ImageReasonEngine Library
One tool, one decision
Each engine solves one distinct photographic or imaging decision, using your real inputs, an image where relevant, and returns a result you can act on. Categories reflect the decision resolved, not a keyword.
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Advanced Depth-of-Field Planner
Solve near and far depth-of-field limits, or the aperture that covers a stated interval.
Airy Disk and Resolution Target Planner
Compare an image-plane detail target with ideal diffraction and sampling limits.
Anamorphic Framing Planner
Plan squeeze, desqueeze, crop, and delivery framing geometry.
Architecture and Shift-Lens Planner
Estimate framing and image-circle margin for a shifted architecture capture.
Astro Field-of-View Planner
Compare camera field of view with a declared astro target box without claiming visibility or tracking.
Astrophotography Stacking Planner
Plan light frames, calibration frames, session time, and storage for a stacking session.
Autofocus Mode and Coverage Planner
Create a testable generic autofocus configuration brief from subject movement and size.
Backup Risk and 3-2-1 Planner
Map declared photo backups against loss scenarios and identify the next gap.
Bounce-Flash Path Planner
Compare direct and bounce flash paths and surface uncertainty without inventing exposure or power results.
Camera System Equivalence Engine
Match a lens, framing distance, and depth-of-field convention across two camera systems.
Client Delivery Timeline Planner
Plan photo-delivery milestones, review time, and contingency without a contractual promise.
Close-Up Working-Distance Planner
Estimate close-up subject distance and declared handling margin from focal length and magnification.
Color-Gel and Mixed-Light Planner
Plan mixed-light capture decisions and test frames without inventing a Kelvin value or gel choice.
Color-Managed Print Delivery Planner
Build a complete color-managed print-delivery checklist without converting or certifying color.
Contact Sheet and Proofing Planner
Plan contact-sheet grid, label, and page geometry for human review without generating files or choosing selects.
Contact Sheet and Test-Roll Planner
Plan a documented film test roll and contact-sheet review without inventing stock or development advice.
Continuous-Light Exposure Planner
Compare shutter, aperture, ISO, and continuous-light constraints from a real test frame.
Crop and Composition Planner
Compare crop geometry, safe framing margin, and remaining output pixels.
Culling and Delivery-Time Planner
Make photo culling, editing, export, and revision time assumptions visible before delivery.
Diffraction and Sampling Tradeoff Planner
Compare ideal Airy-disk geometry with your pixel pitch and output context.
Editing Workflow and Export Planner
Build a complete photo editing and export checklist without inventing software settings.
Electronic-Shutter Readout and Motion Planner
Estimate a declared readout-motion test trigger without predicting rolling-shutter distortion.
Entrance Pupil and Perspective Explorer
Separate camera position, framing, and entrance-pupil rotation for panorama and perspective choices.
Equipment Rental Versus Ownership Planner
Compare transparent rental and ownership scenarios without financial advice.
Exposure Bracketing and HDR Planner
Generate a deliberate exposure-bracket sequence and inspect the capture tradeoffs.
Exposure Triangle Planner
Choose equivalent shutter, aperture, and ISO settings and see the tradeoff each one moves.
Extension Tube and Bellows Planner
Estimate close-up magnification and effective-aperture tradeoffs from extension.
Field of View and Framing Planner
Calculate frame coverage and angle of view from your actual sensor, lens, and distance.
File-Naming and Metadata Planner
Create a sortable photo filename pattern and metadata checklist.
Film Exposure and Metering Planner
Turn a film meter reference and declared EI into a documented test frame.
Film Format Equivalence Planner
Compare film-format field of view and enlargement without claiming a depth or quality equivalence.
Film Grain and Print-Size Planner
Compare film enlargement and output scale without predicting grain or a maximum print size.
Film Push/Pull Development Planner
Document film EI and process requests and catch mismatches without inventing development instructions.
