                          Q P F S T M O
                              v1.0

If the following works for you, then this program is for you.
	pfsin <HDR image file> | pfstmo_fattal02 | pfsoutppm - > <LDR image file>

This program provides a very basic GUI wrapper around the tone mapping operators
provided by Mantiuk and Krawczyk of Max-Planck-Institut Informatik.

Installation:
To make this program, should be as simple as
tar xfvz qpfstmo-1.0.tar.gz
cd qpfstmo-1.0
qmake
make
./qpfstmo

Beyond a working Qt development environment, you need
  - pfstools 1.3, www.mpii.mpg.de/resources/pfstools/
  - pfstmo 1.0, www.mpii.mpg.de/resources/tmo/

Using:
To use the program, either start with a valid file, or the program will
prompt you. A valid file is any valid file for pfsin.

Complete help is included in the program. The help can viewed via the "help"
button on the lower left of the main window.

Technical Details:
When I say this program is only a wrapper, what I mean is command lines are built
from the slider values and Qt's 'QProcess' class is used to do all the work. In this
sense, this program is not too dependent on the details of the tmo code. On the other
hand, if things are not set up right, un-predicted results may follow.  Nonetheless, 
let me know if you have alot of problems.

Future Work:
I wrote this program because I find it useful. Thus future versions will mainly
implement functionality I find useful. Do let me know of any functionality you
might find useful. Most likely, I'll also find it useful.

I am still looking into a cinepaint plugin, but don't hold your breath on this one.

Who Am I:
All this code is the sole fault of Nicholas Phillips, ngphillips at gmail dot com, and I
hope you find it useful. I would enjoy to hear all complains and/or suggestions. I would
also enjoy to see finished photos. Drop me a line.

I also hang out at flickr as 'sunyata'. My page: http://www.flickr.com/photos/ngp/
See also http://theplaceofdeadroads.blogspot.com/
A simple write-up on "High Dynamic Range Photography with Linux"
http://theplaceofdeadroads.blogspot.com/2006/02/high-dynamic-range-photography-with.html

Nicholas Phillips
ngphillips at gmail dot com
June 07, 2006
