[PATCH v2 1/2] libcamera: software_isp: Add contrast algorithm

Milan Zamazal mzamazal at redhat.com
Thu Oct 10 10:58:47 CEST 2024


Hi Kieran,

thank you for review.

Kieran Bingham <kieran.bingham at ideasonboard.com> writes:

> Quoting Milan Zamazal (2024-10-09 20:33:16)
>> Software ISP is currently fully automatic and doesn't allow image
>> modifications by explicitly set control values.  The user has no means
>
>> to make the image looking better.
>> 
>> This patch introduces contrast control algorithm, which can improve
>> e.g. a flat looking image.  Based on the provided contrast value with a
>> range 0..infinity and 1.0 being the normal value, it applies a simple
>> S-curve modification to the image.  The contrast algorithm just handles
>> the provided values, while the S-curve is applied in the gamma algorithm
>> on the computed gamma curve whenever the contrast value changes.  Since
>> the algorithm is applied only on the lookup table already present, its
>> overhead is negligible.
>> 
>> This is a preparation patch without actually activating the contrast
>> algorithm, which will be done in the following patch.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Milan Zamazal <mzamazal at redhat.com>
>> ---
>>  src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.cpp | 45 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.h   | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++
>>  src/ipa/simple/algorithms/lut.cpp      | 20 +++++++++---
>>  src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build  |  1 +
>>  src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h           |  7 ++++
>>  5 files changed, 105 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>>  create mode 100644 src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.cpp
>>  create mode 100644 src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.h
>> 
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.cpp
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000..1a2c14cf9
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.cpp
>> @@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright (C) 2024, Red Hat Inc.
>> + *
>> + * Contrast adjustment
>> + */
>> +
>> +#include "contrast.h"
>> +
>> +#include <optional>
>> +
>> +#include <libcamera/base/log.h>
>> +
>> +#include "control_ids.h"
>> +
>> +namespace libcamera {
>> +
>> +LOG_DEFINE_CATEGORY(IPASoftContrast)
>> +
>> +namespace ipa::soft::algorithms {
>> +
>> +int Contrast::configure(typename Module::Context &context,
>> +                       [[maybe_unused]] const typename Module::Config &configInfo)
>> +{
>> +       context.activeState.knobs.contrast = std::optional<double>();
>> +       return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>> +void Contrast::queueRequest(typename Module::Context &context,
>> +                           [[maybe_unused]] const uint32_t frame,
>> +                           [[maybe_unused]] typename Module::FrameContext &frameContext,
>> +                           const ControlList &controls)
>> +{
>> +       const auto &contrast = controls.get(controls::Contrast);
>> +       if (contrast.has_value()) {
>> +               context.activeState.knobs.contrast = contrast;
>> +               LOG(IPASoftContrast, Debug) << "Setting contrast to " << contrast.value();
>> +       }
>
> Is this only working by luck that 'Contrast' is alphabetically before
> 'LUT' ?

Contrast is put before Lut in the algorithm list in uncalibrated.yaml in
the following patch (the algorithm is just defined and not actually used
in this patch).

> Or in fact, maybe it doesn't matter so much if it's being set here in
> queueRequest() but it's a separate call in process() anyway to actually
> consume it.
>
> But if this impacts the Lut algorithm, it makes me think this is really
> a control for that algorithm? Or maybe it doesn't matter... But I don't
> think we would have 'one algorithm per control'. It's reasonable to have
> a colorprocessing algorithm that would manage the LUT +
> Contrast+Saturation or such for example...

OK, I can put it into Lut.

