NDLI: Contrast-Use Metrics for Tone Mapping Images

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Granados, M. Aydın, T.O. Tena, J.R. Lalonde, J.-F. Theobalt, C.
Copyright Year	2015
Abstract	Existing tone mapping operators (TMOs) provide good results in well-lit scenes, but often perform poorly on images in low light conditions. In these scenes, noise isprevalent and gets amplified by TMOs, as they confuse contrast created by noise with contrast created by the scene. This paper presents a principled approach to produce tone mapped images with less visible noise. For this purpose, we leverage established models of camera noise and human contrast perception to design two new quality scores: contrast waste and contrast loss, which measure image quality as a function of contrast allocation. To produce tone mappings with less visible noise, we apply these scores in two ways: first, to automatically tune the parameters of existing TMOs to reduce the amount of noise they produce; and second, to propose a new noise-aware tone curve.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	8
File Size	7167784
Page Count	8
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781479986675
DOI	10.1109/ICCPHOT.2015.7168364
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-04-24
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Visualization Noise Cameras Calibration Noise measurement Standards
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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Contrast-Use Metrics for Tone Mapping Images