MSL Images & Cameras, technical discussions of images, image processing and cameras |
MSL Images & Cameras, technical discussions of images, image processing and cameras |
Aug 16 2012, 11:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2228 Joined: 1-December 04 From: Marble Falls, Texas, USA Member No.: 116 |
I'm still trying to figure out a number of things about the new images we are trying to work with. Assuming others are likewise trying to learn, I thought I would open this thread to create a place for such discussions.
I'd like to start out with a comment about raw image contrast. There have been several postings in the main threads about whether or not the MSL raw images have been stretched like those from the MER missions. I am certainly no expert on this, but it looks to me as if the MSL images have not been stretched at all. I haven't tried to analyze all of the image types, but the hazcams and navcams have pixel brightness histograms that are very different from their MER counterparts. This attached image compares MER and MSL navcams along with their luminosity histograms. The MSL images clearly are not using the entire, available range of brightness values, whereas the MER raws do. For this reason, the MSL raw images can usually be nicely enhanced by simply stretching the distribution of brightness across the full 256 value range. -------------------- ...Tom
I'm not a Space Fan, I'm a Space Exploration Enthusiast. |
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Aug 28 2012, 12:12 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 808 Joined: 10-October 06 From: Maynard Mass USA Member No.: 1241 |
Back from a little vacation, and catching up on all the threads.
After several attempts to circumvent the JPEG induced color/pattern bleeds in the bayers, I decided to just make a good B&W image. It has several hacks: rank order adaptive noise reduction, reduced resolution to 50%, and multiple stacks. (and its not that good) ... maybe MSSS will take pity on the collective suffering and hacks found here on these threads and authorize a posting of a few PNG raw bayers (just to see if all of the UMSF debayer programs are working properly of course!) -------------------- CLA CLL
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Aug 28 2012, 12:49 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 2542 Joined: 13-September 05 Member No.: 497 |
... maybe MSSS will take pity on the collective suffering and hacks found here on these threads and authorize a posting of a few PNG raw bayers... What would be more in keeping with the spirit of the data release policy (IMHO) would be for us to demosaic the data and then JPEG that, but I can't do either one without permission. If raw data acquisition becomes common I'll ask, but I don't think it's worth it for a relative handful of images. -------------------- Disclaimer: This post is based on public information only. Any opinions are my own.
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