HTPP(1) General Commands Manual HTPP(1)

htpp — post-processing of htrdr-image(5) images

htpp [-fhVv] [-i image_option[:image_option ...]] [-m map_option[:map_option ...]] [-o output] [-t threads_count] [input]

htpp post-processes a htrdr-image(5) and converts it into a PPM image or gnuplot(1) script.

If input is not set, the image to post-process is read from standard input. Similarly, if the output file is not defined, then the result is written to the standard output.

Two post-processing procedures are provided: image color post-processing (option -i) and mapping of a given pixel component to a color gradient (option -m). By default, htpp post-processes the image color.

The options are as follows:

Force overwriting of output file.
Display short help.
image_option[:image_option ...]
Color post-processing. The first third and fifth components of each pixel of the input htrdr-image(5) are assumed to encode a color in the CIE 1931 XYZ color space. The colors are first tone-mapped as follows:

out_color = f(in_color * exposure) / f(white * exposure)

with:

f(x) = (x*(A*x + C*B) + D*E)/(x*(A*x + B + D*F)) - E/F
A = 0.15
B = 0.50
C = 0.10
D = 0.20
E = 0.02
F = 0.30

Exposure and white color values are user settings (see below). Once tone-mapped, pixels are transformed from CIE 1931 XYZ color space to linear sRGB color space before being gamma-corrected. Finally, the resulting pixel components are truncated between [0, 1] before being encoded on 8 bits.

The post-processing options are as follows:

Use default options.
real
Pixel exposure. Its default value is 1.
radiance
Radiance value representing white color (in W/sr/m^2). If not defined, it is set such that 99.5% of the input pixel radiance is less than its value.
map_option[:map_option ...]
Matching pixel component to a color gradient. The component to be post-processed is defined by the pixcpnt option. The component is normalized according to its range over the whole image, or a user-defined range if defined. It is finally converted into a color gradient whose name is defined by the palette option.

The color matching options are as follows:

Use default options.
palette_name
Palette to use. If it is not defined, it takes on the inferno value. The valid palette names are:

  • accent
  • blues
  • brbg
  • bugn
  • bupu
  • chromajs
  • dark2
  • gnbu
  • gnpu
  • greens
  • greys
  • inferno
  • jet
  • magma
  • moreland
  • oranges
  • orrd
  • paired
  • parula
  • pastel1
  • pastel2
  • piyg
  • plasma
  • prgn
  • pubu
  • pubugn
  • puor
  • purd
  • purples
  • rdbu
  • rdgy
  • rdpu
  • rdylbu
  • rdylgn
  • reds
  • sand
  • set1
  • set2
  • set3
  • spectral
  • viridis
  • whgnbu
  • whylrd
  • ylgn
  • ylgnbu
  • ylorbr
  • ylorrd
  • ylrd
pixel_component
Index of the pixel component to be be mapped. It must lie within the range [0, 7]. By default it is set to 0, i.e. the first pixel component.
min,max
Range ov values to be mapped. A degenerated range (i.e. min >= max) means that the range is that of the pixel component over the whole image. This is the default behavior.
Write an output gnuplot script that generates a PNG image with a built-in color ramp.
output
Output file. If not defined, data is written to standard output.
threads_count
Indication of the number of threads to be used. By default, htpp uses many threads as processor cores.
Make htpp verbose. Messages are printed on the standard error. When used as part of pixel color post-processing (option -i), htpp displays the radiance of the white color in the output image. When mapping a pixel component to a color gradient (option -m), it displays the color gradient and its associated values.
Display the version number and exit.

The htpp utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

Post-process img.htrdr and write the resulting PPM image to img.ppm. Use the -f option to overwrite img.ppm if the file already exists. Use an exposure of 0.2 and explicitly set the white color to 31.2 W/sr/m^2:

htpp -i exposure=0.2:white=31.2 -fo img.ppm img.htrdr

Clamp the values of the second pixel component in [0, 2] and map the result to the magma color ramp:

htpp -vm pixcpnt=1:palette=magma:range=0,2 -fo map.ppm img.htrdr

Same as above, but use gnuplot(1) to embed the magma color ramp in the output map.png file:

htpp -vm pixcpnt=1:palette=magma:range=0,2:gnuplot img.htrdr \
| gnuplot - > map.png

gnuplot(1), htrdr-image(5), ppm(5)

htpp was originally developed to post-process images produced by htrdr(1).

September 11, 2023 UNIX