Why should one try the method which _does_not_work_ as you said when
there is the method which _works_?

There is no need for negative exposure if the histogram does not
contain overexposed pixels.

I've just made the experiment:
1. converted a RAW in darktable (git) to 16-bits tiff with usual tonal
curve and correct exposure for highlights (ETTR).
2. as there is a bug in darktable tiff export both graphicsmagick and
imagemagick refuse to take the image to increase its luminance. So I
opened the image in 8-bits GIMP 2.7.2 and saved it as png. Then I
added 2EV in GIMP with levels and saved the image with a new name (8-
bits png too.)
3. enfuse --GrayProjector=l-star -o 1.png DSC07748.png DSC07748_01.png

Here is a snapshot of original image

http://bigserpent.users.photofile.ru/photo/bigserpent/150141165/167350384.jpg

here is +2EV

http://bigserpent.users.photofile.ru/photo/bigserpent/150141165/167350381.jpg

and here is the result

http://bigserpent.users.photofile.ru/photo/bigserpent/150141165/167350379.jpg

As one can see it works even for 8-bits input. Note the histogram
shows real dynamic range compression. I can provide original image.



On 22 мар, 13:42, JohnG <[email protected]> wrote:
> May I suggest an experiment ?
>
> 1. Take a RAW file and convert it -- so that the whole DR is included
> -- into a single TIF . ( In order to get the whole DR into the TIF,
> you will have to flatten the global contrast. )
>
> 2. From this TIF, manually create a +2EV TIF and a -2EV TIF, so you
> now have a set of 3 TIFs. ( This step - as I understand it - is what
> you want Hugin/Enfuse to do internally ).
>
> 3. Run the 3 TIFs through Enfuse and eyeball the results.
>
> My guess is you will be disappointed by the results, due to the
> unavoidable loss of contrast and saturation in step 1.
>
> :-J
>


With respect,
Alexander Rabtchevich

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