A simple rational curve that maps zero to zero and infinity to one, so nothing ever clips. Desaturates highlights and leaves images looking flat, but it is the reference everyone starts from.
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specializesis a specific case of Tone Mappinga rational curve that never clips
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alternative-toFilmic Tone Mapping is a competing approach to thisan S-curve with a toe, matching film response
References
Photographic Tone Reproduction for Digital Images — Reinhard, Stark, Shirley, Ferwerda — 2002 · link