About
pfstools package is a set of command line programs for reading, writing and manipulating high-dynamic range (HDR) images and video frames. It includes also Qt and OpenGL HDR image viewers. pfstools can be integrated with GNU Octave or matlab, so that it can serve as a toolbox for reading and writing HDR images.
All programs in the package exchange image data using unix pipes and a simple generic HDR image format - pfs. pfs in not just another format for storing HDR images (and there are already quite a few of them), but is rather an attempt to integrate the existing HDR image formats by providing a simple interface for exchanging data between applications.
pfstools is a base set of tools and more advanced functionality can be found in related packages, such as pfstmo (tone-mapping) or pfscalibration (recovery of camera response curve and merging multi-exposure LDR image). If you are not comfortable with a command line interface or you want to save yourself compilation problems, you may want to check Qtpfsgui, which packages some functionality of pfstmo and pfscalibration in a nice GUI interface.
News
pfstools 2.2.0 releasedThu, 12 Aug 2021 09:40:38 -0000This is mostly a bug-fix release with many fixes allowing to work with newer version of libraries. Several compilation issues have been resolved on Ubuntu 18.04, 20.04 and Cygwin. The HDR merging (pfshdrcalibrate) uses now better, noise-optimal weights, which should reduce noise for darker image parts.
This release adds support for .yuv video files encoded as PQ2020 or HLG2020 (used by the reference implementation of h265). pfsview was updated to link with Qt5 instead of Qt4. Several compilation issues on Ubuntu have been resolved.
This is a bug-fix release, solving compilation and library issues on Ubuntu 16.04. Matlab MEX files can now be compiled on Windows.
This is a bug fix release, addressing issues in Octave interface, newer compilers and with some HDR file formats.