Improving the quality of high dynamic range images

Lighting Research and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 87-102

  Cai, H ^a,b   Chung, T M ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CALIBRATION; CAMERAS; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES; LUMINANCE;

FLUORESCENT LIGHTING; FOCAL LENGTHS; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE; HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGES; LUMINANCE DATA; LUMINANCE MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOMETRIC CALIBRATION; TECHNICAL GUIDANCES;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 79952391771     PISSN: 14771535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1477153510371356     Document Type: Article

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