings from the menu.
- Look for the "HDR screenshot color corrector" option on the Settings screen.
- Toggle the switch button to turn it On or Off based on what you want.
- Close the Snipping Tool when you're done.
Managing this setting takes a few clicks inside the app. Open the Snipping Tool, click the three dots for 'See more' in the top right corner, and select 'Settings'. Locate the 'HDR screenshot color corrector' toggle to activate or deactivate the feature.
Summary
Windows 11 utilizes the HDR screenshot color corrector within the Snipping Tool to align saved captures with monitor output.
How to fix screenshots being bright with HDR?
Search HDR to bring up the option menu. Alternatively, right-click the desktop and navigate to display settings to disable HDR.
Why does HDR mess up screenshots?
HDR screenshots and recordings can appear washed out, too bright, too dark, or oddly colored. This happens because displays handle high brightness and wide color ranges differently than standard screens (SDR, or Standard Dynamic Range) handle saved images.
How to take proper HDR screenshots?
Capturing proper HDR screenshots is possible using the Windows Game Bar shortcut, Win+G, which preserves HDR settings during capture.
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