Darker images captured when both option `hdr-reference-white = 100` and command `screenshot`

[hooke007]

mpv Information

mpv v0.40.0-462-ge6885cb92 Copyright © 2000-2025 mpv/MPlayer/mplayer2 projects
built on Nov 19 2025 00:13:27
libplacebo version: v7.357.0 (v7.351.0-90-g2e5a392-dirty)
FFmpeg version: N-121806-gb39989604
FFmpeg library versions:
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libswresample   6.2.100
libswscale      9.3.100
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Built with NDEBUG.
Command line options: '--config=no' '--log-file=mpv-pure.log' '--vo=gpu-next' '--idle=once' '--force-window=yes' '--keep-open=yes' '--hidpi-window-scale=no' '--autofit-smaller=500x500'

Other Information

- Windows version: win11
- GPU model, driver and version: irrelevant
- Source of mpv: shin
- Latest known working version: n/a
- Issue started after the following happened: n/a

Reproduction Steps

start mpv with --hdr-reference-white=100

run the command screenshot

Expected Behavior

Just a common screenshot

Actual Behavior

a darker screenshot

Log File

test.log

Sample Files

No response

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• I tested with the latest mpv version to validate that the issue is not already fixed.
• I provided all required information including system and mpv version.
• I produced the log file with the exact same set of files, parameters, and conditions used in "Reproduction Steps", with the addition of --log-file=output.txt.
• I produced the log file while the behaviors described in "Actual Behavior" were actively observed.
• I attached the full, untruncated log file.
• I attached the backtrace in the case of a crash.

[atrxia1]

Unless something recently has changed, screenshot-high-bit-depth shouldn't have any effect on jpg, is there a specific file format that has this issue? Edit: Outdated

[hooke007]

I mixed up the two issues and have retested them.
@kasper93 IMO, at least it shouldn't affect sdr source?