In the technical field of video cameras
gamma correction is an often used technique to compensate the non-linear effects of the CRT (
cathode ray tube), in order to enhance
visibility in images to be displayed.
Gamma correction is—by way of example—expressed by the gamma function: A process for enhancing detail
visibility in an input image comprising a step of applying a first
transfer function (11) to the input image, thereby generating an
intermediate image; a step of performing a statistical measurement (12), Mmt (2) on the
intermediate image; a step of applying a second
transfer function (14) to the
intermediate image, thereby generating an output image; a step of performing a statistical measurement (15), Mmt (3) on the output image, a step of determining
gain parameters gg, gk for the first and the second
transfer function (11, 14) on basis of the statistical measurement results (8, 12, 15), Mmt (1), Mmt (2), Mmt (3) is proposed.