Chapter 26. The OpenEXR Image File Format
Florian Kainz Industrial Light & Magic
Rod Bogart Industrial Light & Magic
Drew Hess Industrial Light & Magic
Most images created on a GPU are fleeting and exist for only a fraction of a second. But occasionally you create one worth keeping. When you do, it’s best to store it in an image file format that retains the high dynamic range possible in the NVIDIA half type and stores additional data channels, as well.
In this chapter, we describe the OpenEXR image file format, give examples of reading and writing GPU image buffers, and discuss issues associated with image display.
What Is OpenEXR?
OpenEXR is a high-dynamic-range image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) for use in computer imaging ...
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