The visible differences predictor: An algorithm for the assessment of image fidelity

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 1666, Issue , 1992, Pages 2-15

  Daly, Scott ^a  

^a EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL ENGINEERING;

CENTRAL COMPONENT; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY FUNCTION; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; DETECTION MECHANISM; DISPLAY PARAMETERS; IMAGE FIDELITY; IMAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM; VIEWING CONDITIONS;

IMAGE PROCESSING;

EID: 85076881189     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: 1996756X     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.135952     Document Type: Conference Paper

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