Editing High Dynamic Range Support

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There is no fundamental reason the BRL-CAD raytracer cannot produce High Dynamic Range output, but it currently does not do so and BRL-CAD's image tools do not support it.
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There is no fundamental reason the BRL-CAD raytracer cannot produce High Dynamic Range output (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_imaging), but it currently does not do so and BRL-CAD's image tools do not support it.
  
 
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This task would involve:
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The end product should be an enhanced raytracer and toolchain that can produce and handle HDRI images.   
 
The end product should be an enhanced raytracer and toolchain that can produce and handle HDRI images.   
  
=References=
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* http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-dynamic-range_imaging
 
 
 
* src/rt
 
** most of our raytracers reside in here
 
* src/liboptical
 
** where optics are calculated during raytracing
 
* src/util
 
** tons of image converters
 
 
 
=Requirements=
 
  
 
*Strong familiarity with C and C++  
 
*Strong familiarity with C and C++  
 
*Understanding of issues related to HDR images and conversions
 
*Understanding of issues related to HDR images and conversions
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Difficulty: medium

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