Example-based contrast enhancement by gradient mapping

Visual Computer

Volumn 26, Issue 6-8, 2010, Pages 731-738

  Huang, Hua ^a   Xiao, Xuezhong ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Contrast enhancement; Example based method; Gradient mapping

Indexed keywords

CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; EXAMPLE-BASED; EXAMPLE-BASED METHODS; GRADIENT DISTRIBUTIONS; GRADIENT DOMAIN; GRADIENT MAPPING; REFERENCE IMAGE; SOURCE IMAGES;

INTERFACES (COMPUTER); SOFTWARE ENGINEERING;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 78751650872     PISSN: 01782789     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00371-010-0504-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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