Thanks for the ideas: yes ... I was aware of using a second instance and I do use this approach with several modules.
The low pass filter looks interesting .... will also give that a try. David On 14/02/16 09:08 PM, Matthieu Moy wrote: > David Vincent-Jones <david...@gmail.com> writes: > >> I think that the problem would be less difficult if S&H were broken into >> 2 modules and wonder if others might consider this a good idea. > 2 modules doing what? > > If you want one module for the shadows, and one for the highlights, then > you can already do that: just create two instances. > > Also, note that there are many alternatives to shadows & highlights: > > * tone mapping (usually too strong, but you can mitigate this with ~50% > opacity blending) > > * equalizer with coarse luma contrast reduced > > * low-pass filter with negative contrast, 0 saturation, and "overlay" > blending mode. > > In difficult situations, it usually works well to use a bit of several > techniques instead of just one. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Site24x7 APM Insight: Get Deep Visibility into Application Performance APM + Mobile APM + RUM: Monitor 3 App instances at just $35/Month Monitor end-to-end web transactions and take corrective actions now Troubleshoot faster and improve end-user experience. Signup Now! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=272487151&iu=/4140 _______________________________________________ Darktable-users mailing list Darktable-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/darktable-users