ISO 21496-1:2025Published

Digital photography — Gain map metadata for image conversion — Part 1: Dynamic range conversion

Photographie numérique — Carte de gain pour la conversion d’images — Partie 1: Conversion de plage de dynamique

Abstract / scope

This document defines a gain map used in HDR digital photography applications, for dynamic range conversion between two image representations.

This includes the definition of the gain map metadata and its attributes, how to specify the gain map and associated metadata, and how to apply the gain map using this metadata.