Camera Raw for High Dynamic Range Workflows
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- Publisher
- SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
- Doc Type
- Conference Paper
- Content Type
- Original Research
- Volume
- 2015, No. 07, pp. 1–11
- Abstract
- This paper presents how all camera raw formats work in common, and also the different approaches used by several vendors to preserve the highest fidelity image information, while managing the large amounts of data required to represent those images. Camera raw workflows provide a variety of techniques to convert from the sensor data into RGB image formats suitable for mastering, along with methods for generating a specific “look” to the images. The tremendous dynamic range afforded by a camera raw format permits a wide range of exposure during acquisition, which can be mapped into either the limited standard dynamic range of conventional output image formats or leveraged for use in the new High Dynamic Range (HDR) image formats. However, looks and camera specifications can be deceiving and one must know what is happening within the workflow to obtain the best image quality.
- Publication Date
- 2015-07-14
- DOI
10.5594/M001618- ISBN
- Print:
978-1-61482-955-3 - Link
- https://doi.org/10.5594/M001618
- Author(s)
- Edward ReussGoPro, 66 Hollins Drive, Santa Cruz, CA 95060
bio
Edward Reuss is an independent consultant specializing in video, audio and Wi-Fi networks, particularly for very low latency applications. Earning his MSEE at Colorado State University, Ed started in test and measurement, for Hewlett Packard (Agilent), Tektronix and Wavetek. He worked at General Instrument on the Eurocypher project for British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB). After several years developing scientific instruments at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, he was a Director of Systems Engineering at Tiernan Communications, developing real-time MPEG-2 video encoders for DSNG and network distribution. He switched to consumer products as a Principal Engineer in Plantronics' Advanced Technology Group, where he developed several advanced technology prototype headsets incorporating DSP, Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. Since then, he has consulted for several clients, including GoPro, Clair Global, TiVo and Intel. Ed is active in the SMPTE Standards Community, a senior member of the IEEE and voting member of the IEEE 802.11 Working Group.Lars BorgAdobe, 1050 B Pu'u Road, Kalaheo, HI 96741 USAbio
Lars Borg is a Principal Scientist in Digital Video and Audio Engineering at Adobe. Borg, who joined Adobe in 1989, develops solutions and standards in the areas of high dynamic range, wide color gamut, Ultra-High Definition TV, digital cinema, digital imaging, color processing, color management, video compression, metadata, and holds over 40 patents in related areas. Borg was a key contributor developing the Academy Color Encoding System, created the CinemaDNG format, is active in SMPTE standards committees, and is the chairman of a SMPTE group on Dynamic Metadata for Color Transforms. Borg holds an M.S. in electrical engineering from Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. - Keyword(s)
- Camera Raw, Image Processing, Demosaic, Video Compression, JPEG2000, VC-5, CineForm, Dynamic Range, Noise, HDR
- Copyright
- © 2015 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.
Bibliographic Reference(s)
- IEC.15444-1 — ISO-IEC 15444-1 2004, Information Technology — JPEG 2000 Image Coding System. EXTERNAL
- ISO.12234-2.2001 — ISO 12234-2:2001, Electronic Still Picture Imaging, Removable Media, Part 2: TIFF/EP Image Data Format, 2001 EXTERNAL
- S. Behar, “Understanding Canon Cinema RAW”, Canon Digital Learning Center, January 31, 2014.http://www.learn.usa.canon.com/resources/articles/2013/understanding_canon_cinema_raw.shtmlE. Reuss, “VC-5 Video Compression for Mezzanine Compression Workflows”, SMPTE Annual Technical Conference, Los Angeles, CA, Oct. 2013. EXTERNAL
- Digital Negative (DNG) Specification, Version1.4, Adobe Systems Incorporated, October 2012 EXTERNAL
- D. Newman, “10 bit log vs. 12 bit linear”, GoPro CineForm Insider, September 21, 2007. http://cineform.blogspot.com/2007/09/10-bit-log-vs-12-bit-linear.html EXTERNAL
- REDCODE RAW, Red.com, Inc., 3 Oct. 2012 http://www.red.com/learn/red-101/redcode-file-formatSMPTE RDD 30:2014, ARRIRAW Image File Structure and Interpretation Supporting Deferred Demosaicing to a Logarithmic Encoding, Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, August 16, 2014. EXTERNAL
- R.C. Clark, “Digital Camera Reviews and Sensor Performance Summary”, September 21, 2014. http://www.clarkvision.com/articles/digital.sensor.performance.summary/#full_well EXTERNAL
- SMPTE RDD 31:2014 [Active]
- SMPTE ST 268 [Active, Stabilized]
- SMPTE ST 2073-1 [Active, Stabilized]
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