Advanced High Dynamic Range Imaging: Theory and Practice

✍ Scribed by Francesco Banterle, Alessandro Artusi, Kurt Debattista, Alan Chalmers

• Publisher: A K Peters/CRC Press
• Year: 2011
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 276
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Imaging techniques seek to simulate the array of light that reaches our eyes to provide the illusion of sensing scenes directly. Both photography and computer graphics deal with the generation of images. Both disciplines have to cope with the high dynamic range in the energy of visible light that human eyes can sense. Traditionally photography and computer graphics took different approaches to the high dynamic range problem. Work over the last ten years though has unified these disciplines and created powerful new tools for the creation of complex, compelling and realistic images. This book provides a practical introduction to the emerging new discipline of high dynamic range imaging that combines photography and computer graphics. By providing detailed equations and code, the book gives the reader the tools needed to experiment with new techniques for creating compelling images. A supplemental website contains downloads and additional information.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Cover......Page 1
Dedication......Page 6
Contents......Page 8
1. Introduction......Page 20
2. HDR Pipeline......Page 30
3. Tone Mapping......Page 52
4. Expansion Operators for Low Dynamic Range Content......Page 132
5. Image-Based Lighting......Page 168
6. Evaluation......Page 194
7. HDR Content Compression......Page 212
A. The Bilateral Filter......Page 246
B. Retinex Filters......Page 250
C. A Brief Overview of the MATLAB HDR Toolbox......Page 252
Bibliography......Page 258

✦ Subjects

Библиотека;Досуг;Фотография;HDR-фотография;