High Dynamic Range Techniques in Graphics: from Acquisition to Display

Michael Goesele, Wolfgang Heidrich, Bernd Höfflinger, Grzegorz Krawczyk, Karol Myszkowski, Matthew Trentacoste

Abstract: This course is motivated by tremendous progress in the development and accessibility of high dynamic range technology (HDR) that happened just recently, which creates many interesting opportunities and challenges in graphics. The course presents a complete pipeline for HDR image and video processing from acquisition, through compression and quality evaluation, to display. Also, successful examples of the use of HDR technology in research setups and industrial applications are provided. Whenever needed relevant background information on human perception is given which enables better understanding of the design choices behind the discussed algorithms and HDR equipment.