diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.hpp
index 77a9896e9b472017497012fdc6b14a35adfd5f5a..247d1d06af45bd2a23724ab9e453aeb4f8f59cd8 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 		
 	public:
-		explicit ACESToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit ACESToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.hpp
index fd6bb975e3e7cbac0c741ef8d47e6940c374e630..6ed77ad87b10e923a1830913dfcda9c8f6753235 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit FilmicToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit FilmicToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.hpp
index e899e2667353b4a6a8737d33465f6df9046b6a93..444b5fb30d1cb97c23dcec77739c0c49ca1d3ffc 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit LottesToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit LottesToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.hpp
index 68f8fb57d62881bb9dafa25a500ff47105e83b06..2e6780837db03dc020873e492667162409ea786e 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit Reinhard2ToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit Reinhard2ToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp
index e1c61fd3144a4532382b06f93db5e5015e6b6b31..1b74dcce00652bfd9e8d4ab9eb4a148d3236c4e9 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit ReinhardToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit ReinhardToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.hpp
index 7dce06172227f524ba89c5a1c1a6cf5b19d85a54..467ca74f0916a6ead2f45246e01c68ba3662e5f3 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		Core& m_core;
 		
 		std::string m_name;
+		bool m_normalize;
 		
 		ComputePipelineHandle m_pipeline;
 		
@@ -40,8 +41,11 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
          *
          * @param[in,out] core Reference to a Core instance
          * @param[in] name Name of the tone mapping function
+         * @param[in] normalize Normalize color values
          */
-		explicit ToneMapping(Core& core, const std::string& name);
+		explicit ToneMapping(Core& core,
+							 const std::string& name,
+							 bool normalize = false);
 	
 		~ToneMapping() = default;
 		
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.hpp
index b4047d1c2097f580068bdccfe0561bab8397cc5f..ad2e4f119241c31c22fbf519514c7fc366d02bd0 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit UchimuraToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit UchimuraToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.hpp
index c1cf0f749f3a4dd1dc20569f6204258fbf05e1c1..99a4d6c726a37a36b4f7e86d26c9df0890a878b8 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit Uncharted2ToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit Uncharted2ToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.hpp b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.hpp
index 2d3c80906139cfca7d3a205117e6e2b7fab2154b..a5e1f71741277eb158f4609916cc535fcc52b64f 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.hpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/include/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.hpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		void initToneMapping() override;
 	
 	public:
-		explicit UnrealToneMapping(Core& core);
+		explicit UnrealToneMapping(Core& core, bool normalize = false);
 		
 	};
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.cpp
index 26e5624c944f6d9ed8c751cff534a73e8daa7888..4835fdcd6ef2acd22d4d867e284f90fc5ba6546b 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("aces", ACES_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	ACESToneMapping::ACESToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "ACES Tone Mapping") {
+	ACESToneMapping::ACESToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "ACES Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 	
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.cpp
index 26b02f5bd4249c8c4c31e52c87434054d5aa84c8..3d93ada18d39fcea59cc0258360fbea79338a631 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/FilmicToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("filmic", FILMIC_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	FilmicToneMapping::FilmicToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Filmic Tone Mapping") {
+	FilmicToneMapping::FilmicToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Filmic Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.cpp
index ab5b7af11c439cebb5d220cfb39e3e740f322480..9ae38055831164933e009229d0e6510aaf99d1e5 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/LottesToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("lottes", LOTTES_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	LottesToneMapping::LottesToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Lottes Tone Mapping") {
+	LottesToneMapping::LottesToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Lottes Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.cpp
index 914a64913441026926017cf2e2723d0681b17529..e81b952654337b49e310111ab08f345cf2106bcb 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Reinhard2ToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("reinhard2", REINHARD2_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	Reinhard2ToneMapping::Reinhard2ToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Reinhard2 Tone Mapping") {
+	Reinhard2ToneMapping::Reinhard2ToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Reinhard2 Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.cpp
index 743a4f1366c09d764aef338afeb29cbf70187703..258550d80c6b099e84cf93541aa01aa157a3645c 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("reinhard", REINHARD_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	ReinhardToneMapping::ReinhardToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Reinhard Tone Mapping") {
+	ReinhardToneMapping::ReinhardToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Reinhard Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.cpp
index 2c3fcb4a8599449f694bac4881c96605a33d3db3..3323d8797c34afd2890c433c5849bd8fdf9c807e 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/ToneMapping.cpp
@@ -53,9 +53,14 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		stream << "    return;" << std::endl;
 		stream << "  }" << std::endl;
 		stream << "  ivec2 uv = ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy);" << std::endl;
-		stream << "  vec3 color = imageLoad(inImage, uv).xyz;" << std::endl;
-		stream << "  color = " << functionName << "(color);" << std::endl;
-		stream << "  imageStore(outImage, uv, vec4(color, 0.f));" << std::endl;
+		stream << "  vec4 color = imageLoad(inImage, uv);" << std::endl;
+		
+		if (m_normalize) {
+			stream << "  color /= color.w;" << std::endl;
+		}
+		
+		stream << "  color = vec4(" << functionName << "(color.xyz), color.w);" << std::endl;
+		stream << "  imageStore(outImage, uv, color);" << std::endl;
 		stream << "}" << std::endl;
 		
