Method and device for converting an image sequence whose luminance values belong to a high dynamic range
View Patent ↗The invention relates to a method and a device for converting an original image sequence (SIO) whose luminance values belong to a given dynamic range, said method comprising a step of image-by-image dynamic range conversion during which a dynamic range conversion operator (TMO) is applied to the luminance component (Lw(i)) of each image of the original image sequence (SIO) to obtain a modified luminance component whose values belong to a lower dynamic range than that of the original image sequence (SIO). The method is characterized in that it also comprises a step of correction of the dynamic range during which the dynamic range of the values of the luminance component thus modified is reduced by a value calculated from a global characteristic of the original image sequence.
1. A method for converting an original image sequence whose luminance values belong to a given dynamic range, said method comprising:
converting, image-by-image, the dynamic range of the luminance component of each image of the original image sequence by applying a dynamic range conversion operator to the luminance component of each image of the original image sequence to obtain a modified luminance component whose values belong to a lower dynamic range than that of the original image sequence, wherein it also comprises:
correcting the dynamic range of the values of the luminance component thus modified by reducing it by a value calculated from a global characteristic of the original image sequence.
2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reduced dynamic range luminance component L′d is given by:
L′ d =R·L d
where R is a real value.
3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the reduced dynamic range luminance component L′d is given by:
L′ d =( x +(1− x ) ·R ) L d
where R is a real value and x is an offset in the reduction value fixed for example by a user.
4. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the characteristic of the original image sequence expresses a level of brightness of the original image sequence.
5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic range of the values of the modified luminance component is reduced by a value also calculated using a characteristic of the image to be converted.
6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein the characteristic of the image to be converted is the level of brightness of this image.
7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the dynamic range conversion operator (TMO) is a Reinhard operator, the value R is given by:
R
=
k
p
k
p
+
k
v
where k p is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the pixels of an image and k v is a value, called a key, which is calculated from all the pixels of all the images of the original image sequence.
8. The method according to claim 2 , wherein the value R is given by:
k
i
HDR
·
k
i
,
max
LDR
k
i
,
max
HDR
·
k
i
LDR
where k i HDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the luminance component of the image to be converted of the original image sequence, k i,max HDR is a maximum value chosen from among the keys of the luminance components of the original images of the original image sequence, k i LDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from modified luminance component of the image to be converted and k i,max LDR is a maximum value chosen from among the keys of the modified luminance components originating from the original image sequence.
9. The method according to one of claim 2 , wherein the value R is given by:
k
i
HDR
·
k
i
,
min
LDR
k
i
,
min
HDR
·
k
i
LDR
where k i HDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the luminance component of the image to be converted of the original image sequence, k i,min HDR is a minimum value chosen from among the keys of the luminance components of the original images of the original image sequence, k i LDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the modified luminance component of the image to be converted and k i,min LDR is a minimum value chosen from among the keys of the modified luminance components originating from the original image sequence.
10. A device for converting an original image sequence whose luminance values belong to a given dynamic range, said device comprising a processor configured to:
convert, image-by-image, the dynamic range of the luminance component of each image of the original image sequence by applying a dynamic range conversion operator to the luminance component of each image of the original image sequence to obtain a modified luminance component whose values belong to a lower dynamic range than that of the original image sequence, wherein the processor is further configured to:
correct the dynamic range of the values of the luminance component thus modified by reducing it by a value calculated from a global characteristic of the original image sequence.
11. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the reduced dynamic range luminance component L′ d is given by:
L′ d =R·L d
where R is a real value.
12. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the reduced dynamic range luminance component L′ d is given by:
L′ d =( x +(1− x ) ·R ) L d
where R is a real value and x is an offset in the reduction value fixed for example by a user.
13. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the characteristic of the original image sequence expresses a level of brightness of the original image sequence.
14. The device according to claim 10 , wherein the dynamic range of the values of the modified luminance component is reduced by a value also calculated using a characteristic of the image to be converted.
15. The device according to claim 14 , wherein the characteristic of the image to be converted is the level of brightness of this image.
16. The device according to claim 11 , wherein the dynamic range conversion operator is a Reinhard operator, the value R is given by:
R
=
k
p
k
p
+
k
v
where k p is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the pixels of an image and k v is a value, called a key, which is calculated from all the pixels of all the images of the original image sequence.
17. The device according to one of claim 11 , wherein the value R is given by:
k
i
HDR
,
k
i
,
ma
x
LDR
k
i
,
ma
x
HDR
,
k
i
LDR
where k i HDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the luminance component of the image to be converted of the original image sequence, k i,min HDR is a maximum value chosen from among the keys of the luminance components of the original images of the original image sequence, k i LDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from modified luminance component of the image to be converted and k i,max LDR is a maximum value chosen from among the keys of the modified luminance components originating from the original image sequence.
18. The device according to one of claim 11 , wherein the value R is given by:
k
i
HDR
,
k
i
,
m
i
n
LDR
k
i
,
m
i
n
HDR
,
k
i
LDR
where k i HDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from the luminance component of the image to be converted of the original image sequence, k i,min HDR is a minimum value chosen from among the keys of the luminance components of the original images of the original image sequence, k i LDR is a value, called a key, which is calculated from modified luminance component of the image to be converted and k i,max LDR is a minimum value chosen from among the keys of the modified luminance components originating from the original image sequence.