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  • Luminance contrast is necessary for the recognition of objects, depth, and movement.

    The Two-Streams Hypothesis James Gurney 2010

  • Luminance on the fifth floor told him somebody was awake there.

    Inconstant Star Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1991

  • Luminance of the sun, the arcs of highest-pressure xenon or mercury lamps, of the full headlight beam of a car at night

    2. Elements Frank Ponemunski 1991

  • Luminance determines the impression of brightness and the visual perception of the range of work or the traffic area.

    2. Elements Frank Ponemunski 1991

  • Luminance exceeding the adaptation ability of the eye

    2. Elements Frank Ponemunski 1991

  • Luminance - in one direction, at one point of a radiating or irradiated surface, or at a point of an optical path.

    2. Elements Frank Ponemunski 1991

  • $0.99 There's no shortage of photo-editing software applications but Luminance steps up to the plate as a really slick, user-friendly editing tool.

    NEWS.com.au | Top Stories 2011

  • ° Eight HSL channels: you have three color adjustment controls for changing Hue, Saturation and Luminance across nine color ranges.

    Macsimum News 2010

  • Incorporation of a new noise reduction algorithm reduces Chroma and Luminance noise when processing X3F files taken at ISO400 or more.

    ePHOTOzine News Feed 2010

  • Luminance reduced to match original ambiance in capture nx.

    News: Digital Photography Review (dpreview.com) 2010

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