Subject:

Trellis Management Co. Ltd. announces the first visual comparison with Microsoft's HD Photo technology.

Introduction:

Presently, there only exist other two methods for encoding HDR - High Dynamic Range - image data so that it can be compressed using popular algorithms like JPEG, and just one other method to encode HDR video so that MPEG-like algorithms can be applied to it.
CLARITY-HDR™ offers notable advantages over said existing methods while being simpler to implement, more consistent and much "lighter" in terms of computational power required for encoding/decoding.

Comparison:

At www.trellis-mgmt.com we present a first comparison between Microsoft's HD Photo and CLARITY-HDR™. The test image is the well known "Grace Cathedral" light probe by Paul Debevec. The latest available version of the HD Photo plugin for Photoshop® CS2/ CS3 has been employed in order to compress the source .hdr (Radiance) file.
The animation shows the higher details preserved by the CLARITY-HDR™ system, while the file size is even smaller than its HD Photo counterpart version.

Availability:

A Photoshop CS2/CS3 plugin based on CLARITY-HDR™ will be available soon from Trellis Management, free of charge for non-commercial uses.

About Trellis Management:

Trellis Management Co. Ltd. is a privately held company focused on technology IP's licensing, acquisition and sale.
We specifically manage technologies that are applicable in the "Digital Entertainment" market, including:

- Image and video encoding and data compression
- Image and video enhancement systems
- LCD Displays related technologies
- DVD, HD-DVD™ and Blu-Ray Disc™ hardware and software solutions - Video encoding for VOIP and Remote Conferencing systems - Game-Development related technologies

Our Technical Department ensures technologies are exploitable and supports potential licensees and buyers during the reviewing process.

For more information:

info @ trellis-mgmt.com
www.trellis-mgmt.com

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Trellis Management

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