In this paper, subpixel shift estimation method using phase correlation with local region is proposed for registration of
noisy images. Commonly, phase correlation based on the Fourier shift property is used to estimate the shift between
images. Subpixel shift of images can be estimated by the analysis for the phase correlation of downsampled images.
However, in case of images with noise or aliasing artifacts, the error in estimation is increased. Thus, we consider a
small region in a corner of an image instead of the whole, because flat regions with noise and regions with aliasing
induce the error of estimation. In addition, to improve accuracy, the local regions are inversely shifted by varying the
subpixel shift values, and obtaining the peak value of phase correlation between the images. Then, the subpixel shift
value corresponding to the maximum of the peak values is selected. Real-time implementation of this process is possible
because only a local region is used, thereby reducing the process time. In experiments, the proposed method is
compared with conventional methods using several fitting functions, and it is applied for the task of super resolution
imaging. The proposed method shows higher accuracy in registration than other methods, also, edge-sharpness in superresolved
images is improved.
This paper proposes a colorization method that uses wavelet packet sub-bands to embed color components. The
proposed method, firstly, involves a color-to-gray process, in which an input RGB image is converted into Y, Cb, and
Cr images, and a wavelet packet transform applied to Y image to divide it into 16 sub-bands. The Cb and Cr images are
then embedded into two sub-bands that include minimum information on the Y image. Once the inverse wavelet packet
transform is carried out, a new gray image with texture is obtained, where the color information appears as texture
patterns that are changed according to the Cb and Cr components. Secondly, a gray-to-color process is performed. The
printed textured-gray image is scanned and divided into 16 sub-bands using a wavelet packet transform to extract the Cb
and Cr components, and an inverse wavelet packet transform is used to reconstruct the Y image. At this time, the
original information is lost in the color-to-gray process. Nonetheless, the details of the reconstructed Y image are almost
the same as those in the original Y image because it uses sub-bands with minimum information to embed the Cb and Cr
components. The RGB image is then reconstructed by combining the Y image with the Cb and Cr images. In addition,
to recover color saturations more accurately, gray patches for compensating the characteristics of printers and scanners
are used. As a result, the proposed method can improve both the boundary details and the color saturations in recovered
color images.
KEYWORDS: Printing, Reflectivity, CMYK color model, Color imaging, Color difference, RGB color model, Spectral models, Patents, Imaging systems, Graphic arts
This paper proposes a method of colorimetric characterization based on the color correlation between the distributions of colorant amounts in a CMYKGO printer. In colorimetric characterization beyond three colorants, many color patches with different combinations of colorant amounts can be used to represent the same tri-stimulus value. Therefore, choosing the proper color patches corresponding each tri-stimulus value is important for a CMYKGO printer characterization process. As such, the proposed method estimates the CIELAB value for many color patches, then selects certain color patches while considering high fidelity and the extension of the gamut. The selection method is divided into two steps. First, color patches are selected based on their global correlation, i.e. their relation to seed patches on the gray axis, and become the reference for correlation. However, even though a selected color patch may have a similar overall distribution to the seed patch, if the correlation factor is smaller than the correlation factors for neighboring patches, the color patch needs to be reselected. Therefore, in the second step, the color patch is reselected based on the local correlation with color patches that have a lower correlation factor with the seed patch. Thus, to reselect the color patch, the seed patch is changed to the average distribution of eight neighboring selected color patches, and the new color patch selected considering the new correlation factor. Consequently, the selected color patches have a similar distribution to their neighboring color patches. The selected color patches are then measured for accuracy, and the relation between the digital value and the tristimulus value for the color patches stored in a lookup table. As a result of this characterization, the gamut is extended in the dark regions and the color difference reduced compared to conventional characterization methods.
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