Instructor: Mauro Patti, DXOMARK Image Labs
Level: Introductory
Prerequisites: Basic image and signal theory

Benefits:
This course enables the attendee to:

• Obtain an overview of HDR formats in video and photo in the industry.
• Understand existing standards and recommendations relative to HDR formats.
• Review methods for HDR image quality evaluation.
• Gain practical experience with viewing HDR content and testing HDR enabled devices.

Course Description:
Modern cameras, especially smartphones, offer the capability to capture videos and photos in HDR formats by default. For end users, these formats hold great potential to enhance the visualization experience of captured content on supported displays. This course provides an overview of why and how HDR format contents are produced, and then deep dives into the image quality evaluation of such content. A review of key concepts (existing color spaces, display/scene referred, environment and viewing conditions) is provided. The instructor reviews useful objective measurements and discusses the challenges of perceptual evaluation methods. The course mixes theoretical presentation with a practical hands-on session.

Intended Audience: Engineers or researchers working with visual content (images and video), including camera design, image processing, camera tuning, and testing.

Mauro Patti is an astrophysics graduate and imagine quality expert. He is currently working as engineer and project leader at DXOMARK.