Image evaluation factors

  • Authors:
  • Hongxun Yao;Min-Yu Huseh;Guilin Yao;Yazhou Liu

  • Affiliations:
  • Dept. Computer Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, China;NEC Laboratories, China;Dept. Computer Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, China;Dept. Computer Science, Harbin Institute of Technology, China

  • Venue:
  • ICIAR'05 Proceedings of the Second international conference on Image Analysis and Recognition
  • Year:
  • 2005

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Abstract

We describe a method for objective and quantitative evaluation of image quality. The method represents a novel use of image enhancement concepts. It employs three new measures that evaluate the definition of contours, uniform intensity distribution, and noise rate in determining the image quality. Because the three measures have clear physical meanings, they can be selectively applied according to the viewer's evaluation criteria. The three measures are relatively inexpensive to compute, making them suitable for automated ranking of image quality in personal digital imaging devices, such as digital cameras. However, the method is equally adept at evaluating other digital images such as those on the Internet. Experiments with the method show good correlation with visual quality assessment for various image subject types.