• Journal of Multimedia Information System
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.1-10
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• 2014

In this paper, we propose a new view synthesis technique for coding of multi-view color and depth data in arbitrary camera arrangements. We treat each camera position as a 3-D point in world coordinates and build clusters of those vertices. Color and depth data within a cluster are gathered into one camera position using a hierarchical representation based on the concept of layered depth image (LDI). Since one camera can cover only a limited viewing range, we set multiple reference cameras so that multiple LDIs are generated to cover the whole viewing range. Therefore, we can enhance the visual quality of the reconstructed views from multiple LDIs comparing with that from a single LDI. From experimental results, the proposed scheme shows better coding performance under arbitrary camera configurations in terms of PSNR and subjective visual quality.

• International Journal of Internet, Broadcasting and Communication
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.22-30
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• 2024

Image compression-decompression methods have become increasingly crucial in modern times, facilitating the transfer of high-quality images while minimizing file size and internet traffic. Historically, early image compression relied on rudimentary codecs, aiming to compress and decompress data with minimal loss of image quality. Recently, a novel compression framework leveraging colorization techniques has emerged. These methods, originally developed for infusing grayscale images with color, have found application in image compression, leading to colorization-based coding. Within this framework, the encoder plays a crucial role in automatically extracting representative pixels-referred to as color seeds-and transmitting them to the decoder. The decoder, utilizing colorization methods, reconstructs color information for the remaining pixels based on the transmitted data. In this paper, we propose a novel approach to image compression, wherein we decompose the compression task into grayscale image compression and colorization tasks. Unlike conventional colorization-based coding, our method focuses on the colorization process rather than the extraction of color seeds. Moreover, we employ the Denoising Diffusion Null-Space Model (DDNM) for colorization, ensuring high-quality color restoration and contributing to superior compression rates. Experimental results demonstrate that our method achieves higher-quality decompressed images compared to standard JPEG and JPEG2000 compression schemes, particularly in high compression rate scenarios.

• IEIE Transactions on Smart Processing and Computing
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.143-151
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• 2016

This paper presents new prediction methods to improve compression performance of the so-called near-lossless RGB-domain image coder, which is designed to effectively decrease the memory bandwidth of a system-on-chip (SoC) for image processing. First, variable block size (VBS)-based intra prediction is employed to eliminate spatial redundancy for the green (G) component of an input image on a pixel-line basis. Second, inter-color prediction (ICP) using spectral correlation is performed to predict the R and B components from the previously reconstructed G-component image. Experimental results show that the proposed algorithm improves coding efficiency by up to 30% compared with an existing algorithm for natural images, and improves coding efficiency with low computational cost by about 50% for computer graphics (CG) images.

• Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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• 제15권4호
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• pp.335-339
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• 2011

Recently, we reported a single input channel joint transform correlator for the color pattern recognition which decomposes the input color image into three R, G, and B gray components and adds those components into a single gray image in the input plane. This technique has the merit of a single input channel instead of three input channels. However, we found this technique has some problems with discrimination impossibility in the case of a simple primary color pattern which results in the same gray level through the addition process. Thus, we propose a modified coding technique which selectively recombines the decomposed three R, G, and B gray components instead of the simple adding process. Simulated results show that the modified coding technique can accurately discriminate a variety of kinds of color images.

• 디지털콘텐츠학회 논문지
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• 제17권6호
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• pp.593-601
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• 2016

본 논문은 휘도 성분 영상으로부터 컬러 성분 영상들을 추정 부호화함으로써 높은 압축률을 달성할 수 있는 영역 기반 스펙트럴 상관 추정 부호화 방법에 관한 것이다. 제안된 방법은 3단계로 구성되어 있다. 우선, 정규 색차합 영상과 휘도 영상을 이용해 산출한 Y/C 비트 평면합 영상을 대상으로 영상 분할을 수행하여 영역들의 형상 정보를 추출한다. 이후, 각 영역 단위로 휘도 영상과 R, B 영상 간의 근사화 자승 오차가 최소가 되도록 하는 비례 인자와 가감 인자를 산출한다. 최종적으로, 각 영역의 비례 인자와 가감 인자를 비트스트림으로 부호화한다. 컴퓨터 시뮬레이션 결과에 따르면, 제안된 방법은 동일한 PSNR에서 두 칼라 성분 영상을 부호화하기 위해 소요되는 bpp를 비교할 때, JPEG/베이스라인 혹은 JEPG2000/EBCOT 알고리즘에 비해 2배 혹은 3배 이상의 압축률을 제공한다.

