---
name: "pfstmo_mai11"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "pfstmo"
version: "2.2.0-9"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pfstmo_mai11"
---

# pfstmo\_mai11(1)

Tone-mapping for backward-compatible compression

## NAME

pfstmo\_mai11 - Tone-mapping for backward-compatible compression

## SYNOPSIS

**pfstmo\_mai11** \[**--verbose**\]\[**--quiet**\] \[**--help**\]

## DESCRIPTION

This is a tone-mapping operator that is optimized to give the best performance for images or video that are encoded using a backward-compatible  compression, such as HDR-JPEG, or HDR-MPEG. The images produced by this operator do not need to be visually pleasing. The details on the operator can be found in:

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  Mai, Z., Mansour, H., Mantiuk, R., Nasiopoulos, P., Ward, R., & Heidrich, W.

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  Optimizing a tone curve for backward-compatible high dynamic range image and video compression.

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  If you find this TMO useful in your research project, please cite the paper above.

The result of this TMO does not require gamma correction.

## OPTIONS

- **--verbose**, **-v**

  Print additional information during program execution.

- **--quiet**, **-q**

  Do not display progress report.

- **--help**, **-h**

  Print list of commandline options.

## EXAMPLES

- pfsin memorial.hdr \| pfstmo\_mai11 \| pfsout memorial\_to\_encode.png

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  Tone map memorial image and store the result in the PNG format.

## SEE ALSO

[**pfsin**(1)](/pfsin/1.md) [**pfsout**(1)](/pfsout/1.md) [**pfsview**(1)](/pfsview/1.md)

## BUGS

Please report bugs and comments to the pfstools discussion group (http://groups.google.com/group/pfstools).