摘要:
To enable a good HDR image or video coding technology, being able to yield high dynamic range images as well as low dynamic range images, we invented a method of encoding a high dynamic range image (M_HDR), comprising the steps of: converting the high dynamic range image to an image of lower luminance dynamic range (LDR_o) by applying a) scaling the high dynamic range image to a predetermined scale of the luma axis such as [0,1], b) applying a sensitivity tone mapping which changes the brightnesses of pixel colors falling within at least a subrange comprising the darker colors in the high dynamic range image, c) applying a gamma function, and d) applying an arbitrary monotonically increasing function mapping the lumas resulting from performing the steps b and c to output lumas of the lower dynamic range image (LDR_o); and outputting in an image signal (S_im) a codification of the pixel colors of the lower luminance dynamic range image (LDR_o), and outputting in the image signal (S_im) values encoding the functional behavior of the above color conversions as metadata, or values for the inverse functions, which metadata allows to reconstruct a high dynamic range image (Rec_HDR) from the lower luminance dynamic range image (LDR_o).
摘要:
An apparatus generates an image coding signal comprising for each image a first pixelised picture and a second pixelised picture having a luminance component and a chroma component. The apparatus comprises a first picture processor (203, 211) which includes image encoding data for an encoded first image in the first pixelised picture. A second picture processor (205, 207, 209, 211) includes dynamic range extension data in the second pixelised picture. The dynamic range extension data may be dynamic range extension data included in a chroma component of the second pixelised picture for generating an increased dynamic range image on the basis of the encoded first image. The compensation data may e.g. be compensation data for correcting another LDR-to-HDR transform, e.g. a prefixed global gamma transformation. The dynamic range extension data may be included in a luminance component and comprise data representing a dynamic range extension transform for generating an increased dynamic range image from the encoded first image.
摘要:
To allow the needed versatile image or video combination now that HDR videos of considerably different luminance characteristics are appearing, the apparatus (301) for combining two images or two videos of images (Im_HDR, Im_LDR), one of them being a high dynamic range image or video, the apparatus comprising:—a dynamic range establishing unit (302) arranged to establish a combination luminance dynamic range (CombRng), being characterized by at least a maximum luminance (LMC) which is determined based on at least one of: a maximum luminance of at least one of the two images or the two videos of images, and a peak brightness of a display for rendering the two images or the two videos of images, the dynamic range establishing unit further comprising a luminance anchor determining unit (303), arranged to determine an anchor luminance (anc) in the combination luminance dynamic range (CombRng),—a color transformation unit (310), arranged to perform at least a luminance transformation on at least one of the two images or videos, wherein the color transformation unit (310) comprises a source anchor luminance reading unit (311) arranged to read at least one source anchor luminance (L_SA1) from a first source (350) which delivers a first image or video (Im1_LDR) of the two images or videos, and wherein the color transformation unit is arranged to establish a color transformation (FF_1) to be applied to the first image or video, which color transformation is dependent on the value of the source anchor luminance (L_SA1) by having the property that the source anchor luminance (L_SA1) is mapped to an output luminance in a vicinity of the anchor luminance (anc); and—an image combination unit (320) arranged to combine the two images or two videos of images to form at least one output image (Im_o).
摘要:
To enable a good HDR image or video coding technology, being able to yield high dynamic range images as well as low dynamic range images, we invented a method of encoding a high dynamic range image (M_HDR), comprising the steps of: - converting the high dynamic range image to an image of lower luminance dynamic range (LDR_o) by applying a) scaling the high dynamic range image to a predetermined scale of the luma axis such as [0,1], b) applying a sensitivity tone mapping which changes the brightnesses of pixel colors falling within at least a subrange comprising the darker colors in the high dynamic range image, c) applying a gamma function, and d) applying an arbitrary monotonically increasing function mapping the lumas resulting from performing the steps b and c to output lumas of the lower dynamic range image (LDR_o); and - outputting in an image signal (S_im) a codification of the pixel colors of the lower luminance dynamic range image (LDR_o), and - outputting in the image signal (S_im) values encoding the functional behavior of the above color conversions as metadata, or values for the inverse functions, which metadata allows to reconstruct a high dynamic range image (Rec_HDR) from the lower luminance dynamic range image (LDR_o).