• 한국인쇄학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국인쇄학회 2000년도 춘계 학술발표회 논문집
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• pp.17-24
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• 2000

The Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) is a standara still-image compression technique, established by the International for Standardization (ISO) and International Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITUT). The standard is intended to be utilized in the various kinds of color still imaging systems as a standard color image coding format. Because JPEG is a lossy compression, the decompressed image pixel values are nto the same as values before compression. Image of JPEG compression is often made to JPEG recompression at saving to apply JPEG compression of color image. In general, JPEG is a lossy compression and compression image is predicted to be varied image quality according to recompressed Q-factor. Various distortions of JPEG compression and JPEG recompression has been reported in previous paper. In this paper, we compress four difference color samples (photo image, gradient image, vector drawing image, text image) according to various Q-factor, and then compressed images are recompressed according to various Q-factor once again. As the results, we inspect variation of quality and file size of recompressed color image, and ensure the optimum recompression factor.

• 한국정보처리학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보처리학회 2000년도 추계학술발표논문집 (하)
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• pp.859-862
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• 2000

본 논문에서는 기존의 TV 시스템에서 사용하는 영상신호의 encoding/decoding 방법과 새롭게 제안되는 constant luminance encoding/decoding 방법을 컴퓨터로 구현하고, 기존의 방법과 제안된 방법으로 재생된 영상의 칼라 정보의 차이에 대한 데이터를 제시한다. 또한 디지털 방송에 적합한 encoding/decoding 시스템의 선택에 대한 고찰도 포함한다.

• Communications for Statistical Applications and Methods
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• 제10권2호
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• pp.325-332
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• 2003

This study was to develop a system for grading apples by their color using statistical image processing. T-test was used to detect edges in apple images and the chain code method was used for contour coding. The histogram and mean gray level of each RGB channel in a ring-shaped region was used to compare apple colors to reference apple color.

• 한국통신학회논문지
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• 제22권8호
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• pp.1707-1714
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• 1997

This paper proposes a novel algorithm for fractal coding of image sequence, based on the CPM (Circular Prediction Mapping) and the NCIM (Non Contractive Interframe Mapping). In the CPM and the NCIM, each range block is approximated by a domain block in the adjacent frame, which is of the same size as the range block. Also, in this paepr, we propose a coding scheme of color components and an algorithm for controlling the bit rate, resepectively, for practical implementation of the fractal coder. The computer simulation results on real image sequences demonstrate that the proposed algorithm provides very promising performance at low bit-rate, below 256 Kbps.

• 한국인쇄학회지
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• 제18권2호
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• pp.55-68
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• 2000

Joint photographic experts group (JPEG) is a standard still-image compression technique, established by the international organization for standardization (ISO) and international telecommunication standardization sector (ITUT). The standard is intended to be utilized in the various kinds of color still imaging systems as a standard color image coding format. Because JPEG is a lossy compression, the decompressed image pixel values are not the same as the value before compression. Various distortions of JPEG compression and JPEG recompression has been reported in various papers. The Image compressed by JPEG is often recompressed by same type compression method in JPEG. In general, JPEG is a lossy compression and the quality of compressed image is predicted that is varied in according to recompression Q-factor. In this paper, four difference color samples(photo image, gradient image, gradient image, vector drawing image, text image) were compressed in according to various Q-factor, and then the compressed images were recompressed according to various Q-factor once again. As the result, this paper evaluate the variation of image quality and file size in JPEG recompression and recommed the optimum recompression factor.