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30 July 2002 Statistics of visual representation
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Abstract
The experience of retinex image processing has prompted us to reconsider fundamental aspects of imaging and image processing. Foremost is the idea that a good visual representation requires a non-linear transformation of the recorded (approximately linear) image data. Further, this transformation appears to converge on a specific distribution. Here we investigate the connection between numerical and visual phenomena. Specifically the questions explored are: (1) Is there a well-defined consistent statistical character associated with good visual representations? (2) Does there exist an ideal visual image? And (3) what are its statistical properties?
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Daniel J. Jobson, Zia-ur Rahman, and Glenn A. Woodell "Statistics of visual representation", Proc. SPIE 4736, Visual Information Processing XI, (30 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.477589
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KEYWORDS
Visualization

Image processing

Image visualization

Digital imaging

Image enhancement

Optimization (mathematics)

Image compression

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