 		compiler.compileSource(
@@ -88,8 +93,15 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		});
 	}
 	
-	ToneMapping::ToneMapping(Core &core, const std::string &name)
-	: m_core(core), m_name(name), m_pipeline(), m_descriptorSetLayout(), m_descriptorSet() {}
+	ToneMapping::ToneMapping(Core &core,
+							 const std::string &name,
+							 bool normalize)
+	: m_core(core),
+	  m_name(name),
+	  m_normalize(normalize),
+	  m_pipeline(),
+	  m_descriptorSetLayout(),
+	  m_descriptorSet() {}
 	
 	const std::string &ToneMapping::getName() const {
 		return m_name;
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.cpp
index ee0263cc7faf8a873d2f605dcb633714127056b0..f063569ad35f7b2ccdb7b1a75df3a0ef3c122ef9 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UchimuraToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("uchimura", UCHIMURA_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	UchimuraToneMapping::UchimuraToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Uchimura Tone Mapping") {
+	UchimuraToneMapping::UchimuraToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Uchimura Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.cpp
index ff6a68ce00c512493c1947c3bcf04f871b3a8f83..c83ad5d01632072869655a56fcba217df43f35ca 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/Uncharted2ToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("uncharted2", UNCHARTED2_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	Uncharted2ToneMapping::Uncharted2ToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Uncharted2 Tone Mapping") {
+	Uncharted2ToneMapping::Uncharted2ToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Uncharted2 Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.cpp b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.cpp
index ebbe8fb5fbf02761da416e3e2fb058623711d054..d41c9e3fadce145765d2d237175eb7622792672d 100644
--- a/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.cpp
+++ b/modules/tone_mapping/src/vkcv/tone/UnrealToneMapping.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ namespace vkcv::tone {
 		buildComputePipeline("unreal", UNREAL_GLSL_SHADER);
 	}
 	
-	UnrealToneMapping::UnrealToneMapping(Core &core) : ToneMapping(core, "Unreal Tone Mapping") {
+	UnrealToneMapping::UnrealToneMapping(Core &core, bool normalize)
+	: ToneMapping(core, "Unreal Tone Mapping", normalize) {
 		initToneMapping();
 	}
 
diff --git a/projects/particle_simulation/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/particle_simulation/CMakeLists.txt
index ed0874fb071aadf801b03be62b7b1b8e8da47aaa..0f4e0acd2d7e1e14a82ed2f045be0e2e326b6330 100644
--- a/projects/particle_simulation/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/particle_simulation/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ target_include_directories(particle_simulation SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE
 		${vkcv_includes}
 		${vkcv_camera_include}
 		${vkcv_shader_compiler_include}
+		${vkcv_tone_mapping_include}
 		${vkcv_effects_include})
 