Film Reciprocity Planner
Apply your own sourced film reciprocity data to a metered exposure without inventing a correction.
Film Scanner Resolution Planner
Estimate film-scan pixels, data size, and output PPI without claiming scanner or film resolution.
Flash Guide-Number Planner
Calculate a direct-flash starting aperture or distance from a stated guide number.
Flash-Ambient Exposure Planner
Separate ambient and direct-flash exposure, compare settings, and plan a mixed-light test.
Focus and Subject-Motion Risk Planner
Separate focus margin, motion testing, and capture opportunity for a critical frame.
Focus Breathing Framing Planner
Measure a focus-pull framing change and crop margin from your own controlled frame coverage test.
Focus-Stacking Capture Planner
Plan focus-stack frame count, overlap, step size, and storage from a tested usable slice.
Gimbal and Handheld Motion Planner
Plan a controlled camera-support test from rig, move, focal length, and shutter constraints.
Highlight Protection Planner
Translate a declared highlight-protection reduction into equivalent settings and a test plan.
Hybrid Negative-to-Digital Workflow Planner
Organize a negative-to-digital workflow, masters, backups, and delivery records.
Hyperfocal and Landscape Focus Planner
Plan hyperfocal focus and foreground coverage for a stated aperture and acceptable-blur criterion.
Image Circle and Adapter Coverage Planner
Compare declared image-circle geometry with sensor and shift requirements.
Inverse-Square Falloff Planner
Compare direct-light falloff between two distances and plan subject/background separation.
ISO Noise and Dynamic-Range Tradeoff Planner
Compare ISO, shutter, and aperture tradeoffs without measuring your camera's noise or dynamic range.
Lens Compression Myth Diagnostic
Compare camera positions and relative subject scale to separate perspective from focal-length framing.
Lens Selection Planner
Rank your own lenses by framing coverage at a fixed position, with visible headroom.
Licensing and Usage-Term Planner
Collect photography usage variables for a written scope discussion.
Local Aspect-Ratio and Crop Planner
Preview local crop geometry and retained pixels in your browser without uploads or automated composition.
Local Color and White-Balance Inspector
Inspect decoded local RGB region summaries without claiming to know the correct white balance.
Local Duplicate and Near-Duplicate Review Assistant
Review browser-local visually similar thumbnail candidates without uploads, automated keepers, or deletion.
Local File-Size and Compression Inspector
Inspect local image file size, type, decoded dimensions, and delivery limits without compression-quality claims.
Local Highlight-Recovery Feasibility Guide
Inspect decoded local highlight-threshold observations without claims about RAW clipping and recovery.
Local Histogram and Clipping Inspector
Measure the rendered RGB histogram and near-edge pixels of your own local image.
Local Image Metadata and Exposure Inspector
Inspect the EXIF and capture settings embedded in your own image file, entirely in this browser.
Local Image Triage and Shoot-Again Planner
Organize browser-local image checks into a bounded next-action board without scores or uploads.
Local Noise and Exposure Diagnostic
Compare fine-scale local image variation in your browser without a noise or ISO verdict.
Local Print-Suitability Planner
Compare print sizes, crop, and PPI using your own local image’s actual pixel dimensions.
Local Sharpness and Motion Diagnostic
Compare edge-detail measurements in selected regions of your own local image.
Lunar Exposure and Framing Planner
Estimate lunar frame size and create a bounded test bracket for a Moon shot.
Macro Depth and Effective-Aperture Planner
Estimate close-up depth of field, effective aperture, and a bounded focus-stack starting plan.
Manual Exposure Transition Planner
Move between manual shutter, aperture, and ISO settings while keeping exposure constant.
Memory Card Throughput Planner
Calculate required sustained write throughput for still bursts or video.
Meteor and Night-Sky Sequence Planner
Plan night-sky capture coverage, interval margin, and storage without forecasting meteors or weather.
