Local image enhancement using adaptive unsharp masking and noise filter

  • Ha, Tae-Ok (PDP circuit group, Digital Display Research Lab., LG Electronics) ;
  • Song, Byung-Soo (PDP circuit group, Digital Display Research Lab., LG Electronics) ;
  • Moon, Seong-Hak (PDP circuit group, Digital Display Research Lab., LG Electronics)
  • Published : 2007.08.27

Abstract

We describe the image enhancement method of applying two spatial filters with different characteristics adaptively. An adaptive method is introduced so that sharpness enhancement is performed only in regions where the image exhibits significant dynamics, while noise reduction is achieved in smooth regions. Simulation results show that the proposed method improved the image quality.

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