 # linking with libraries from all dependencies and the VkCV framework
@@ -26,4 +27,5 @@ target_link_libraries(particle_simulation
 		vkcv
 		vkcv_camera
 		vkcv_shader_compiler
+		vkcv_tone_mapping
 		vkcv_effects)
diff --git a/projects/particle_simulation/shaders/tonemapping.comp b/projects/particle_simulation/shaders/tonemapping.comp
deleted file mode 100644
index 26f0232d66e3475afdd1266c0cc6288b47ed1c38..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/projects/particle_simulation/shaders/tonemapping.comp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#version 440
-
-layout(set=0, binding=0, rgba16f)   uniform image2D inImage;
-layout(set=0, binding=1, rgba8)     uniform image2D outImage;
-
-
-layout(local_size_x = 8, local_size_y = 8, local_size_z = 1) in;
-
-void main(){
-
-    if(any(greaterThanEqual(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy, imageSize(inImage)))){
-        return;
-    }
-    ivec2 uv            = ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy);
-    vec3 linearColor    = imageLoad(inImage, uv).rgb;
-    vec3 tonemapped     = linearColor / (dot(linearColor, vec3(0.21, 0.71, 0.08)) + 1); // reinhard tonemapping
-    vec3 gammaCorrected = pow(tonemapped, vec3(1.f / 2.2f));
-    imageStore(outImage, uv, vec4(gammaCorrected, 0.f));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/particle_simulation/src/main.cpp b/projects/particle_simulation/src/main.cpp
index 7f270706eb2e385c539af4cdd6cb7eca3236b138..09cb702809f9f7c48105d8b95b4f398f2bbeb014 100644
--- a/projects/particle_simulation/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/particle_simulation/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,13 +4,12 @@
 #include <vkcv/Pass.hpp>
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 #include <vkcv/camera/CameraManager.hpp>
-#include <chrono>
 #include "ParticleSystem.hpp"
 #include <random>
-#include <glm/gtc/matrix_access.hpp>
-#include <ctime>
 #include <vkcv/shader/GLSLCompiler.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/effects/BloomAndFlaresEffect.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/effects/GammaCorrectionEffect.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp>
 
 int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
     const std::string applicationName = "Particlesystem";
@@ -222,18 +221,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 	
 	vkcv::effects::BloomAndFlaresEffect bloomAndFlares (core);
 	bloomAndFlares.setUpsamplingLimit(3);
-
-    vkcv::ShaderProgram tonemappingShader;
-    compiler.compile(vkcv::ShaderStage::COMPUTE, "shaders/tonemapping.comp", [&](vkcv::ShaderStage shaderStage, const std::filesystem::path& path) {
-        tonemappingShader.addShader(shaderStage, path);
-    });
-
-    vkcv::DescriptorSetLayoutHandle tonemappingDescriptorLayout = core.createDescriptorSetLayout(tonemappingShader.getReflectedDescriptors().at(0));
-    vkcv::DescriptorSetHandle tonemappingDescriptor = core.createDescriptorSet(tonemappingDescriptorLayout);
-    vkcv::ComputePipelineHandle tonemappingPipe = core.createComputePipeline({
-        tonemappingShader, 
-        { tonemappingDescriptorLayout }
-	});
+	
+	vkcv::tone::ReinhardToneMapping toneMapping (core);
+	vkcv::effects::GammaCorrectionEffect gammaCorrection (core);
 
     std::uniform_real_distribution<float> rdm = std::uniform_real_distribution<float>(0.95f, 1.05f);
     std::default_random_engine rdmEngine;
@@ -295,31 +285,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 		);
 	
