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What is HDR, anyway?

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790 points _kush | 2 comments | 14 May 25 12:46 UTC | HN request time: 0.545s | source
1. dsego ◴[14 May 25 14:10 UTC] No.43984762[source]▶
Isn't the result of their tone mapping algo similar to adjusting shadow and highlight sliders in other software?
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2. sandofsky ◴[14 May 25 14:22 UTC] No.43984905[source]▶
No. When you simply adjust shadow and highlights, you lose local contrast. In an early draft of the post, there was an example, but it was cut for pacing.