Gamma correction or gamma is a nonlinear operation used to encode and decode luminance in video or images.
The effect of gamma correction on an image: the original image was taken to varying powers, showing that powers larger than 1 make the shadows darker, while powers smaller than 1 make dark regions lighter. This is not the actual gamma the picture has, though.
Tone mapping is a technique used in image processing and computer graphics to map one set of colors to another to approximate the appearance of high-dynamic-range images in a medium that has a more li
Gamma correction
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Tone mapped high-dynamic-range (HDR) image of St. Kentigerns Roman Catholic Church in Blackpool, Lancashire, England, UK
Tone mapped HDR image of Sankofa Square; Tone mapping was done as post-processing technique, using Photomatix photographic software.
Tone mapped high dynamic range image example showing stained glass windows in south alcove of Old St Paul's, Wellington, New Zealand
The six individual exposures used to create the previous image. In the low exposure images, the room is dark and unclear, but the details of the windows are visible. In the high exposure images, the windows are bright and unclear, but the details of the room are revealed.