 		bloomAndFlares.recordEffect(cmdStream, colorBuffer, colorBuffer);
-
-        core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, colorBuffer);
-        core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, swapchainInput);
-
-        vkcv::DescriptorWrites tonemappingDescriptorWrites;
-        tonemappingDescriptorWrites.writeStorageImage(
-				0, colorBuffer
-		).writeStorageImage(
-				1, swapchainInput
-		);
-		
-        core.writeDescriptorSet(tonemappingDescriptor, tonemappingDescriptorWrites);
-
-        const auto tonemappingDispatchCount = vkcv::dispatchInvocations(
-				vkcv::DispatchSize(swapchainWidth, swapchainHeight),
-				vkcv::DispatchSize(8, 8)
-		);
-
-        core.recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(
-            cmdStream, 
-            tonemappingPipe, 
-            tonemappingDispatchCount, 
-            { vkcv::useDescriptorSet(0, tonemappingDescriptor) },
-            vkcv::PushConstants(0)
-		);
+		toneMapping.recordToneMapping(cmdStream, colorBuffer, colorBuffer);
+		gammaCorrection.recordEffect(cmdStream, colorBuffer, swapchainInput);
 
         core.prepareSwapchainImageForPresent(cmdStream);
         core.submitCommandStream(cmdStream);
diff --git a/projects/path_tracer/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/path_tracer/CMakeLists.txt
index 03e5eec5ddbada873297d53d224d57f97b4436a9..e0287b28f177708b7ef9bd0935475de365e421fb 100644
--- a/projects/path_tracer/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/path_tracer/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ target_include_directories(path_tracer SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE
 		${vkcv_includes}
 		${vkcv_asset_loader_include}
 		${vkcv_camera_include}
+		${vkcv_effects_include}
 		${vkcv_shader_compiler_include}
+		${vkcv_tone_mapping_include}
 		${vkcv_gui_include})
 
 # linking with libraries from all dependencies and the VkCV framework
@@ -23,5 +25,7 @@ target_link_libraries(path_tracer
 		vkcv_asset_loader
 		${vkcv_asset_loader_libraries}
 		vkcv_camera
+		vkcv_effects
 		vkcv_shader_compiler
+		vkcv_tone_mapping
 		vkcv_gui)
diff --git a/projects/path_tracer/shaders/presentImage.comp b/projects/path_tracer/shaders/presentImage.comp
deleted file mode 100644
index a52159c0c6173779b091e5d4153b15b0a6361780..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/projects/path_tracer/shaders/presentImage.comp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
-#version 440
-#extension GL_GOOGLE_include_directive : enable
-
-layout(set=0, binding=0, rgba32f) 	uniform image2D inImage;
-layout(set=0, binding=1, rgba8) 	uniform image2D outImage;
-
-layout(local_size_x = 8, local_size_y = 8, local_size_z = 1) in;
-
-void main(){
-
-    ivec2 outImageRes = imageSize(outImage);
-    ivec2 coord       = ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy);
-
-    if(any(greaterThanEqual(coord, outImageRes)))
-        return;
-   
-    vec4 colorRaw 				= imageLoad(inImage, coord);
-	vec3 colorNormalized 		= colorRaw.rgb / colorRaw.a;
-	vec3 colorTonemapped		= colorNormalized / (1 + dot(colorNormalized, vec3(0.71, 0.21, 0.08)));	// reinhard tonemapping
-	vec3 colorGammaCorrected 	= pow(colorTonemapped, vec3(1.f / 2.2));
-
-    imageStore(outImage, coord, vec4(colorGammaCorrected, 0));
-}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/projects/path_tracer/src/main.cpp b/projects/path_tracer/src/main.cpp
index 75ee36b2ac232e20d7baf29db34909dee67cca00..1a87015e58aee80feebb4bc5fafac0a482da5743 100644
--- a/projects/path_tracer/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/path_tracer/src/main.cpp
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #include <vkcv/Buffer.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/Core.hpp>
-#include <vkcv/Pass.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/camera/CameraManager.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/asset/asset_loader.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/effects/GammaCorrectionEffect.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/shader/GLSLCompiler.hpp>
-#include "vkcv/gui/GUI.hpp"
-#include <chrono>
+#include <vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/gui/GUI.hpp>
 #include <vector>
 
 int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
@@ -81,6 +81,11 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 		vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat,
 		imageConfig
 	);
+	
+	vkcv::ImageHandle mappedImage = core.createImage(
+			vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Unorm,
+			imageConfig
+	);
 
 	vkcv::shader::GLSLCompiler compiler;
 