摘要:
Color transformation apparatus (201) for calculating resultant colors (R2, G2, B2) of pixels of an output image for a display with a display peak brightness (PB_D) starting from input colors (R,G,B) of pixels of an input image (Im_in) having a maximum luma code corresponding to a first image peak brightness (PB_H) which is different from the display peak brightness, said color transformation apparatus comprising: a color transformation determination unit (102) arranged to determine a color transformation (g) from color processing specification data (MET) comprising at least one tone mapping function (CC) for at least a range of pixel luminances received via a metadata input (116), which color transformation specifies the calculation of at least some pixel colors of an image having corresponding to its maximum luma code a second image peak brightness (PB_L), which is different from the display peak brightness (PB_D) and the first image peak brightness (PB_H), and whereby the division of the first image peak brightness by the second image peak brightness is either larger than 2 or smaller than ½ ; a scaling factor determination unit (200) arranged to determine a resultant common multiplicative factor (gt), said scaling factor determination unit comprising:—a capability metric determination unit arranged to determine a metric for locating positions of display peak brightnesses between the first image peak brightness (PB_H), and the second image peak brightness (PB_L) and outside that range; and—a resultant multiplier determination unit arranged to determine from the display peak brightness (PB_D), the metric, and the color transformation the resultant common multiplicative factor (gt), and wherein the color transformation apparatus (201) further comprises a scaling multiplier (114) arranged to multiply a linear RGB color representation of the input colors with the resultant common multiplicative factor (gt).
摘要:
For meeting the future demand of high quality yet economically feasible high dynamic range video program creation, the inventor proposes a method of in a video camera (201) setting a video camera capturing mode of specifying output pixel luminances in one or more graded versions of output video sequences of images, comprising: - an operator of the video camera moving to at least two positions (Pos1, Pos2) in a scene which have a different illumination compared to each other, and capturing at least one high dynamic range image (o_ImHDR) for each of those at least two positions of the scene; - a color composition director analyzing for each of the at least two positions the captured at least one high dynamic range image to determine a region of maximum brightness, and determining at least one of an iris setting, a shutter time, and an analog gain setting for the camera; - capturing for each position of one of the at least two positions (Pos1, Pos2) a respective master capturing (RW) using the at least one of an iris setting, a shutter time setting, and an analog gain setting for the camera, and keeping iris, shutter time and analog gain settings constant for later capturing in at least the corresponding position; - determining at least a respective first graded image (ODR) for the respective master capturing, which consists of mapping by a respective luminance allocation function (FL_M) of digital numbers of the master capturing to nit values of the first graded image (ODR), by the color composition director establishing a shape of such luminance allocation function; and - storing the respective luminance allocation functions (Fs1, Fs2) for the at least two positions, or parameters uniquely defining these functions, in respective memory locations (221, 222) of the camera.
摘要:
For obtaining an good yet easy to use luminance dynamic range conversion, we describe an image color processing apparatus (200) arranged to transform an input color (R,G,B) of a pixel of an input image (Im_in) having a first luminance dynamic range into an output color (Rs, Gs, Bs) of a pixel of an output image (Im_res) having a second luminance dynamic range, which first and second dynamic ranges differ in extent by at least a multiplicative factor 2, comprising: a maximum determining unit (101) arranged to calculate a maximum (M) of color components of the input color, the color components at least comprising a red, green and blue component; —a uniformization unit (201) arranged to apply a function (FP) to the maximum (M) as input, which function has a logarithmic shape and was predetermined to be of a fixed shape enabling to transform a linear input to a more perceptually uniform output variable (u); a function application unit (203) arranged to receive a functional shape of a function, which was specified previously by a human color grader, and apply the function to the uniform output variable (u), yielding a transformed uniform value (TU); a linearization unit (204) arranged to transform the transformed uniform value (TU) to a linear domain value (LU); a multiplication factor determination unit (205) arranged to determine a multiplication factor (a) being equal to the linear domain value (LU) divided by the maximum (M); and a multiplier (104) arranged to multiply at least three linear color components (R,G,B) by the multiplication factor (a), yielding the output color.
摘要:
The method of analyzing a difference of at least two gradings of an image on the basis of: obtaining a first graded picture (LDR) with a first luminance dynamic range; obtaining data encoding a grading of a second graded picture (HDR) with a second luminance dynamic range, different from the first luminance dynamic range; determining a grading difference data structure (DATGRAD) on the basis of at least the data encoding the grading of the second graded picture (HDR), allows more intelligently adaptive encoding of the imaged scenes, and consequently also better use of those pictures, such as higher quality rendering under various rendering scenarios.