Tone Mapping
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Tone Mapping
Tone Mapping is a process in color science that helps designers show details in both very bright and very dark parts of an image by changing how colors and brightness are displayed. This technique is important when working with images that have a wide range of light, like photos taken in strong sunlight or scenes with deep shadows. Tone mapping uses math to change the way colors and light look so that the final image can be shown on screens or prints that have a smaller range of brightness than the real scene. This helps make sure that important color differences and small details are visible, even when the original scene had much stronger lights and darks than the display can show.
dynamic range, luminance compression, color grading, image rendering, perceptual mapping
CITATION : "Kevin Green. 'Tone Mapping.' Design+Encyclopedia. https://design-encyclopedia.com/define/tone-mapping?E=482125 (Accessed on October 14, 2026)"
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