Preference limits of the visual dynamic range for ultra high quality and aesthetic conveyance

Scott Daly; Timo Kunkel; Xing Sun; Suzanne Farrell; Poppy Crum

doi:10.1117/12.2013161

14 March 2013 Preference limits of the visual dynamic range for ultra high quality and aesthetic conveyance

Scott Daly, Timo Kunkel, Xing Sun, Suzanne Farrell, Poppy Crum

Proceedings Volume 8651, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII; 86510J (2013) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2013161
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2013, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

A subjective study was conducted to investigate the preferred maximum and minimum display luminances in order to determine the dynamic ranges for future displays. Two studies address the diffuse reflective regions, and a third study tested preferences of highlight regions. Preferences, as opposed to detection thresholds, were studied to provide results more directly relevant to the viewing of entertainment or art. Test images were specifically designed to test these limits without the perceptual conflicts that usually occur in these types of studies. For the diffuse range, we found a display with a dynamic range having luminances between 0.1 and 650 cd/m² matches the average preferences. However, to satisfy 90% of the population, a dynamic range from 0.005 and ~3,000 cd/m² is needed. Since a display should be able to produce values brighter than the diffuse white maximum, as in specular highlights and emissive sources, the highlight study concludes that even the average preferred maximum luminance for highlight reproduction is ~4,000 cd/m².

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Scott Daly, Timo Kunkel, Xing Sun, Suzanne Farrell, and Poppy Crum "Preference limits of the visual dynamic range for ultra high quality and aesthetic conveyance", Proc. SPIE 8651, Human Vision and Electronic Imaging XVIII, 86510J (14 March 2013); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2013161

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