arXiv:2604.06276eess.IVcs.CV2026-04

基于真实电影流程,量化分析SDR转HDR的亮度与色彩映射规律。

Structural Regularities of Cinema SDR-to-HDR Mapping in a Controlled Mastering Workflow: A Pixel-wise Case Study on ASC StEM2

  • 用统一流程的EXR源数据对比18,580帧的SDR/HDR版本,分析映射机制。
  • 82.4%区域适合直接恢复原始亮度,其余需局部自适应调整。
  • 提供可解释的定量基准,适用于共享源数据的HDR重建模型设计。

本研究基于罕见的共同源数据集ASC StEM2,对基于ACES流程的影院级SDR到HDR映射进行了实证分析。该数据集包含相同制作流程下的EXR场景参考图像及匹配的SDR/HDR发行母版。通过对测试影片全部18,580帧进行像素级统计,构建了EXR源数据、SDR母版和HDR母版三域对比,刻画了其在亮度与色彩结构上的关系。亮度维度上,SDR与HDR母版呈现高度稳定的全局单调对应,几何结构整体一致,仅在自发光高光和特定材质区域出现稀疏且有结构的偏差;色彩维度上,色调基本一致,饱和度呈现阴影抑制、中间调扩展、高光收敛的再分布模式。以EXR为场景参考锚点,进一步定义了像素级决策图,将图像区域划分为更接近EXR的恢复区与内容自适应调整区。按此标准,采样区域中82.4%属于EXR更近的恢复区,其余需局部自适应调整。本研究不宣称通用映射法则,而是为结构感知的SDR-to-HDR分析及共享源条件下的学习模型设计提供了可解释的定量基准。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

We present an empirical case study of cinema SDR-to-HDR mapping using ASC StEM2, a rare common-source dataset containing EXR scene-referred images and matched SDR/HDR cinema release masters from the same ACES-based mastering workflow. Based on pixel-wise statistics over all 18,580 frames of the test film, we construct a three-domain comparison involving EXR source data, SDR release masters, and HDR release masters to characterize their luminance and color structural relationships within this controlled workflow. In the luminance dimension, SDR and HDR masters exhibit a highly stable global monotonic correspondence, with geometric structure remaining largely consistent overall; sparse and structured deviations appear in self-luminous highlights and specific material regions. In the color dimension, the two masters remain largely consistent in hue, with saturation exhibiting a redistribution pattern of shadow suppression, midtone expansion, and highlight convergence. Using EXR as a scene-referred anchor, we further define a pixel-level decision map that operationally separates EXR-closer recovery regions from content-adaptive adjustment regions. Under this operational definition, 82.4% of sampled image regions are classified as EXR-closer recovery, while the remainder require localized adaptive adjustment. Rather than claiming a universal law for all cinema mastering pipelines, the study provides an interpretable quantitative baseline for structure-aware SDR-to-HDR analysis and for designing learning-based models under shared-source mastering conditions.

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