DStretch is a program for the PC and Mac that is used by rock art researchers to make faint rock art visible. This is a version for Android intended to be used in the field at a rock art site. Eight enhancements are provided together with settings that can adjust strength and saturation of the enhancements. Enhancements can be applied to a photo from the camera or from the gallery. The enhancements can be saved. For ease of use you can designate a default enhancement (I recommend CRGB) that is automatically applied when an image is loaded.
The enhancements are:
CRGB, YRD, YRE, RGB0: good for red pigments.
YDT, YRD, YWE: general purpose.
YDT, YBK, YYE: good for yellows.
See DStretch.com for more information on DStretch and the enhancements.
In addition to choosing the default enhancement, you can use the menu to set:
Scale. This is the strength of the enhancement.
Saturation. This controls the saturation of the enhancement. Set to 0 for grayscale, 1.0 for normal.
MPixel Limit. Android phones can have memory problems with large images. Set this to a low value to avoid crashes, to a high value to get higher resolution for enhancements.
Output Directory. This is where the saved enhancements will be put.
Toggle Diagnostics. Turn on to get diagnostic information.
Really great but i haven't found any ancient paintings in Canada yet.
Dstretch does just what it promises... Making faint rock art visible, sometimes spectacularly so. Good for rock art aficionados and rock art guides
Stable and works well... Pictographs generally stand out well in enhanced images using the colorspaces provided. Would be great to have area selection feature implemented on android. And of course, customizable colorspaces would also be wonderful! Thanks for bringing to android!
I like it but haven't used it long enough to know if it's worth the pricep
I like it but haven't used it long enough to know if it's worth the pricep
How about an improved interface for setting the output directory rather than entering the path manually? This is really clunky! Need to be able to set to sdcard.
Does not work well with cell phone cameras
Fixed a permissions issue. Functionality hasn't changed. If it works for you don't update.
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