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Image Processing and Intelligent System Laboratory, Department of Image Engineering, Graduate
School of Advanced Imaging Science, Multimedia, and Film, Chung-Ang University
3. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS
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Fig. 2 represents the results of HDR image by using Fig. 4 also represents the comparison the results of
Debevec’s method, Qtpfsgui, FDRTools, and the proposed HDR image. We can find the ghost artifacts as shown in Fig.
algorithm. We can find that the result of the proposed 4(b). On the other hand, Fig. 4(c) contains the tone mapping
algorithm removes the ghost artifacts. In particular, the error at bright region, Fig. 4(d) contains the noise around
result of Car sequence represents the enhancement of license edge. We can find that the result of the proposed algorithm
plate. Because the proposed algorithm can remove ghost can simultaneously remove the ghost artifacts and noise
artifacts and enhance low illumination image, it can be around edge.
applied to check the vehicle for anticrime. The test
sequences are cropped and enlarged for clearer comparison
as shown in Fig. 3, Fig. 4, and Fig. 5.
(a)
(a)
(b) (c)
(d) (e)
(b) (c) Fig. 4. Detail from HDR images (Café sequence); (a) detail
region, (b) Debevec’s method, (c) Qtpfsgui, (d) FDRTools,
and (e) Proposed algorithm.
Fig. 5(b) also contains the ghost artifacts, Fig. 5(c) can
expressed color accurately, since it contains tone mapping
error. Although Fig. 5(d) is improved ghost artifacts rather
than Fig. 5(b), the ghost artifacts still remain.
(d) (e)
Fig. 3. Detail from HDR images (Car sequence); (a) Detail
region, (b) Debevec’s method, (c) Qtpfsgui, (d) FDRTools,
and (e) Proposed algorithm.
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Table 1 represents the comparison of sum of motion [2] E. Reinhard, G. Ward, S. Pattanaik, and P. Debevec, High
between registered LDR images and unregistered LDR dynamic range imaging: acquisition, display and image-based-
images. We can find that the proposed algorithm can reduce lighting, Morgan Kaufmann, 2005.
the difference of motion between LDR images by
[3] S. Kim ad M. Pollefeys, “Radiometric self-alignment of image
compensating the camera movement. sequences,” IEEE Conf. Computer Vision, Patter Recognition, pp.
645-651, 2004.
Table 1. Comparison with amount of motions between
unregistered frames and registered frames [4] S. Wu, S. Xie, S. Rahardja, and Z. Li, “A robust and fast anti-
Unregistered Registered ghosting algorithm for high dynamic range imaging,” Proc. IEEE
Sequence
Vertical Horizontal Vertical Horizontal Int. Conf. Image Processing, pp. 397-400, 2010.
Car 1734 1778 1316 1371
Café 1218 1789 704 612 [5] P. Lu, T. Huang, M. Wu, Y. Cheng, and Y. Chuang, “High
Lamp 1790 1207 723 685 dynamic range image reconstruction from hand-held cameras,”
IEEE Conf. Computer Vision, Pattern Recognition, pp. 509-516,
4. CONCLUSIONS 2009.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
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