Which AI video models add HDR or higher frame rates?
Luma's Ray3 generated native HDR in EXR files from September 2025. LTX added an SDR-to-HDR endpoint in April 2026 and Runway its Ruby model for HDR in August. Frame rate arrives later: an fps setting for LTX audio-to-video, 48 fps on LTX-2.5 Pro, and Runway's conversion to rates up to 120 fps in September 2026. As of 2026-09-25.
| Date | Line | Version | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 2025 | Luma Ray | Ray3 | Ray3 adds reasoning, native HDR EXR output and a Draft Mode |
| 23 April 2026 | LTX | Not named in the note | An HDR conversion endpoint turns SDR clips into HDR frames |
| 19 August 2026 | LTX | Not named in the note | Audio-to-video takes a frame rate, a last frame and camera motion |
| 20 August 2026 | Runway | Runway Ruby | Ruby converts SDR video to HDR |
| 2 September 2026 | LTX | LTX-2.5 | LTX-2.5 Pro renders 1440p and 4K in both orientations and takes 48 fps |
| 17 September 2026 | Runway | Not named in the note | Frame-rate conversion up to 120 fps, 4K and five minutes |
Inclusion rule. Entries whose note bears directly on the question. Order. By date, oldest first; undated rows last.
HDR and frame rate are finishing concerns, the kind a studio asks about before footage goes into a grade or onto a broadcast timeline. They appear late in the register and from few makers, which says as much about who the notes are written for as about the models.
The notes mix generation and conversion. Ray3 renders HDR itself; LTX's endpoint and Runway's Ruby convert SDR footage, including footage from other models. Runway's frame-rate tool likewise converts any video, Runway-made or not.
Runway's August 2026 export note is related: Gen-4.5 and Aleph 2 outputs can leave as ProRes 4444 or PNG sequences rather than compressed MP4.
1In the makers' words
Luma Ray, 18 September 2025
Ray3 introduces breakthrough new reasoning capabilities in the world's first multimodal reasoning system, native HDR EXR generations, and Draft Mode for faster creative exploration
Luma, Ray3 launch post
- Ray3Ray3 adds reasoning, native HDR EXR output and a Draft Mode
LTX, 23 April 2026
endpoint for converting SDR videos to HDR.
LTX, API changelog
- HDR Video Conversion (Beta)An HDR conversion endpoint turns SDR clips into HDR frames
LTX, 19 August 2026
Audio-to-video now supports fps (default 24), last_frame_uri (requires image_uri), and camera_motion
LTX, API changelog
- Audio-to-video generation paramsAudio-to-video takes a frame rate, a last frame and camera motion
Runway, 20 August 2026
Transform any SDR video into true HDR with Runway Ruby, a native color grading model available in Tool Mode, Workflows, and Runway Dev.
Runway, changelog
- Runway RubyRuby converts SDR video to HDR
LTX, 2 September 2026
now generates 1440p and 4K in 16:9 and 9:16, and accepts 48 fps
LTX, API changelog
- ltx-2-5-pro 1440pLTX-2.5 Pro renders 1440p and 4K in both orientations and takes 48 fps4K, and 48 fps
Runway, 17 September 2026
Convert any video, Runway-made or not, to 25, 30, 48, 60, 120 or 59.94 fps, up to 4K and 5 minutes long.
Runway, changelog
- Enhance Frame RateFrame-rate conversion up to 120 fps, 4K and five minutes
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2Notes read
- Luma, Ray3 launch post, read 2026-09-25
- LTX, API changelog, note of 23 April 2026, read 2026-09-25
- LTX, API changelog, note of 19 August 2026, read 2026-09-25
- Runway, changelog, read 2026-09-25
- LTX, API changelog, note of 2 September 2026, read 2026-09-25