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Daydream Tone Mapping

Professional tone mapping for authentic film look

What It Does

Our proprietary tone mapping system combines industry-standard techniques with authentic film characteristics to convert high dynamic range image data into displayable range while preserving the distinctive film look.

How It Affects Your Image

  • Compresses HDR highlights naturally
  • Maintains color accuracy across tonal ranges
  • Creates smooth, gradual roll-off in highlights
  • Applies characteristic film S-curve for authentic tonality
  • Produces lifted blacks and gentle shadow transitions

Pro Tip

This is the secret sauce used in Hollywood productions. It's always active in our pipeline and works seamlessly with other effects.

Best For

All photography
High-contrast scenes
Authentic film tonality
Professional results

When to Use

Tone mapping is automatically applied to every image in Daydream Film. It's a fundamental part of our film emulation pipeline, working behind the scenes to ensure your photos have that authentic film tonality—the smooth highlight roll-off, lifted shadows, and characteristic contrast curve that makes film look like film.

Coming Soon to iOS

Be the first to experience daydream tone mapping and all our other film effects. Join the waitlist and we'll notify you when Daydream Film launches.