---
name: "tone_map"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libjxl-devtools"
version: "0.11.2-0.1~deb13u2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tone_map"
---

# tone\_map(1)

tone\_map

## NAME

tone\_map - tone\_map

## SYNOPSIS

**tone\_map** *input output* \[*OPTIONS*...\]

## DESCRIPTION

**-m** nits, **--max\_nits**=*nits*

-

  maximum luminance in the image

**-t** nits, **--target\_nits**=*nits*

-

  peak luminance of the display for which to tone map

**-s** 0..1, **--preserve\_saturation**=*0*..1

-

  to what extent to try and preserve saturation over luminance

**-p**, **--pq**

-

  write the output with absolute luminance using PQ

-

  input

-

  input image

-

  output

-

  output image

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

-

  Prints this help message. All options are shown above.

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Mathieu Malaterre \<malat@debian.org\> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).