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http://dx.doi.org/10.9708/jksci.2010.15.12.037

Contrast Improvement Technique Using Variable Stretching based on Densities of Brightness  

Lee, Myung-Yoon (숭실대학교 전자공학과)
Han, Young-Joon (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
Hahn, Hern-Soo (숭실대학교 정보통신전자공학부)
Abstract
This paper proposes a novel contrast enhancement method which determines the stretching ranges based on the distribution densities of segmented sub-histogram. In order to enhance the quality of image effectively, the contrast histogram is segmented into sub-histograms based on the density in each brightness region. Then the stretching range of each sub-histogram is determined by analysing its distribution density. The higher density region is extended wider than lower density region in the histogram. This method solves the over stretching problem, because it stretches using density rate of each area on the histogram. To evaluate the performance of the proposed algorithm, the experiments have been carried out on complex contrast images, and its superiority has been confirmed by comparing with the conventional methods.
Keywords
divide; histogram; stretching algorithm; improvement of contrast;
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