@@ -113,21 +118,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 	vkcv::DescriptorWrites imageCombineDescriptorWrites;
 	imageCombineDescriptorWrites.writeStorageImage(0, outputImage).writeStorageImage(1, meanImage);
 	core.writeDescriptorSet(imageCombineDescriptorSet, imageCombineDescriptorWrites);
-
-	// image present shader
-	vkcv::ShaderProgram presentShaderProgram{};
-
-	compiler.compile(vkcv::ShaderStage::COMPUTE, "shaders/presentImage.comp", [&](vkcv::ShaderStage shaderStage, const std::filesystem::path& path) {
-		presentShaderProgram.addShader(shaderStage, path);
-	});
-
-	const vkcv::DescriptorBindings& presentDescriptorBindings   = presentShaderProgram.getReflectedDescriptors().at(0);
-	vkcv::DescriptorSetLayoutHandle presentDescriptorSetLayout  = core.createDescriptorSetLayout(presentDescriptorBindings);
-	vkcv::DescriptorSetHandle       presentDescriptorSet        = core.createDescriptorSet(presentDescriptorSetLayout);
-	vkcv::ComputePipelineHandle     presentPipeline             = core.createComputePipeline({
-		presentShaderProgram,
-		{ presentDescriptorSetLayout }
-	});
+	
+	vkcv::tone::ReinhardToneMapping toneMapping (core, true);
+	vkcv::effects::GammaCorrectionEffect gammaCorrection (core);
 
 	// clear shader
 	vkcv::ShaderProgram clearShaderProgram{};
@@ -253,13 +246,18 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 
 			// resize images
 			outputImage = core.createImage(
-				vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat,
-				imageConfig
+					vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat,
+					imageConfig
 			);
 
 			meanImage = core.createImage(
-				vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat,
-				imageConfig
+					vk::Format::eR32G32B32A32Sfloat,
+					imageConfig
+			);
+			
+			mappedImage = core.createImage(
+					vk::Format::eR8G8B8A8Unorm,
+					imageConfig
 			);
 
 			// update descriptor sets
@@ -379,23 +377,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 
 		// present image
 		const vkcv::ImageHandle swapchainInput = vkcv::ImageHandle::createSwapchainImageHandle();
-
-		vkcv::DescriptorWrites presentDescriptorWrites;
-		presentDescriptorWrites.writeStorageImage(
-				0, meanImage
-		).writeStorageImage(
-				1, swapchainInput
-		);
 		
-		core.writeDescriptorSet(presentDescriptorSet, presentDescriptorWrites);
-
-		core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, swapchainInput);
-
-		core.recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(cmdStream,
-			presentPipeline,
-			fullscreenDispatchCount,
-			{ vkcv::useDescriptorSet(0, presentDescriptorSet) },
-			vkcv::PushConstants(0));
+		toneMapping.recordToneMapping(cmdStream, meanImage, mappedImage);
+		gammaCorrection.recordEffect(cmdStream, mappedImage, swapchainInput);
 
 		core.prepareSwapchainImageForPresent(cmdStream);
 		core.submitCommandStream(cmdStream);
diff --git a/projects/sph/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/sph/CMakeLists.txt
index 01a6e083116622965b9f58c2837f6287871da50e..46e83abfbe1913ea69038db7320d370e114caa3d 100644
--- a/projects/sph/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/sph/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ target_include_directories(sph SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE
 		${vkcv_includes}
 		${vkcv_camera_include}
 		${vkcv_shader_compiler_include}
+		${vkcv_tone_mapping_include}
 		${vkcv_effects_include})
 
