libultrahdr
brew install libultrahdr
v1.4.0
Apache-2.0
C++ library and reference codec for Google's Ultra HDR image format, enabling HDR image compression and decoding.
Why you might care
Ultra HDR is a backwards-compatible HDR standard gaining adoption on Android and web platforms. Use this library if you're building image processing tools, converters, or applications that need to encode/decode HDR photos while maintaining JPEG compatibility. It's the official reference implementation from Google/Android.
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Runtime dependencies
Build dependencies
Links
- https://developer.android.com/media/platform/hdr-image-format
- Brew formula source: Formula/lib/libultrahdr.rb
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