Image processing is the computational transformation of an image signal. It's about the technical side of batch transformations, conversions, and enhancements, as distinct from post-processing (adjusting an image to achieve a desired look, probably using image processing).
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How to achieve misty look and vintage colors like Jaime Ibarra?
How are the color tones and the misty look achieved in the photo below?
Does the technique/s have a name?
(Note: link is NSFW.)
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Which postcard mailing services are the best?
I have noticed several sites offering to let me upload a photo, some text and an address. They will then print a postcard with the image and my text and mail it for me.
Some offer smartphone-apps and ...
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How is colour balancing performed in post processing of raw images
I had asked a question previously here which though not duplicate but is related to this. Asking this one as I feel it is different.
My question is basically related to colour balancing/colour ...
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Should I save an image as png, jpeg or bmp?
If I edit an image file using some application like Gimp, Photoshop or MSPaint, while saving I will be asked to select the required file-format. There are different formats available, the common ones ...
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Other than the iMac, what's a brilliant display for my images?
When I started researching gear to start my photography passion I fell in love with the large iMac display. The large bright screen at the best buy was showing a sideshow if images that looked better ...
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How can I adjust the colour temperature of an image programmatically?
I'm wondering how to convert programmatically (i.e. with a programming language rather than an editor) from one colour temperature to another?
If, for example, I make the assumption (and it's a big ...
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How can I improve the results of my proprietary RAW processing pipeline?
I am doing some experiment with Raw image processing using two post processing tools:
Adobe PhotoShop (PS) CS5
Proprietary Image processing pipeline code.
Data Capture:
I captured some raw ...
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How can I resize Raw images and store them back in the original format?
I have some raw images captured using Canon,Nikon,Minolta cameras.(*.CR2, *.NEF, *.MRW)
I want to change resize them and store them back as the original format.
I checked in two tools, Canon ...
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How would I go about using my SLR to measure the 'greenness' of a photo?
Background
My digital pictures can be read into a computer program like Matlab or R as a m x n x 3 matrix where m x n is the number of pixels observed by each of the three (red, green, and blue) ...
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Raw Captured Image processing
I intend to take raw images using a Canon which gives *.CRW and DNG format raw images.
I have below question regarding processing of those raw capture
1] What all tools(I am ready to ...
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Query about gamma correction?
I have a bespoke Image Capture & processing flow, wherein I do the following operations:-
Capture Raw data-->De-Bayer(Get RGB)-->Color Balance-->RGB-to-YCbCr-->Image sharpening-->Denoise ...
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Which colour space should I apply Image sharpening filter?
I am trying to apply a Image sharpening 2D filter kernel(Laplacian) on a Image in my proprietary Image/Video processing pipeline(From Camera raw to final JPEG/MPEG). I plan to perform 2D convolution ...
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How much does in-camera image processing affect noise on Canon DSLRs?
I've found out that some of photos take with my 5D MkII have more shadow noise than I like. I know there are some obvious settings that affect this, such as ISO a noise reduction settings. But there ...
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How exactly do RGB curves work and interact w/each other in Photoshop?
So I understand how a single curve works:
If you create a curve such that R100 (in) becomes R50 (out), every pixel that has an R value of R100 becomes R50.
Similar deal with the RGB curve:
if you ...
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Process stereoscopic image to convert from 3D to 2D
I am wondering if it is possible to take a stereoscopic image and sum them in such a way that makes it a monoscopic image, with the resulting viewpoint in the center of where the two viewpoints ...
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What workflow should I use for processing RAW photos in Lightroom?
I started shooting in RAW, and I use Adobe Lightroom.
What workflow would you recommend to use for the processing?
I will really appreciate a detailed description of the steps (or a link to one).
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What are Color Profiles and where would I find information on using them properly?
I see the term "Color Profile" a lot and I have this vague idea that it helps you adjust color values based on the unique differences of both cameras, displays and printers from some ideal device. ...
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Is post processing always necessary for best results?
While using my old Point and Shoot camera I used to think about post-processing photos in Photoshop like something unnatural, fake, and deceptive. But after buying DSLR I have not only to think about ...
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Nikon RAW image processing in non-Nikon software
I love Adobe Lightroom, the workflow, the interface, the whole package. However, as a Nikon owner never did I manage to get the colors to look as good as after processing with Capture NX. No doubt ...
