HDR (32 bit) support
Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 6:20 pm
Suggestion:
Add support for HDR formats (i.e. 32 bits per pixel; e.g. .exr and .hdr).
I am doing a lot of HDR photography. Based on what I have experienced, I believe that the best time to eliminate noise would be in the HDR image after the base images have been combined. Filtering prior to combining often results in considerable loss of detail. Combining reduces some noise, but not close to all of it. Noise is often enhanced in the Tone Mapping process (reducing an HDR image down to a 16 bit, or 8 bit, image) due to some tone mapping algorithms assuming the noise is detail to be enhanced. It would, probably, be best to eliminate the noise prior to tone mapping (i.e. in the HDR image itself).
Are there any plans to support HDR formats? If so, is there a known ballpark time frame?
Add support for HDR formats (i.e. 32 bits per pixel; e.g. .exr and .hdr).
I am doing a lot of HDR photography. Based on what I have experienced, I believe that the best time to eliminate noise would be in the HDR image after the base images have been combined. Filtering prior to combining often results in considerable loss of detail. Combining reduces some noise, but not close to all of it. Noise is often enhanced in the Tone Mapping process (reducing an HDR image down to a 16 bit, or 8 bit, image) due to some tone mapping algorithms assuming the noise is detail to be enhanced. It would, probably, be best to eliminate the noise prior to tone mapping (i.e. in the HDR image itself).
Are there any plans to support HDR formats? If so, is there a known ballpark time frame?