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Abstract | ||
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In this paper we present a novel method to measure perceptual contrast in digital images. We start from a previous measure of contrast developed by Rizzi et al. [26], which presents a multilevel analysis. In the first part of the work the study is aimed mainly at investigating the contribution of the chromatic channels and whether a more complex neighborhood calculation can improve this previous measure of contrast. Following this, we analyze in detail the contribution of each level developing a weighted multilevel framework. Finally, we perform an investigation of Regions-of-Interest in combination with our measure of contrast. In order to evaluate the performance of our approach, we have carried out a psychophysical experiment in a controlled environment and performed extensive statistical tests. Results show an improvement in correlation between measured contrast and observers perceived contrast when the variance of the three color channels separately is used as weighting parameters for local contrast maps. Using Regions-of-Interest as weighting maps does not improve the ability of contrast measures to predict perceived contrast in digital images. This suggests that Regions-of-Interest cannot be used to improve contrast measures, as contrast is an intrinsic factor and it is judged by the global impression of the image. This indicates that further work on contrast measures should account for the global impression of the image while preserving the local information. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2012 | 10.1016/j.jvcir.2012.01.008 | J. Visual Communication and Image Representation |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
local information,digital image,multilevel analysis,weighted multilevel framework,measured contrast,local contrast map,previous measure,perceptual contrast,global impression,contrast measure,difference of gaussians | Computer vision,Weighting,Chromatic scale,Pattern recognition,Multilevel model,Digital image,Correlation,Artificial intelligence,Mathematics,Statistical hypothesis testing,Channel (digital image),Difference of Gaussians | Journal |
Volume | Issue | ISSN |
23 | 3 | 1047-3203 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
18 | 0.88 | 10 |
Authors | ||
3 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Gabriele Simone | 1 | 77 | 8.42 |
| Marius Pedersen | 2 | 171 | 32.96 |
| Jon Yngve Hardeberg | 3 | 365 | 59.20 |