Another Crazy Tone Mapping

dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:05 am **(#1)**

Not being "small", I post it here standalone.
This comes from a long-lasting implementation. Issabella -who was deeply involved in stepped testing phases- knows the history very well...
The filter makes use of a series of steps. If you run it with defaults you see all the steps on the many layers generated (by default the image is not flattened).

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dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:11 am **(#2)**

Just one example.
original

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with and without option "WhiteBalance"

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iarga · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 6:46 am **(#3)**

Super!

Original:

Without ACE and without whitebalancestretch

With only whitebalancestretch2

With ACE and whitebalancestretch2:

dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 7:29 am **(#4)**

Thanks, iarga !

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:45 am **(#5)**

Thank you so much Dinasset. You deserve a huge prize for your effort and determination. :jumpclap

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:46 am **(#6)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:53 am **(#7)**

It's magic!

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 8:56 am **(#8)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:29 am **(#9)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:30 am **(#10)**

dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 9:41 am **(#11)**

Huge thanks, Issabella, both for the many many tests you did on my endless versions and for these nice contributions.

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:18 am **(#12)**

You got it, my friend. :clap

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:19 am **(#13)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:20 am **(#14)**

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:45 pm **(#15)**

It's so effective.

Issabella · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 1:46 pm **(#16)**

dinasset · **Posted:** Tue Sep 05, 2017 11:38 pm **(#17)**

Thanks Issabella.
Just one warning on its use: because the filter tends to exaggerate the effects, it's often useful to merge the results with the original (run the filter with size = 0, then move it on top of the original and play with opacity)

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Sep 06, 2017 12:56 am **(#18)**

Thank you so much Dinasset for your smart advice. Much better results. :coolthup

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:21 am **(#19)**

Continue playing.

Issabella · **Posted:** Wed Sep 06, 2017 8:23 am **(#20)**