Metering and Exposure-Compensation Planner
Translate a stated metering or test-frame adjustment into settings while keeping the rendering intent visible.
Motion Blur Exposure Planner
Estimate image-motion displacement from shutter, focal length, and pixel pitch before testing a blur decision.
MTF and Detail-System Interpreter
Compare compatible declared MTF or SFR values without mistaking a curve for a sharpness verdict.
Multi-Light Ratio Planner
Plan a stated key-to-fill ratio with light distance and relative power visible together.
ND Filter and Long-Exposure Planner
Calculate the attenuation needed for a target long exposure and compare nearby stop options.
Nightscape Foreground-Blend Planner
Plan separate night-sky and foreground captures with alignment and intent constraints visible.
NPF and Milky-Way Exposure Planner
Plan a conservative untracked Milky Way shutter with NPF inputs and compare the 500 rule.
Panorama Motion and Stitching Planner
Plan panorama overlap and capture constraints without pretending to stitch images or guarantee alignment.
Panorama Print Resolution Planner
Plan panorama crop, physical output size, and available PPI without claiming stitch or print quality.
Panoramic Coverage Planner
Calculate panorama frame coverage and overlap, then turn it into a disciplined capture plan.
Perspective and Camera Position Planner
See how moving the camera changes the relative scale of near and far scene elements.
Photography Quote and Usage Planner
Build a transparent internal photography estimate from your own costs, time, and contingency.
Pixel Pitch and Sampling Planner
Calculate pixel pitch, crop headroom, and output PPI from actual sensor and pixel dimensions.
Portrait Eye-Focus Margin Planner
Compare declared eye/face depth with calculated depth of field to plan aperture, distance, or pose tests.
Print Crop and Border Planner
Preview the exact crop, fit, and border geometry for a print before exporting.
Print Resolution and Size Planner
Calculate print PPI, crop mismatch, and maximum arithmetic print size from pixel dimensions.
Print Sharpening and Output Planner
Plan print-output checks from size, viewing distance, and file dimensions without inventing a sharpening recipe.
Print Viewing-Distance Planner
Compare your print PPI with a stated viewing distance and visual-angle criterion.
Profitability and Cost-of-Goods Planner
Make project revenue, labor, cost, overhead, and margin assumptions visible without financial advice.
Sensor Resolution and Crop Planner
See how a crop changes remaining pixels and output PPI before committing to a print size.
Shoot-Day Capacity Planner
Plan usable shoot-day time, setup capacity, buffer, and scope tradeoffs.
Slow-Motion Capture Planner
Plan slow-motion duration, shutter timing, light tradeoffs, and storage implications.
Soft-Light Size and Distance Planner
Compare a light source's apparent size and distance tradeoffs before testing a lighting setup.
Star-Trail Exposure Planner
Plan a stacked star-trail sequence with frame count, capture time, and gap consequences.
Storage and Backup Planner
Plan capture, working, backup, and archive capacity with transparent headroom assumptions.
Studio Day Rate Planner
Build a transparent studio day-rate scenario from annual costs and billable days.
Subject-Size and Distance Planner
Estimate framing distance from subject size, frame fraction, sensor dimension, and focal length.
Teleconverter Consequence Planner
Compare teleconverter focal length, aperture, field of view, and crop tradeoffs.
Tilt-Shift Focus-Plane Planner
Estimate a tilt-focus starting geometry and create a controlled near/far focus-plane test.
Time-Lapse Exposure Transition Planner
Plan an explicit time-lapse EV transition and per-frame step size.
Time-Lapse Interval Planner
Plan time-lapse frame count, capture duration, delivery duration, and interval slack.
Travel and Expense Planner
Make assignment travel and expense assumptions visible before pricing a photography job.
Video Exposure Triangle Planner
Calculate shutter duration from frame rate and shutter angle, then plan the exposure tradeoff.
Video File Size and Storage Planner
Estimate video storage from documented bitrate, recording duration, overhead, and copies.
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