 # linking with libraries from all dependencies and the VkCV framework
@@ -26,4 +27,5 @@ target_link_libraries(sph
 		vkcv
 		vkcv_camera
 		vkcv_shader_compiler
+		vkcv_tone_mapping
 		vkcv_effects)
diff --git a/projects/sph/shaders/tonemapping.comp b/projects/sph/shaders/tonemapping.comp
deleted file mode 100644
index 26f0232d66e3475afdd1266c0cc6288b47ed1c38..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/projects/sph/shaders/tonemapping.comp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,19 +0,0 @@
-#version 440
-
-layout(set=0, binding=0, rgba16f)   uniform image2D inImage;
-layout(set=0, binding=1, rgba8)     uniform image2D outImage;
-
-
-layout(local_size_x = 8, local_size_y = 8, local_size_z = 1) in;
-
-void main(){
-
-    if(any(greaterThanEqual(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy, imageSize(inImage)))){
-        return;
-    }
-    ivec2 uv            = ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy);
-    vec3 linearColor    = imageLoad(inImage, uv).rgb;
-    vec3 tonemapped     = linearColor / (dot(linearColor, vec3(0.21, 0.71, 0.08)) + 1); // reinhard tonemapping
-    vec3 gammaCorrected = pow(tonemapped, vec3(1.f / 2.2f));
-    imageStore(outImage, uv, vec4(gammaCorrected, 0.f));
-}
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diff --git a/projects/sph/src/main.cpp b/projects/sph/src/main.cpp
index 904d9e8965e41914271afb0ac31853b1581f6ca7..89f2df703ca14f7e622521e728e3b0216aa4624b 100644
--- a/projects/sph/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/sph/src/main.cpp
@@ -3,11 +3,13 @@
 #include <vkcv/Buffer.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/Pass.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/camera/CameraManager.hpp>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <random>
 #include <ctime>
 #include <vkcv/shader/GLSLCompiler.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/effects/BloomAndFlaresEffect.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/effects/GammaCorrectionEffect.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/tone/ReinhardToneMapping.hpp>
+
 #include "PipelineInit.hpp"
 #include "Particle.hpp"
 
@@ -237,15 +239,9 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 	
 	vkcv::effects::BloomAndFlaresEffect bloomAndFlares (core);
 	bloomAndFlares.setUpsamplingLimit(3);
-
-    //tone mapping shader & pipeline
-    vkcv::ComputePipelineHandle tonemappingPipe;
-    vkcv::DescriptorSetHandle tonemappingDescriptor = PipelineInit::ComputePipelineInit(
-			&core,
-			vkcv::ShaderStage::COMPUTE,
-			"shaders/tonemapping.comp",
-			tonemappingPipe
-	);
+	
+	vkcv::tone::ReinhardToneMapping toneMapping (core);
+	vkcv::effects::GammaCorrectionEffect gammaCorrection (core);
 	
 	core.run([&](const vkcv::WindowHandle &windowHandle, double t, double dt,
 				 uint32_t swapchainWidth, uint32_t swapchainHeight) {
@@ -395,31 +391,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char **argv) {
 		);
 	
 		bloomAndFlares.recordEffect(cmdStream, colorBuffer, colorBuffer);
-
-        core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, colorBuffer);
-        core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, swapchainInput);
-
-        vkcv::DescriptorWrites tonemappingDescriptorWrites;
-        tonemappingDescriptorWrites.writeStorageImage(
-				0, colorBuffer
-		).writeStorageImage(
-				1, swapchainInput
-		);
-		
-        core.writeDescriptorSet(tonemappingDescriptor, tonemappingDescriptorWrites);
-
-        const auto tonemappingDispatchCount = vkcv::dispatchInvocations(
-				vkcv::DispatchSize(swapchainWidth, swapchainHeight),
-				vkcv::DispatchSize(8, 8)
-		);
-
-        core.recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(
-            cmdStream, 
-            tonemappingPipe, 
-            tonemappingDispatchCount, 
-            { vkcv::useDescriptorSet(0, tonemappingDescriptor) },
-            vkcv::PushConstants(0)
-		);
+		toneMapping.recordToneMapping(cmdStream, colorBuffer, colorBuffer);
+		gammaCorrection.recordEffect(cmdStream, colorBuffer, swapchainInput);
 
