Scale Equivariance Regularization and Feature Lifting in High Dynamic Range Modulo Imaging

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Main Authors: Monroy, Brayan, Bacca, Jorge
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Published: 2026
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author Monroy, Brayan
Bacca, Jorge
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Bacca, Jorge
contents Modulo imaging enables high dynamic range (HDR) acquisition by cyclically wrapping saturated intensities, but accurate reconstruction remains challenging due to ambiguities between natural image edges and artificial wrap discontinuities. This work proposes a learning-based HDR restoration framework that incorporates two key strategies: (i) a scale-equivariant regularization that enforces consistency under exposure variations, and (ii) a feature lifting input design combining the raw modulo image, wrapped finite differences, and a closed-form initialization. Together, these components enhance the network's ability to distinguish true structure from wrapping artifacts, yielding state-of-the-art performance across perceptual and linear HDR quality metrics.
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spellingShingle Scale Equivariance Regularization and Feature Lifting in High Dynamic Range Modulo Imaging
Monroy, Brayan
Bacca, Jorge
Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Modulo imaging enables high dynamic range (HDR) acquisition by cyclically wrapping saturated intensities, but accurate reconstruction remains challenging due to ambiguities between natural image edges and artificial wrap discontinuities. This work proposes a learning-based HDR restoration framework that incorporates two key strategies: (i) a scale-equivariant regularization that enforces consistency under exposure variations, and (ii) a feature lifting input design combining the raw modulo image, wrapped finite differences, and a closed-form initialization. Together, these components enhance the network's ability to distinguish true structure from wrapping artifacts, yielding state-of-the-art performance across perceptual and linear HDR quality metrics.
title Scale Equivariance Regularization and Feature Lifting in High Dynamic Range Modulo Imaging
topic Image and Video Processing
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2601.23037