Research Article
LOCAL ADAPTIVE CONTRAST ENCHANCEMENT IN DIGITAL IMAGES
@INPROCEEDINGS{10.4108/ICST.MOBIMEDIA2007.1942, author={G. Apostolopoulos Apostolopoulos and E. Dermatas Dermatas}, title={LOCAL ADAPTIVE CONTRAST ENCHANCEMENT IN DIGITAL IMAGES}, proceedings={3rd International ICST Conference on Mobile Multimedia Communications}, proceedings_a={MOBIMEDIA}, year={2010}, month={5}, keywords={Contrast transformation function image enhancement pixel digital image dynamic region brightnesses}, doi={10.4108/ICST.MOBIMEDIA2007.1942} }- G. Apostolopoulos Apostolopoulos
E. Dermatas Dermatas
Year: 2010
LOCAL ADAPTIVE CONTRAST ENCHANCEMENT IN DIGITAL IMAGES
MOBIMEDIA
ICST
DOI: 10.4108/ICST.MOBIMEDIA2007.1942
Abstract
In this paper an algorithm for optical quality enhancement in low contrast images is proposed. The brightness dynamic region is increased using a non-linear transformation function, which is adapted from the local contrast. In a new approach, the local contrast is defined in every central pixel, using a four direction masking method and a statistical estimation of the local contrast value. Two adaptive thresholds locate the exact pixel positions where the proposed contrast adjustment algorithm is used to improve the image quality. In the evaluation process, several artificially distorted images are enhanced and the mean square error and peak noise ratio between the restored and the original images are estimated. The experimental results show both objective and subjective improvements in the image quality.