[ Suggestion ] Add separate subtitle color settings for HDR content

[Marcus1305 19]

I think this is self explanatory. When watching HDR content TV's need to maximize backlight and contrast settings which results in subtitles which are too bright. To fix this problem user should be given the option to choose subtitle color for hdr content only and the most optimal choice would be light gray or gray in order to reduce blooming. This is common issue with HDR and for example TV channels like BBC and others change their logo color ( which is usually in the corner) to gray for HDR channels. I understand this might be hard to implement and if it is not possible maybe adding option to change subtitle color in the subtitles menu when playback is active would be solid alternative.

[GrimReaper 4739]

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1. Be able to change the color of the subtitle from the OSD while a video is playing. On AndroidTV I now have to stop the video, go all the way back to the home screen, go to settings, change the subtitle colour, go back to the home screen, choose the video and start playing again. So being able to change the color from the OSD would save A LOT of clicks.

2. Set separate colour for subtitles for SDR and HDR content and automatically choose the relevant one based on the file that's playing.

 

[Marcus1305 19]

9 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

You can lend your support here:

From the same thread:

 

So 3 years and nothing has been done to fix this simple problem?

[wolfram84 10]

Please add an option to change subtitle position vertically like ATV app...

[Luke 42077]

3 hours ago, Marcus1305 said:

So 3 years and nothing has been done to fix this simple problem?

Hi, have you taken a look at all of the subtitle options that we have?

[Marcus1305 19]

On 9/18/2023 at 8:14 PM, Luke said:

Hi, have you taken a look at all of the subtitle options that we have?

Yeah but the only useful thing I see is gray color option, which isn't really good for sdr content only for hdr. There is no option to quickly change the look of the subtitles while the movie is being played. Which means you need to disable the playback go all the way to the subtitles settings, return and play the video again. There are many cases where you will forget to revert the color to white for sdr and vice versa for hdr. Separate sdr and hdr subtitles color is not implemented also.

[Luke 42077]

Hi, two more shades of great have been added to the options list for the next release. Separate hdr options are always a possibility. Thanks.

[Marcus1305 19]

Thanks, separate hdr options would be the best solution if possible, the other workaround is to add ability to change color of the subtitles in the subtitles menu while playback is active.

Edited September 21, 2023 by Marcus1305

[wollanup 1]

+1

Separate HDR/SDR settings or simply 2 different styles with a switch available during playback, it can be enough.

And a brightness slider, or a darker yellow would be perfect 

Hope that can be done, and come to the Samsung app.

[Luke 42077]

We can add a darker yellow !

[Luke 42077]

2 minutes ago, Luke said:

We can add a darker yellow !

Just playing with this though, and a dark yellow isn't really that far off from  orange, right?

[wollanup 1]

Hi  @Luke, 
Thank you for your answer.
OK, I'll check the orange in HDR.

But we are talking about a workaround here, don't you agree?
The real point is to have an "automatic" or "very quick access during playback" setting when to handle SDR/HDR content.
 

[Luke 42077]

Hi, yes more options are certainly possible. 

[Marcus1305 19]

On 5/23/2025 at 7:33 PM, Luke said:

Hi, yes more options are certainly possible. 

It would be very helpful, because it so annoying to change the subtitle color every time you switch between SDR and HDR content.