Screenshot of the viewer.

Overview

This extension provides you with a powerful viewer of LDR and HDR (including animated) images, going beyond the standard VS Code image preview. Optimize your remote workflows with seamless support, eliminating file transfer hassles.

Features

  • Precise Image Navigation: Pan and smoothly zoom to examine pixel-level details.
  • Dynamic Image Adjustment: Control exposure and gamma for optimal viewing.
  • Versatile Tone Mapping Options: Apply sRGB, inverse gamma, +/- mapping, and false color for diverse visual analysis.
  • Comprehensive Image Comparison: Quantify differences between images using error metrics: Error, Absolute Error, Squared Error, Relative Absolute Error, and Relative Squared Error.
  • Pixel Value Inspection: Zoom in to view individual pixel values.
  • In-Depth Histogram Visualization: Histograms for image or error metrics values to understand data distribution.
  • Image Reloading: Refresh displayed images using the GUI, key bindings, or by executing the "Reload All" command.
  • Flexible Animated Image Playback: Play image sequences as videos with adjustable playback speed using customizable FPS settings.
  • Efficient Folder Image Access: Open all images within a directory directly from a right-click context menu.

Supported Image Formats

  • .exr: High Dynamic Range (HDR) image format.
  • .hdr: High Dynamic Range (HDR) image format.
  • .png: Low Dynamic Range (LDR) image format, including animated PNG sequences.
  • .jpg|.jpeg: Ultra HDR and Low Dynamic Range (LDR) image format.
  • .bmp: Bitmap image format.
  • .gif: Graphics Interchange Format (GIF) for animated images.

Images

Error comparison between loaded images.
Visualization of the pixel values.