a method for toning mapping high dynamic range video for display in low dynamic range display comprises accessing the hdr video ; producing a luminance information for the individual frames ; partitioning different consecutive groups of frames into segments responsive to the luminance information ; classifying the segments into static luminance segments and transient luminance segments ; producing a tone mapping parameter set for the static luminance segments ; producing a tone mapping parameter set for at least one of the transient luminance segments responsive to the tone mapping parameter set of an adjacent static luminance segment ; and tone mapping the static luminance segments and transient luminance segments according to the respective tone mapping parameter sets .