S 3: A spectral and spatial measure of local perceived sharpness in natural images

IEEE Transactions on Image Processing

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 934-945

  Vu, Cuong T ^a   Phan, Thien D ^a   Chandler, Damon M ^a  

^a Oklahoma State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Blur; human visual system (HVS); natural scenes; sharpness; spectral slope; total variation (TV)

Indexed keywords

BLUR; HUMAN VISUAL SYSTEMS; NATURAL SCENES; SHARPNESS; SPECTRAL SLOPES; TOTAL VARIATION;

IMPULSE RESPONSE;

IMAGE QUALITY;

EID: 84857344414     PISSN: 10577149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TIP.2011.2169974     Document Type: Article

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