Automatic eye enhancement by sclera whitening

Changhyung Lee; Morgan T. Schramm; Mireille Boutin; Jan P. Allebach

doi:10.1117/12.840452

10 February 2010 Automatic eye enhancement by sclera whitening

Changhyung Lee, Morgan T. Schramm, Mireille Boutin, Jan P. Allebach

Proceedings Volume 7540, Imaging and Printing in a Web 2.0 World; and Multimedia Content Access: Algorithms and Systems IV; 75400Q (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.840452
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2010, San Jose, California, United States

Abstract

We propose a method for automatically enhancing the eyes of all the faces in a digital image by whitening their scleras (i.e., the white part of their eyes). The scleras are identified by combining existing face detection and feature alignment technology with a color-based sclera probability map. We then smooth, brighten, and desaturate the scleras. This reduces the appearance of blood vessels and produces a healthier, more "refreshed" look.

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Changhyung Lee, Morgan T. Schramm, Mireille Boutin, and Jan P. Allebach "Automatic eye enhancement by sclera whitening", Proc. SPIE 7540, Imaging and Printing in a Web 2.0 World; and Multimedia Content Access: Algorithms and Systems IV, 75400Q (10 February 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.840452

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