Core Image CIColorControls brightness filter creates wrong effect. How do I change my image's luminance?

Question

I\'m creating a color picker for iOS. I would like to enable the user to select the brightness (luminance) and have the color wheel reflect this change. I\'m using Core Imag

Answer 1

I also found the non-linearity of the kCIInputBrightnessKey of CIColorControls to be annoying. I employed a linear CIToneCurve:

/** Change luminosity of `CIImage`

 @param inputImage The `CIImage` of the image to have it's luminosity changed.
 @param luminosity The percent change of the luminosity, ranging from -1.0 to 1.0.

 @return `CIImage` of image with luminosity changed. If luminosity of 0.0 used, original `inputImage` is returned.
 */

- (CIImage *)changeLuminosityOfCIImage:(CIImage *)inputImage luminosity:(CGFloat)luminosity
{
    if (luminosity == 0)
        return inputImage;

    NSParameterAssert(luminosity >= -1.0 && luminosity <= 1.0);

    CIFilter *toneCurveFilter = [CIFilter filterWithName:@"CIToneCurve"];
    [toneCurveFilter setDefaults];
    [toneCurveFilter setValue:inputImage forKey:kCIInputImageKey];

    if (luminosity > 0)
    {
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.0  Y:luminosity]                           forKey:@"inputPoint0"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.25 Y:luminosity + 0.25 * (1 - luminosity)] forKey:@"inputPoint1"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.50 Y:luminosity + 0.50 * (1 - luminosity)] forKey:@"inputPoint2"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.75 Y:luminosity + 0.75 * (1 - luminosity)] forKey:@"inputPoint3"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:1.0  Y:1.0]                                  forKey:@"inputPoint4"];
    }
    else
    {
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.0  Y:0.0]                     forKey:@"inputPoint0"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.25 Y:0.25 * (1 + luminosity)] forKey:@"inputPoint1"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.50 Y:0.50 * (1 + luminosity)] forKey:@"inputPoint2"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:0.75 Y:0.75 * (1 + luminosity)] forKey:@"inputPoint3"];
        [toneCurveFilter setValue:[CIVector vectorWithX:1.0  Y:1 + luminosity]          forKey:@"inputPoint4"];
    }

    return [toneCurveFilter outputImage];
}

Here is your image, reducing the luminosity by 30% using the above routine:

It can be done with CIToneCurve. Whether it's faster than your routine, you'll have benchmark it.