Contrast stretching

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contrast stretching

Creation of a lookup table that increases a range of pixel values in an image when mapped to the display device.

For example, mapping the input range of 10–20 to display a range of 100–200 is an example of contrast stretching. It is used to show fine detail in an image.


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