HDR Image Frame

HDR EXIF Frame is a command line tool that creates a frame around a photo displaying its EXIF metadata. It distinguishes itself from other similar tools in supporting HDR output.

Building

This tool has been built and tested on Ubuntu 24.04.

Prerequisites

• CMake v3.15 or later.
• C++ compiler, supporting at least C++ 20.
• OpenCV 4.
• FreeType 2.
• Exiv 2.
• librsvg v2.52 or later, which draws the logos.
• Boost.ProgramOptions v1.74 or later.
• libjpeg.
• libultrahdr v2.0.1.

Ubuntu users can install most prerequisites by running

sudo apt install cmake pkg-config
sudo apt install libopencv-dev libfreetype-dev libexiv2-dev librsvg2-dev libboost-program-options-dev libjpeg-dev

But libultrahdr must be built from source. To build libultrahdr, clone its repository by running

git clone https://github.com/google/libultrahdr.git
cd libultrahdr
git checkout v2.0.1

And then build and install the library to /usr/local/lib by running

mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DUHDR_MAX_DIMENSION=16384 -DUHDR_WRITE_XMP=on -DUHDR_WRITE_ISO=on -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release -DUHDR_ENABLE_GLES=on
make -j`nproc`
sudo make install

This configuration outputs HDR gain maps in both XMP and ISO 21496-1 formats to maximize compatibility. Please refer to building.md for further detail.

Build Steps

Clone the source code:

git clone https://github.com/u8cat/hiframe.git
cd hiframe

Compile:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake .. -DCMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=Release
make

The output executable is build/hiframe.

Run sudo make install to install it systemwide.

Usage

hiframe <input.jpg> -o <output.jpg>