1. A system for generating an image for display comprising: a computer processor with associated digital memory and output element, said processor being operative to employ an optimization-based binocular tone mapping framework; said computer processor and associated memory being configured to: receive in digital representation as a source a high-dynamic range image of a source high dynamic range image; produce a first low-dynamic range image directly from said high-dynamic range image; synthesize a corresponding second low-dynamic range image from said high-dynamic range image, wherein extra image space is used to enhance image content while preserving visual information, and present said two low-dynamic range images separately to eyes of a viewer to be processed in the brain of the viewer via human visual perception phenomenon of binocular single vision, said tone mapping framework being guided by a metric of a binocular viewing comfort predictor (BVCP) based upon brightness, contrast and contour differences between two views in order to assure stable formation of binocular single vision for the viewer and avoid viewing discomfort.