> that would save copy/pasting repeated variable names into tests, logs, etc
This is all it takes for me to get value out of my subscription. It's saving me time by anticipating my next test / block of code based on what I've previously written, and that saved time really adds up.
Sure it's not "Jesus take the wheel" level AI yet, but time is money, and so is my sanity.
If they make it better for the reader, they can potentially raise the price. If they can make it cheaper to produce, they can potentially increase their profit without raising the price.
Usually on balance this falls somewhere in between -- more value for less money for the consumer, and more profit on each marginal unit of production for the producer, which is how technology progresses across most consumer goods.
Yes, but they're not going to pass on costs from not using a voice actor. They're just going to charge what they normally would have, and not worry about having to give so and so a cut.
Niche stuff has always been economically viable. Niche stuff also tends to get publisher support. Realistically these days the only reason why books don't have an audiobook format is due to not wanting to support Amazon/Apple, or because they just don't want it. Voice actors literally are not expensive for audiobooks. You can absolutely afford one if your tiny $9 book hits more than 200 copies.
Unless you're talking about illegal niche, in which fair but I highly doubt stores are going to accept those. All generation helps with is content that will be free.
I think you’re underestimating how much work goes into hiring and producing something. Making it more self-service will go a long way toward making it more accessible to small creators. And my impression is that many books don’t sell 200 copies.
Is higher granularity all HDR is, then? Other commenters mention that the HDR brightness max is more than what the SDR brightness max is defined as, which seems odd to me. It's as if you're crippling the display for SDR permanently.
Rec.709 actually defines a peak luma of 100 nits. sRGB has it defined as 80 nits. These numbers are really only for mastering, but as you push further from the standard you start to see artifacts, namely banding in gradients.
HDR standards require higher bit depth and define higher peak brightness. In addition, and this is probably technically the toughest bit, they define dynamic metadata formats which define tone mapping as the content changes [0].
One thing you may be missing about the particular effect we see on this website is that it disappears as you turn your device brightness up. So you can still get that brightness with SDR content.
Ideal HDR goes up to 10000 nits or higher. It would be ridiculous to put SDR white anywhere near that level.
And there is no need to cripple anything. Brightness adjustment can/should let you put SDR white all the way up to the max full-screen brightness. If a manufacturer cripples that it's not HDR's fault.
But it's also important to note that "max full-screen brightness" is often a lot less than maximum spot brightness.
E.g Australia and New Zealand are still having to buy them from unauthorized resellers.