>> +}
>> +
>> +REGISTER_IPA_ALGORITHM(Contrast, "Contrast")
>> +
>> +} /* namespace ipa::soft::algorithms */
>> +
>> +} /* namespace libcamera */
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.h b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.h
>> new file mode 100644
>> index 000000000..0b3933099
>> --- /dev/null
>> +++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/contrast.h
>> @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
>> +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: LGPL-2.1-or-later */
>> +/*
>> + * Copyright (C) 2024, Red Hat Inc.
>> + *
>> + * Contrast adjustment
>> + */
>> +
>> +#pragma once
>> +
>> +#include <libcamera/controls.h>
>> +
>> +#include "algorithm.h"
>> +
>> +namespace libcamera {
>> +
>> +namespace ipa::soft::algorithms {
>> +
>> +class Contrast : public Algorithm
>> +{
>> +public:
>> +       Contrast() = default;
>> +       ~Contrast() = default;
>> +
>> +       int configure(typename Module::Context &context,
>> +                     const typename Module::Config &configInfo)
>> +               override;
>> +
>> +       void queueRequest(typename Module::Context &context,
>> +                         const uint32_t frame,
>> +                         typename Module::FrameContext &frameContext,
>> +                         const ControlList &controls)
>> +               override;
>> +};
>> +
>> +} /* namespace ipa::soft::algorithms */
>> +
>> +} /* namespace libcamera */
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/lut.cpp b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/lut.cpp
>> index 9744e773a..8ebc824ce 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/lut.cpp
>> +++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/lut.cpp
>> @@ -32,16 +32,25 @@ int Lut::configure(IPAContext &context,
>>  void Lut::updateGammaTable(IPAContext &context)
>>  {
>>         auto &gammaTable = context.activeState.gamma.gammaTable;
>> -       auto blackLevel = context.activeState.blc.level;
>> +       const auto blackLevel = context.activeState.blc.level;
>>         const unsigned int blackIndex = blackLevel * gammaTable.size() / 256;
>> +       const auto contrast = context.activeState.knobs.contrast.value_or(1.0);
>>  
>>         std::fill(gammaTable.begin(), gammaTable.begin() + blackIndex, 0);
>>         const float divisor = gammaTable.size() - blackIndex - 1.0;
>> -       for (unsigned int i = blackIndex; i < gammaTable.size(); i++)
>> -               gammaTable[i] = UINT8_MAX * std::pow((i - blackIndex) / divisor,
>> -                                                    context.configuration.gamma);
>> +       for (unsigned int i = blackIndex; i < gammaTable.size(); i++) {
>> +               double normalized = (i - blackIndex) / divisor;
>> +               /* Apply simple S-curve */
>> +               if (normalized < 0.5)
>> +                       normalized = 0.5 * std::pow(normalized / 0.5, contrast);
>> +               else
>> +                       normalized = 1.0 - 0.5 * std::pow((1.0 - normalized) / 0.5, contrast);
>> +               gammaTable[i] = UINT8_MAX *
>> +                               std::pow(normalized, context.configuration.gamma);
>> +       }
>>  
>>         context.activeState.gamma.blackLevel = blackLevel;
>> +       context.activeState.gamma.contrast = contrast;
>>  }
>>  
>>  void Lut::prepare(IPAContext &context,
>> @@ -55,7 +64,8 @@ void Lut::prepare(IPAContext &context,
>>          * observed, it's not permanently prone to minor fluctuations or
>>          * rounding errors.
>>          */
>> -       if (context.activeState.gamma.blackLevel != context.activeState.blc.level)
>> +       if (context.activeState.gamma.blackLevel != context.activeState.blc.level ||
>> +           context.activeState.gamma.contrast != context.activeState.knobs.contrast)
>>                 updateGammaTable(context);
>>  
>>         auto &gains = context.activeState.gains;
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build
>> index 37a2eb534..d75a7b2a1 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build
>> +++ b/src/ipa/simple/algorithms/meson.build
>> @@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ soft_simple_ipa_algorithms = files([
>>      'awb.cpp',
>>      'agc.cpp',
>>      'blc.cpp',
>> +    'contrast.cpp',
>>      'lut.cpp',
>>  ])
>> diff --git a/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h b/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
>> index 3519f20f6..5118d6abf 100644
>> --- a/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
>> +++ b/src/ipa/simple/ipa_context.h
>> @@ -8,8 +8,11 @@
>>  #pragma once
>>  
>>  #include <array>
>> +#include <optional>
>>  #include <stdint.h>
>>  
>> +#include <libcamera/controls.h>
>> +
>>  #include <libipa/fc_queue.h>
>>  
>>  namespace libcamera {
>> @@ -44,7 +47,11 @@ struct IPAActiveState {
>>         struct {
>>                 std::array<double, kGammaLookupSize> gammaTable;
>>                 uint8_t blackLevel;
>> +               double contrast;
>>         } gamma;
>> +       struct {
>> +               std::optional<double> contrast; // 0..inf, 1 = neutral
>
> We avoid C++ commments throughout the project.

OK.

> Is the definition of the value for contrast documented by the Control in
> libcamera ? Or is this specific to the implementation detail here ?

Partially, control_ids_core.yaml says:

  "Normal contrast is given by the value 1.0; larger values produce
  images with more contrast."

The bounds are not defined there.

>> +       } knobs;
>>  };
>>  
>>  struct IPAFrameContext : public FrameContext {
>> -- 
>> 2.44.1
>>



More information about the libcamera-devel mailing list