Sparse PDF maps for non-linear multi-resolution image operations

Autor: Jens Krüger, Torsten Möller, Johanna Beyer, Ronell Sicat, Markus Hadwiger
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: ACM Transactions on Graphics. 31:1-12
ISSN: 1557-7368
0730-0301
DOI: 10.1145/2366145.2366152
Popis: We introduce a new type of multi-resolution image pyramid for high-resolution images called sparse pdf maps (sPDF-maps). Each pyramid level consists of a sparse encoding of continuous probability density functions (pdfs) of pixel neighborhoods in the original image. The encoded pdfs enable the accurate computation of non-linear image operations directly in any pyramid level with proper pre-filtering for anti-aliasing, without accessing higher or lower resolutions. The sparsity of sPDF-maps makes them feasible for gigapixel images, while enabling direct evaluation of a variety of non-linear operators from the same representation. We illustrate this versatility for antialiased color mapping, O ( n ) local Laplacian filters, smoothed local histogram filters (e.g., median or mode filters), and bilateral filters.
Databáze: OpenAIRE