         core.prepareSwapchainImageForPresent(cmdStream);
         core.submitCommandStream(cmdStream);
diff --git a/projects/voxelization/CMakeLists.txt b/projects/voxelization/CMakeLists.txt
index 34178021a517485e54ef8dcafe0f170a834e5186..f8735582caa27ceaf111c969d8ae716679dee1e5 100644
--- a/projects/voxelization/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/projects/voxelization/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ target_include_directories(voxelization SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE
 		${vkcv_asset_loader_include}
 		${vkcv_camera_include}
 		${vkcv_shader_compiler_include}
+		${vkcv_tone_mapping_include}
 		${vkcv_gui_include}
 		${vkcv_upscaling_include}
 		${vkcv_effects_include}
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ target_link_libraries(voxelization
 		${vkcv_asset_loader_libraries}
 		vkcv_camera
 		vkcv_shader_compiler
+		vkcv_tone_mapping
 		vkcv_gui
 		vkcv_upscaling
 		vkcv_effects
diff --git a/projects/voxelization/assets/shaders/tonemapping.comp b/projects/voxelization/assets/shaders/tonemapping.comp
deleted file mode 100644
index ffadc9a71e207f97fec9a8815aa1c61bc709c369..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/projects/voxelization/assets/shaders/tonemapping.comp
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-#version 440
-#extension GL_GOOGLE_include_directive : enable
-
-layout(set=0, binding=0)        uniform texture2D   inTexture;
-layout(set=0, binding=1)        uniform sampler     textureSampler;
-layout(set=0, binding=2, rgba8) uniform image2D     outImage;
-
-layout(local_size_x = 8, local_size_y = 8, local_size_z = 1) in;
-
-// from: https://knarkowicz.wordpress.com/2016/01/06/aces-filmic-tone-mapping-curve/
-vec3 ACESFilm(vec3 x)
-{
-    float a = 2.51f;
-    float b = 0.03f;
-    float c = 2.43f;
-    float d = 0.59f;
-    float e = 0.14f;
-    return clamp((x*(a*x+b))/(x*(c*x+d)+e), 0, 1);
-}
-
-void main(){
-
-    if(any(greaterThanEqual(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy, imageSize(outImage)))){
-        return;
-    }
-    ivec2   textureRes  = textureSize(sampler2D(inTexture, textureSampler), 0);
-    ivec2   coord       = ivec2(gl_GlobalInvocationID.xy);
-    vec2    uv          = vec2(coord) / textureRes;
-
-    vec3 linearColor    = texture(sampler2D(inTexture, textureSampler), uv).rgb;
-    vec3 tonemapped     = ACESFilm(linearColor);
-
-    imageStore(outImage, coord, vec4(tonemapped, 0.f));
-}
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diff --git a/projects/voxelization/src/main.cpp b/projects/voxelization/src/main.cpp
index 9b9bf39b205cd65b8a0f5813b7f4376ee68152a9..d9d9aedcc5a32552b83e2d9fe48733410ec2f9c7 100644
--- a/projects/voxelization/src/main.cpp
+++ b/projects/voxelization/src/main.cpp
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 #include <vkcv/Sampler.hpp>
 #include <GLFW/glfw3.h>
 #include <vkcv/camera/CameraManager.hpp>
-#include <chrono>
 #include <vkcv/asset/asset_loader.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/shader/GLSLCompiler.hpp>
 #include "Voxelization.hpp"
@@ -15,6 +14,7 @@
 #include <vkcv/upscaling/NISUpscaling.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/effects/BloomAndFlaresEffect.hpp>
 #include <vkcv/algorithm/SinglePassDownsampler.hpp>
+#include <vkcv/tone/ACESToneMapping.hpp>
 
