Designed for filmmakers, colorists, and VFX artists, SwitchHDR, which expands Beeble’s suite of AI tools, is available through the Beeble web application. 

SwitchHDR is a new AI frontier model that reconstructs HDR imagery from conventional SDR video, producing scene-linear 16-bit EXR sequences for professional post-production. The new solutioncombines artist-directed HDR reconstruction with scene-linear 16-bit EXR output and native ACES support. 

SDR video captures, Beeble says, “ only a fraction of the dynamic range present in a real scene. Once highlights clip or shadow detail is compressed or lost, traditional SDR-to-HDR methods can only redistribute the remaining signal, often introducing banding, noise and other artifacts. In contrast, SwitchHDR is trained on real HDR footage to reconstruct a plausible HDR representation rather than stretch the existing SDR signal. The result rebuilds highlight and shadow detail, suppresses shadow noise, and preserves temporal consistency across entire video sequences.” 

“Most of the world’s video exists in SDR, yet today’s productions increasingly expect HDR-quality assets,” said Hoon Kim, CEO of Beeble. “SwitchHDR bridges that gap by estimating a scene-linear HDR representation from existing footage, giving filmmakers a practical way to integrate SDR footage into modern HDR production pipelines while maintaining creative control.” 

Unlike automatic conversion tools, SwitchHDR offers direct artistic control over the process. Users, Beeble adds, “can define highlight and shadow regions using luminance masks and guide the model with separate text prompts. HDR reconstruction is applied only to selected regions, while the remainder of the image is carried through without AI reconstruction.” 

Output is delivered as scene-linear 16-bit EXR sequences in ACES2065-1 (AP0), enabling seamless integration into professional grading, compositing, and VFX pipelines. 

SwitchHDR is designed for professional production and post-production workflows, including feature films, commercials, sports production, archival restoration, and visual effects. The technology expands Beeble’s suite of AI tools for production and post-production, building on the company’s work in relighting, compositing, and virtual production. 

SwitchHDR is available through the Beeble web application. For more information, visit beeble.ai/research/switchhdr.