Multidimensional image enhancement from a set of unregistered differently exposed images

Ali Ajdari Rad; Laurence Meylan; Patrick Vandewalle; Sabine Süsstrunk

doi:10.1117/12.704004

28 February 2007 Multidimensional image enhancement from a set of unregistered and differently exposed images

Ali Ajdari Rad, Laurence Meylan, Patrick Vandewalle, Sabine Süsstrunk

Proceedings Volume 6498, Computational Imaging V; 649808 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.704004
Event: Electronic Imaging 2007, 2007, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

If multiple images of a scene are available instead of a single image, we can use the additional information conveyed by the set of images to generate a higher quality image. This can be done along multiple dimensions. Super-resolution algorithms use a set of shifted and rotated low resolution images to create a high resolution image. High dynamic range imaging techniques combine images with different exposure times to generate an image with a higher dynamic range. In this paper, we present a novel method to combine both techniques and construct a high resolution, high dynamic range image from a set of shifted images with varying exposure times. We first estimate the camera response function, and convert each of the input images to an exposure invariant space. Next, we estimate the motion between the input images. Finally, we reconstruct a high resolution, high dynamic range image using an interpolation from the non-uniformly sampled pixels. Applications of such an approach can be found in various domains, such as surveillance cameras, consumer digital cameras, etc.

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Ali Ajdari Rad, Laurence Meylan, Patrick Vandewalle, and Sabine Süsstrunk "Multidimensional image enhancement from a set of unregistered and differently exposed images", Proc. SPIE 6498, Computational Imaging V, 649808 (28 February 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.704004

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