Local Activity-tuned Image Filtering for Noise Removal and Image Smoothing
Lijun Zhao, Jie Liang, Huihui Bai, Lili Meng, Anhong Wang, and Yao Zhao

TL;DR
This paper introduces two local activity-tuned filtering frameworks that improve noise removal and image smoothing by utilizing local variance and standard deviation measurements, enhancing performance across various image processing tasks.
Contribution
The paper proposes novel local activity-tuned filtering frameworks, including a modified anisotropic diffusion and a LAT-RTV method, for improved noise removal and image smoothing.
Findings
Effective noise removal in piece-wise smooth images
Enhanced image smoothing with local activity measurement
Demonstrated improvements in depth image filtering and artifact removal
Abstract
In this paper, two local activity-tuned filtering frameworks are proposed for noise removal and image smoothing, where the local activity measurement is given by the clipped and normalized local variance or standard deviation. The first framework is a modified anisotropic diffusion for noise removal of piece-wise smooth image. The second framework is a local activity-tuned Relative Total Variation (LAT-RTV) method for image smoothing. Both frameworks employ the division of gradient and the local activity measurement to achieve noise removal. In addition, to better capture local information, the proposed LAT-RTV uses the product of gradient and local activity measurement to boost the performance of image smoothing. Experimental results are presented to demonstrate the efficiency of the proposed methods on various applications, including depth image filtering, clip-art compression…
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TopicsImage and Signal Denoising Methods · Image Enhancement Techniques · Advanced Image Processing Techniques
