Methods, systems, and program products for generating altered images based on ON-OFF visual pathway information

A system comprising:

• an image capture device;
• and
• at least one computing device operably connected to the image capture device, the at least one computing device generating an altered image from an original image captured by the image capture device by performing processes including:
• separating an original image into distinct images based on a luminance value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels forming the original image, the distinct images including:
• a first separated image formed from a first group of pixels of the original image, and
• a second separated image formed from a second group of pixels of the original image, the second group of pixels distinct form the first group of pixels;
• determining a first luminance range for the first separated image, the first luminance range based on the luminance value for each pixel of the first group of pixels of the first separated image;
• determining a second luminance range for the second separated image, the second luminance range based on the luminance value for each pixel of the second group of pixels,
• wherein the second luminance range is distinct from the first luminance range;
• adjusting visual parameters of the first separated image formed from the first group of pixels based on a first luminance function;
• adjusting visual parameters of the second separated image formed from the second group of pixels based on a second luminance function;
• and
• combining the adjusted, first separated image and the adjusted, second separated image to generate the altered image.

A computer program product stored on a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, which when executed by a computing system, generates an altered image based on an original image captured by an image capture device, the computer program product comprising:

• program code that separates an original image into distinct images based on a luminance value for each pixel of a plurality of pixels forming the original image, the distinct images including:
• a first separated image formed from a first group of pixels of the original image, and
• a second separated image formed from a second group of pixels of the original image, the second group of pixels distinct form the first group of pixels;
• program code that determines a first luminance range for the first separated image, the first luminance range based on the luminance value for each pixel of the first group of pixels of the first separated image;
• program code that determines a second luminance range for the second separated image, the second luminance range based on the luminance value for each pixel of the second group of pixels,
• wherein the second luminance range is distinct from the first luminance range;
• program code that adjusts visual parameters of the first separated image formed from the first group of pixels based on a first luminance function;
• program code that adjusts visual parameters of the second separated image formed from the second group of pixels based on a second luminance function;
• and
• program code that combines the adjusted, first separated image and the adjusted, second separated image to generate the altered image.