while Wikipedia is certainly a convenient source to get started, for attempting a thorough implementation of HDRI concepts I want to recommend this excellent book by Reinhard et al., "High Dynamic Range Imaging: Acquisition, Display, and Image-Based Lighting" (Morgan Kaufmann):
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> Hi Andreas,
>
> there is a bit about HDR in the english Wikipedia, with a few
> links
>
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging>
> Since almost everyone uses digital sensors now, I think a
> first step could be rather simple, get the correlation between
> non-saturated pixels values of two input images, and finding
> the pixel value offset and factor between the images. Then one
> could combine them, maybe with some "smooth transition", i.e.
> a weighted sum for pixel values that are reasonably well
> exposed on both images.
>
> ImageJ supports float images, so we need not care about special
> HDR formats unless we want to read HRD images already present
> in such formats.
>
> For the beginning, I think that we don't need all the procedures
> to map the high dynamic of a HDR image onto a smaller range for
> display - this looks like a the more difficult task.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Michael
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> On 30 Apr 2008, at 09:17, Andreas Jahnen wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I will have a look at this in more detail as I would like
> to have HDR
> > functionallity in ImageJ as well.
> >
> > So far I have used HDR only as a user (pfstools, qtpfsgui) and I
> > need to
> > dig into this in more detail. Currently, I think it is not that
> > easy. You
> > need to at least support the file formats and have hdr functions
> > available. Can anybody recommend good documentation on HDR?
> >
> > I will keep you informed about my work... .
> >
> > So long,
> > Andreas
> >
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> > 16:47:37:
> >
> >> I assume you're looking for HDR photos in the manner of
> Debevec? I'm
> >> sure it would be fairly easy to implement this in ImageJ, but I
> >> haven't seen it done so far. I've tried that method in Cinepaint
> >> with
> >> good results, though just on test images and not technical
> examples.
> >>
> >> In ImageJ, we've used a manual approach to combine gel scans that
> >> start out sub-16bit. The end results are worth it, but
> the method is
> >> very time-intensive and I would be very interested in an automated
> >> routine.
> >>
> >> Jonathan
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 1:29 AM, Przemko <
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> > wrote:
> >>> Sylvain Lacomble wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Dear all,
> >>>>
> >>>> Has anyone tried to process HDR images with imageJ?
> >>>> This would be extremely useful!
> >>>> With my best wishes,
> >>>> Sylvain
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>> I would be very interested in HDR on ImageJ as well. I
> tried it on
> >>> Photoshop and one can get very nice Nomarski/Fluorescence
> overlays.
> > Under
> >>> normal conditions, Nomarski pictures are rather difficult
> to take
> >>> but
> > HDR
> >>> makes it really simpler and much more realistic (WYSIWYG).
> >>> Przemko
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