On 6 September 2013 05:19, Igor Roshchin <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I carefully read all 3 responses below, and I think the difference in > the definition of what different people mean by HDR. > > In my view, HDR provides mapping of the large-bit-space > (due to the large dynamic range of the scene light) to a > smaller-bit-space. > What the mapping function, whether it is analytical or not, spatialy uniform > or not (i.e. global or local), etc, is a separate question.
I'm with Mark, HDR is a digital image file spec, tone-mapping is the process that is applied to HDR image files specifically. Processes to enhance the apparent dynanic range of images has existed since very early in photography, dodge and burn being the most basic form. Cheers, -- Rob Studdert (Digital Image Studio) Tel: +61-418-166-870 UTC +10 Hours Gmail, eBay, Skype, Twitter, Facebook, Picasa: distudio -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.

