and stuff likeĬhromatic adaptation, loss of color sensation at scotopic levels and so on Like modeling the adaptation speeds, acuity issues, etc. But I will also spend some time on a local one toīetter retain the relative contrast of the HDR image within the LDR image.īut first I plan to add some more perceptual adaptation effects of the eye I want to have at least one with saidįeatures running fast. Usable range of 6 to 7 orders of magnitude realized by imitating theĪuto-exposure (gain control) of the human eye and some other stuff. The maximum luminance of the original image isĪbout 10^-5 (mapped to RGB(4,4,4) in the 8-bit RGB output image) of a current The image above was modified to show the effect more clearly, i.e. The human eye at higher (background) luminance levels (Weber/Fechner law)). Not much dithering needed due to the threshold vs. The dithering itself becomes imperceptible at normal resolutionĪnd viewing distance and gradually disappears for higher luminance levels (i.e.
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Together produced an almost banding free rendering no matter how dark the Which only consist of three true shades (incl. (can be adjusted) the whole bands very nicely as can be seen on the ground Produces no flickering and no distorting pattern (when in motion) yet covers Theĭithering mechanism, to cover the excessive banding at low luminance levels, Quantizer which quantizes the levels according to human perception. Levels mapped to 8-bit output levels with the help of of my new perceptual The mapper still produces high quality shades at the lowest possible luminance Solution which now produces even better result. Here is some of my work posted over at indie gamedev thread leading up to my The banding problem not only for quantizing HDR images down to any bit depthīut also for gifs making them almost banding free. Over time, up to the point where I can say (as of late) that I'm about to solve I'm working on a 3d retro graphics engine and I do face many if these problemĪgain and again over the years and have as such developed my own solutions It's the same problem which is still present today as see in most animated gifs. Way that the bands are minimal or even hidden is quite a difficult problem andĮxists since the '90 for producing high-quality gifs from true-color images. Unfortunately, this problem of quantizing a high bit depth in such a And it's here where the lack of knowledge among game developers But with < 12-bits you will get banding in theĭarker shades. Is possible to reduce that limit to 12-bit (that's why HDR standard is set atġ2-bit (Dolby Vision), yet most HDR TVs just run on 10-bits) without getting Gets, as less you will recognize any jumps in intensity of any nearby shade.įor the eye to not be able to discern any jumps in shades (esp. Sensible to changes in shades for low/dark intensities. The main problem here is that the eyes are much more Moment, the occurrence of banding as of late is due to quantizing HDR buffersĭown to 8 or 10-bits. Leaving 6 or 8-bit monitors aside (producing banding on their own) for the