Image processing apparatus, control method thereof, and program

An image processing apparatus comprising:

• a processing unit configured to perform a clipping process in such a manner as to display a range brighter than a predetermined brightness within a dynamic range of an input image at a predetermined luminance, and to generate an output image;
• and
• an output unit configured to output the output image,
• wherein, in a case where the input image is an image where an edge area has been enhanced, the processing unit generates the output image without executing the clipping process on the input image, and
• in a case where the input image is not the enhanced image, the processing unit generates the output image with executing the clipping process on the input image.

A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• setting a gradation threshold;
• and
• converting a gradation value greater than the gradation threshold in an input image into a predetermined gradation value, converting a gradation value equal to or less than the gradation threshold in the input image into a gradation value equal to or less than the predetermined gradation value, and generating an output image,
• wherein, in a case where the input image is an image processed in such a manner as to enhance a predetermined area, setting includes setting the gradation threshold such that a surrounding area of the predetermined area of the input image becomes equal to or less than the gradation threshold.

A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• performing a clipping process in such a manner as to display a range brighter than a predetermined brightness within a dynamic range of an input image at a predetermined luminance, and generating an output image;
• and
• outputting the output image,
• wherein, in a case where the input image is an image where an edge area has been enhanced, generating includes generating the output image without executing the clipping process on the input image, and
• in a case where the input image is not the enhanced image, generating includes generating the output image with executing the clipping process on the input image.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause an image processing apparatus to perform a method, the method comprising:

• setting a gradation threshold;
• and
• converting a gradation value greater than the gradation threshold in an input image into a predetermined gradation value, converting a gradation value equal to or less than the gradation threshold in the input image into a gradation value equal to or less than the predetermined gradation threshold, and generating an output image,
• wherein, in a case where the input image is an image processed in such a manner as to enhance a predetermined area, setting includes setting the gradation threshold such that a surrounding area of the predetermined area of the input image becomes equal to or less than the gradation value.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program to cause an image processing apparatus to perform a method, the method comprising:

• performing a clipping process in such a manner as to display a range brighter than a predetermined brightness within a dynamic range of an input image at a predetermined luminance, and generating an output image;
• and
• outputting the output image,
• wherein, in a case where the input image is an image where an edge area has been enhanced, generating includes generating the output image without executing the clipping process on the input image, and
• in a case where the input image is not the enhanced image, generating includes generating the output image with executing the clipping process on the input image.