Effects of spatial correlations and global precedence on the visual fidelity of distorted images

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6057, Issue , 2006, Pages

  Chandler, Damon M ^a   Lim, Kenny H ^a   Hemami, Sheila S ^a  

^a Cornell University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISTORTED IMAGES; DISTORTION CONTRAST; VISUAL FIDELITY;

CORRELATION THEORY; IMAGE QUALITY; IMAGE RECONSTRUCTION; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WHITE NOISE;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33645514018     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.655442     Document Type: Conference Paper

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