Paper
28 May 2003 Nonlinear contrast enhancement based on the Retinex approach
Giovanni Ramponi, Livio Tenze, Sergio Carrato, Stefano Marsi
Author Affiliations +
Proceedings Volume 5014, Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems II; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477714
Event: Electronic Imaging 2003, 2003, Santa Clara, CA, United States
Abstract
In this paper we present a digital image enhancement technique which relies on the application of a nonlinear operator within the Retinex approach. The basic idea of this approach is to separate the illumination and reflectance components of the image, so that by reducing the contribution of the former it is possible to effectively control the dynamic range of the latter. However, its behaviour critically depends on the quality of the illumination estimation process, so that either annoying artifacts are generated, or very complex operators have to be used, which may prevent the use of this method in several cost- and time-sensitive applications. Our method is able to provide, thanks to the use of a suitable nonlinear operator, good quality, artifacts-free images at a limited computational complexity.
© (2003) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.
Giovanni Ramponi, Livio Tenze, Sergio Carrato, and Stefano Marsi "Nonlinear contrast enhancement based on the Retinex approach", Proc. SPIE 5014, Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems II, (28 May 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477714
Lens.org Logo
CITATIONS
Cited by 11 scholarly publications and 1 patent.
Advertisement
Advertisement
RIGHTS & PERMISSIONS
Get copyright permission  Get copyright permission on Copyright Marketplace
KEYWORDS
Reflectivity

Diffusion

Image processing

Quantization

Computer programming

Linear filtering

Thin film coatings

Back to Top