Nonlinear contrast enhancement based on the retinex approach

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 5014, Issue , 2003, Pages 169-177

  Ramponi, G ^a   Tenze, L ^a   Carrato, S ^a   Marsi, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Rational filter; Retinex

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL COMPLEXITY; FUNCTIONS; LIGHTING;

RATIONAL FILTERS;

IMAGE ENHANCEMENT;

EID: 0041877348     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.477714     Document Type: Conference Paper

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