pfsglview - Viewer for high-dynamic range images in pfs format
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Description
pfsview is a OpenGL/GLUT application for viewing high-dynamic range images. It expects pfs stream on the
standard input and displays the frames in that stream one by one.
Dynamic Range Window
To show high-dynamic range data on a low-dynamic range monitor, pfsglview uses concept of a dynamic range
window. The dynamic range window is the highest and lowest value that should be mapped to black and white
pixel. Values above or below the window are clipped (see clipping methods below). The dynamic range
window is displayed in pfsglview as a blue area on the dynamic range scale (second toolbox from the top).
The window can be moved, shrunk and expended using a mouse or a keyboard.
Examples
pfsin memorial.hdr | pfsglview
See the memorial image.
pfsin memorial.hdr | pfsglview | pfsout memorial.jpg
See the memorial image and save the clipped (8-bits) version to memorial.jpg (Save&Quit option
from popup menu should be activated).
Mapping Methods
High-dynamic range data are usually better visualized using non-linear scale, for example a logarithmic
or a power function. pfsglview offers several such scales, shown in popup menu. Gray-scale values for
each mapping method are computed by the formulas:
LINEAR: y = (x-min)/(max-min)
GAMMA: y = [ (x-min)/(max-min) ]^gamma
LOGARITHMIC: y = (log10(x)-log10(min))/(log10(max)-log10(min))
where y is the gray-scale value after mapping, x is an input HDR value, min and max are lower and upper
bounds of the dynamic range window.
Name
pfsglview - Viewer for high-dynamic range images in pfs format
See Also
pfsin(1) Please report bugs and comments to Radoslaw Mantiuk <radoslaw.mantiuk@gmail.com>. pfsglview(1)
Synopsis
pfsglview [--h] [--v]
Zooming And Panning
To zoom image, the mouse can be dragged in vertical direction with the left button pressed. Pressing
[space] button or pressing left mouse button above the statistic window (left-bottom corner) changes from
zooming to panning modes and vice versa. To pan image, the mouse can be dragged in vertical and
horizontal directions with the left button pressed.