 int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 	const std::string applicationName = "Voxelization";
@@ -474,21 +474,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 			renderUI = !renderUI;
 		}
 	});
-
-	// tonemapping compute shader
-	vkcv::ShaderProgram tonemappingProgram;
-	compiler.compile(vkcv::ShaderStage::COMPUTE, "assets/shaders/tonemapping.comp", 
-		[&](vkcv::ShaderStage shaderStage, const std::filesystem::path& path) {
-		tonemappingProgram.addShader(shaderStage, path);
-	});
-
-	vkcv::DescriptorSetLayoutHandle tonemappingDescriptorSetLayout = core.createDescriptorSetLayout(
-	        tonemappingProgram.getReflectedDescriptors().at(0));
-	vkcv::DescriptorSetHandle tonemappingDescriptorSet = core.createDescriptorSet(tonemappingDescriptorSetLayout);
-	vkcv::ComputePipelineHandle tonemappingPipeline = core.createComputePipeline({
-		tonemappingProgram,
-		{ tonemappingDescriptorSetLayout }
-	});
 	
 	// tonemapping compute shader
 	vkcv::ShaderProgram postEffectsProgram;
@@ -609,6 +594,8 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 	);
 	
 	core.writeDescriptorSet(forwardShadingDescriptorSet, forwardDescriptorWrites);
+	
+	vkcv::tone::ACESToneMapping acesToneMapping (core);
 
 	vkcv::upscaling::FSRUpscaling upscaling (core);
 	uint32_t fsrWidth = swapchainExtent.width, fsrHeight = swapchainExtent.height;
@@ -729,14 +716,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 					swapBufferConfig
 			);
 		}
-
-		// update descriptor sets which use swapchain image
-		vkcv::DescriptorWrites tonemappingDescriptorWrites;
-		tonemappingDescriptorWrites.writeSampledImage(0, resolvedColorBuffer);
-		tonemappingDescriptorWrites.writeSampler(1, colorSampler);
-		tonemappingDescriptorWrites.writeStorageImage(2, swapBuffer);
-
-		core.writeDescriptorSet(tonemappingDescriptorSet, tonemappingDescriptorWrites);
 		
 		// update descriptor sets which use swapchain image
 		vkcv::DescriptorWrites postEffectsDescriptorWrites;
@@ -892,22 +871,10 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 		
 		bloomFlares.updateCameraDirection(cameraManager.getActiveCamera());
 		bloomFlares.recordEffect(cmdStream, resolvedColorBuffer, resolvedColorBuffer);
-
-		core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, swapBuffer);
-		core.prepareImageForSampling(cmdStream, resolvedColorBuffer);
-		
-		core.recordBeginDebugLabel(cmdStream, "Tonemapping", { 1, 1, 1, 1 });
-		core.recordComputeDispatchToCmdStream(
-				cmdStream,
-				tonemappingPipeline,
-				fullscreenDispatchCount,
-				{ vkcv::useDescriptorSet(0, tonemappingDescriptorSet) },
-				vkcv::PushConstants(0)
-		);
+		acesToneMapping.recordToneMapping(cmdStream, resolvedColorBuffer, swapBuffer);
 		
 		core.prepareImageForStorage(cmdStream, swapBuffer2);
 		core.prepareImageForSampling(cmdStream, swapBuffer);
-		core.recordEndDebugLabel(cmdStream);
 		
 		switch (upscalingMode) {
 			case 0:
@@ -1011,23 +978,6 @@ int main(int argc, const char** argv) {
 				}
 			}
 			
-			if (ImGui::Button("Reload tonemapping")) {
-				vkcv::ShaderProgram newProgram;
-				compiler.compile(vkcv::ShaderStage::COMPUTE, std::filesystem::path("assets/shaders/tonemapping.comp"),
-					[&](vkcv::ShaderStage shaderStage, const std::filesystem::path& path) {
-					newProgram.addShader(shaderStage, path);
-				});
-
-				vkcv::ComputePipelineHandle newPipeline = core.createComputePipeline({
-					newProgram,
-					{ tonemappingDescriptorSetLayout }
-				});
-
-				if (newPipeline) {
-					tonemappingPipeline = newPipeline;
-				}
-			}
-			
 			ImGui::End();
 		}