Technology

Dynamic Range

All imaging devices need dynamic range correction between source and output/display. Conventional techniques such as gamma correction may cause degradation of image quality and produce unnatural images.

Apical's Retina-Morphic processing is based on the human visual system: it is adaptive and it is spatially-varying. In other words, it automatically calculates a different curve transformation for each pixel in each image, based on an analysis of the scene content.

As a result, images processed using this technology are continually in balance across the entire frame. Contrast and detail is preserved or enhanced both in dark and bright areas and true colour is preserved.

Because the processing mimics human vision, the images which are produced automatically look natural, without the need for complex calibration or parameterisation.

Apical's technology generates a unique tone curve for every pixel, unlike conventional algorithms which use a single curve for the whole image.

Move the pointer to see the curves and click to see the overall effect.