This paper presents a new noise model and its application to Bayer color filter array (CFA). We investigate the effect of various noise models. In addition, we study three possible Bayer patterns. For example, current Bayer CFA utilizes RGGB pattern. However, one may consider other color combinations such as RRGB or RGBB patterns. To prove RGGB pattern’s superiority, we investigate each pattern...

This paper investigates how to reinitialize a modelbased face tracker after tracking failure. The information gathered in the original initialization is used to obtain a quick an reliable reinitialization. The color information of the model texture map is used to obtain a skin color model that is per definition adapted to the lighting, camera and the specific skin tone of the user. The search f...

Color cast defect detection of video image is challenging and of great importance in the field of video quality evaluation, and one of the difficulties therein is how to distinguish a dominant color (caused by a predominant color, such as an image in which blue sky is a basic tone) from an inherent cast (image presenting a cast due to imaging device failure or taken in a special environment, su...

High quality video sequences are required for the evaluation of tone mapping operators and high dynamic range (HDR) displays. We provide scenic and documentary scenes with a dynamic range of up to 18 stops. The scenes are staged using professional film lighting, make-up and set design to enable the evaluation of image and material appearance. To address challenges for HDR-displays and temporal ...

In this paper, we present a real-time preprocessing algorithm for image enhancement for endoscopic images. A novel dictionary based color mapping algorithm is used for reproducing the color information from a theme image. The theme image is selected from a nearby anatomical location. A database of color endoscopy image for different location is prepared for this purpose. The color map is dynami...

A spectral-based six-color printer model was derived in determining the six color separations for an input spectral image that yields the least metameric reproduction relative to the original. Confined by the ink-trapping limitation, the six-color halftone printer modeling effort is a union of ten four-color halftone printer modeling efforts in addition to a four-ink selector. The four-ink sele...

The problem of reproducing high dynamic range images on devices with restricted dynamic range has gained a lot of interest in the computer graphics community. There exist various approaches to this issue, which span several research areas including computer graphics, image processing, color vision, physiological aspects, etc. These approaches assume a thorough knowledge of both the objective an...

We conduct a series of experiments to investigate the desired properties of a tone mapping operator (TMO) and to design such an operator based on subjective data. We propose a novel approach to the tone mapping problem, in which the tone mapping parameters are determined based on the data from subjective experiments, rather than an image processing algorithm or a visual model. To collect this d...

Precise urban façade color is the foundation of planning. Nevertheless, existing research on colors usually relies manual sampling due to technical limitations, which brings challenges for evaluating with co-existence city-scale and fine-grained resolution. In this study, we propose a deep learning-based approach mapping using street-view imagery. The dominant (DCUF) adopted as an indicator des...