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Vector quantization of images using visual masking functions


Abstract:

An image compression technique that incorporates visual masking functions in vector quantizer schemes is presented. Visual masking functions provide a description of the ...Show More

Abstract:

An image compression technique that incorporates visual masking functions in vector quantizer schemes is presented. Visual masking functions provide a description of the maximum amount of noise that can be present in an image, while remaining undetected when the image is viewed by an observer. The basic idea used in this work is that of a spatially varying distortion measure which is defined to be zero where the error involved is below a threshold level defined by the visual masking function. A gradient based algorithm is used to generate the vector quantizer codebooks. Experimental results involving subband vector quantization and a perceptual masking function recently proposed by R.J. Safranek and J.D. Johnston (1989,1990) are presented.<>
Date of Conference: 23-26 March 1992
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 06 August 2002
Print ISBN:0-7803-0532-9
Print ISSN: 1520-6149
Conference Location: San Francisco, CA, USA

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