Digital image processing and systems incorporating the same
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
- circuitry for performing at least a portion of the calculations associated with an algorithm for mapping a high dynamic range digital image onto a display medium having a dynamic range lower than said high dynamic range digital image, said algorithm is configured to;
receive a high dynamic range digital image and decompose said high dynamic range digital image into an intensity layer and a color layer,bilateral tone map said intensity layer to obtain a first contrast reduction factor,modulate said first contrast reduction factor with a rational expression to obtain a second contrast reduction factor, wherein said rational expression is automatically adjusted to a compression factor based upon data from substantially an entire frame, andalter said high dynamic range digital image using said second contrast reduction factor to obtain a second digital image having a dynamic range lower than said high dynamic range digital image.
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Abstract
Algorithms for improving the quality of images tone mapped using the bilateral filter are presented. The algorithms involve a localized operator applied to the tone mapping compression factor which enhances apparent image contrast in the low dynamic range output of the tone mapping. At least one embodiment of the present invention is related to circuitry configured to perform at least a portion of related calculations.
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1. An apparatus, comprising:
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circuitry for performing at least a portion of the calculations associated with an algorithm for mapping a high dynamic range digital image onto a display medium having a dynamic range lower than said high dynamic range digital image, said algorithm is configured to; receive a high dynamic range digital image and decompose said high dynamic range digital image into an intensity layer and a color layer, bilateral tone map said intensity layer to obtain a first contrast reduction factor, modulate said first contrast reduction factor with a rational expression to obtain a second contrast reduction factor, wherein said rational expression is automatically adjusted to a compression factor based upon data from substantially an entire frame, and alter said high dynamic range digital image using said second contrast reduction factor to obtain a second digital image having a dynamic range lower than said high dynamic range digital image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. An apparatus, comprising:
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circuitry for performing at least a portion of the calculations associated with an algorithm for mapping a high dynamic range digital image onto a display medium having a dynamic range lower than said high dynamic range digital image, said algorithm is configured to; receive a high dynamic range digital image and decompose said high dynamic range digital image into an intensity layer and a color layer, bilateral tone map said intensity layer to obtain a first contrast reduction factor, modulate said first contrast reduction factor with a rational expression to obtain a second contrast reduction factor, wherein said rational expression is automatically adjusted to change a compression factor based upon data from substantially an entire frame, and recombine said color layer and said intensity layer using said second contrast reduction factor to obtain a second digital image having a dynamic range lower than said high dynamic range digital image, said apparatus further comprising circuitry for performing at least a portion of the calculations associated with an algorithm for calculating and supplying missing color data, said algorithm is configured to; receive a spectrally mosaiced digital image and to calculate and supply missing color data, said algorithm implements a patterned based look-up table. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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