NDLI: Correction of Simple Contrast Loss in Color Images

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Oakley, J.P. Hong Bu
Copyright Year	1992
Abstract	This paper is concerned with the mitigation of simple contrast loss due to added lightness in an image. This added lightness has been referred to as "airlight" in the literature since it is often caused by optical scattering due to fog or mist. A statistical model for scene content is formulated that gives a way of detecting the presence of airlight in an arbitrary image. An algorithm is described for estimating the level of this airlight given the assumption that it is constant throughout the image. This algorithm is based on finding the minimum of a global cost function and is applicable to both monochrome and color images. The method is robust and insensitive to scaling. Once an estimate of airlight is achieved, then image correction is straightforward. The performance of the algorithm is explored using the Monte Carlo simulation with synthetic images under different statistical assumptions. Several examples of before and after color images are given. Results with real video data obtained in poor visibility conditions indicate frame-to-frame consistency of better than 1% of maximum level
Sponsorship	IEEE Signal Processing Society
Page Count	12
File Size	1860109
Starting Page	511
Ending Page	522
File Format	PDF
ISSN	10577149
Volume Number	16
Issue Number	2
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2007-02-01
Publisher Place	U.S.A.
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Color Optical losses Optical scattering Layout Light scattering Degradation Cameras Histograms Image sensors Predictive models scattering media Color image contrast enhancement contrast loss defogging image deweathering
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Computer Graphics and Computer-Aided Design Software

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