Demystifying High-Dynamic-Range Technology A new evolution in digital media. H By Ronan Boitard, Mahsa T. Pouzarad, Panos Nasiopoulos, and Jim Slevinsky igh-dynamic-range (HDR) technology has attracted a lot of attention recently, especially in commercial trade shows such as the Consumer Electronics Show, the National Association of Broadcasters Show, the International Broadcasting Convention, and Internationale Funkausstellung Berlin. However, a great deal of mystery still surrounds this new evolution in digital media. Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MCE.2015.2463294 Date of publication: 29 October 2015 72 IEEE Consumer Electronics Magazine ^ october 2015 2162-2248/15©2015IEEE