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EDID

What is video flags?

Video flags are the switches inside a modified EDID: each one turns a single picture capability on, off, or to a specific setting.

In plain language

When a device copies a display's EDID and modifies it, the flags are what you modify. Each corresponds to one capability the source will read and act on.

Why it matters in your setup

Most real problems are one flag wide. VRR that is never advertised. An HDR mode you want removed because the display handles it badly. An FRL rate you want capped because the cable is marginal. Flags let you change exactly that one thing and leave everything else as the display reported it.

It also makes testing methodical: change one flag, observe, change it back. That is a far better way to find a fault than swapping cables.

What the DR HDMI 8K does with it

The DR HDMI 8K's video flags are FRL rate (disable, or cap at FRL1 to FRL5), VRR (enable or disable), ALLM (enable or disable), HDR (remove, or set HDR10, HDR10/HLG, HDR10+ or HDR10+/HLG) and DV (remove, or set a preloaded or custom Dolby Vision mode). They apply in COPY TX SINK EDID and MODIFY mode.

DR HDMI 8K in one line: it is a 48Gbps HDMI 2.1 EDID manager, emulator and repeater that sits between your source and the rest of the chain, so you can see what is being negotiated and decide what the source is allowed to see — instead of guessing which device is at fault. What it is and what it solves →

Related terms

audio flags →AutoMix EDID →VRR →ALLM →HDR →FRL →Dolby Vision →

Read more

Manual: video flags →EDID manager guide →

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