Patent ID: 6856427
Filing Date: 2005-02-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A digital image system for changing exposure in a digital image having an exposure level and for causing a printer to produce a print, comprising: means for storing a plurality of rendered digital images; means for selecting one of such rendered digital images, and displaying such digital image; adjustable exposure setting means for modifying the selected rendered digital image using an exposure modification curve selected responsive to a single user adjustable exposure setting with the exposure modification curve having a curve shape that effectively converts rendered code values back to scene values, adjusts an exposure of the scene values and renders corrected scene values to effect a change which accounts for the rendering and appears as if a different exposure level was used by an image capture device to capture the image and displaying the exposure modified rendered digital image; means for tone scale adjusting the modified rendered digital image; and means for printing the tone scale adjusted digital image.