Abstract: A method for obtaining and/or enhancing local contrast differences (LD) in digital image input data (in), wherein a local contrast measure (SADap) approximating a two-dimensional sum of absolute difference (SAD) measure is obtained by obtaining a first-dimension sum of absolute difference measure (energyVk(m, n)) representing a sum of absolute difference (SAD) in a first dimension of at least one image region, and obtaining the local contrast measure (SADap) as a second-dimension convoluted first-dimension sum of absolute difference measure by convoluting the first-dimension sum of absolute difference measure (energyVk(m, n)) in a second dimension of the at least one image region, is proposed, wherein the step of obtaining the local contrast measure (SADap) as the second-dimension convoluted first-dimension sum of absolute differences measure further includes an addition step wherein an energy term (?lpfk(j)) representing a first-order difference on a distance (J) of a low pass filtered signal used in obtaini

Abstract: A method for obtaining and/or enhancing local contrast differences (LD) in digital image input data (in), wherein a local contrast measure (SADap) approximating a two-dimensional sum of absolute difference (SAD) measure is obtained by obtaining a first-dimension sum of absolute difference measure (energyVk(m, n)) representing a sum of absolute difference (SAD) in a first dimension of at least one image region, and obtaining the local contrast measure (SADap) as a second-dimension convoluted first-dimension sum of absolute difference measure by convoluting the first-dimension sum of absolute difference measure (energyVk(m, n)) in a second dimension of the at least one image region, is proposed, wherein the step of obtaining the local contrast measure (SADap) as the second-dimension convoluted first-dimension sum of absolute differences measure further includes an addition step wherein an energy term (?lpfk(j)) representing a first-order difference on a distance (J) of a low pass filtered signal used in obtaini

Abstract: Methods are described for processing an image signal for double or multiple exposure cameras in order to reduce fluorescent artifact effects.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing system, method and computer program for contrast enhancement of images, and more specifically to an improvement of multi-scale adaptive gain control of images.

Abstract: Methods are described for processing an image signal for double or multiple exposure cameras in order to reduce fluorescent artifact effects.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image pickup apparatus (70) comprising an image pickup means (700) for forming a plurality of image signals (S,L) having different exposure conditions, combining means for combining said plurality of image signals (L,S) to form a combined image signal having an extended dynamic range, further comprising display and/or recording means (701) for displaying and/or recording said combined image signal, further comprising a function module (79) correcting at least one of the image signals (L,S) in order to achieve a smooth transition between the image signals (S, L) at a transition point.

Abstract: In a method suitable for processing colour values provided by a camera sensor comprising pixels of different colours, values of a first colour at positions of pixels of a second and a third colour are interpolated (102) based on an averaging using at least one control value.

Abstract: RGB to NTSC/PAL encoders—as an example—commonly convert red, green and blue colour component signals (RGB) into their corresponding luminance (luma) and chrominance (chroma) signals in the respective standards in order to generate a composite video signal which can be used in connection with television sets and the like. Thereby, roughly spoken, the luminance signal represents the monochrome or black-and-white portion of the composite video signal and the chrominance signal represents the colour portion of the composite video signal.

Abstract: In a color separation circuit, a camera comprising such a color separation circuit and a color separation method, an adapted luminance signal is recovered from an image sensor signal using an adaptive wide band filter, wherein the adaptive wide band filter is controlled by the amount of a diagonal energy in the image sensor signal.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an image processing system, method and computer program for contrast enhancement of images, and more specifically to an improvement of multi-scale adaptive gain control of images.

Abstract: The invention relates to an image pickup apparatus (70) comprising an image pickup means (700) for forming a plurality of image signals (S,L) having different exposure conditions, combining means for combining said plurality of image signals (L,S) to form a combined image signal having an extended dynamic range, further comprising display and/or recording means (701) for displaying and/or recording said combined image signal, further comprising a function module (79) correcting at least one of the image signals (L,S) in order to achieve a smooth transition between the image signals (S, L) at a transition point.

Abstract: In a color separation circuit, a camera comprising such a color separation circuit and a color separation method, an adapted luminance signal is recovered from an image sensor signal using an adaptive wide band filter, wherein the adaptive wide band filter is controlled by the amount of a diagonal energy in the image sensor signal.

Abstract: A method and system for embedding an authentication signature in an audio-visual signal such that only a part of an entire frame of the audio-visual signal is stored in a memory while the signature bits are calculated and the watermark is embedded. A signature is formed based on a first portion of said audio-visual signal, whereby said first portion is a pattern of horizontal lines of said audio-visual signal and has fewer lines than the number of lines of the entire audio-visual signal. Thereafter the signature generated is embedded in said audio-visual signal in the first portion and/or in another portion of the frame to be authenticated, whereby the other portion also is a pattern of horizontal lines. Thus only memory for some lines instead for all lines of the audio-visual signal is needed. In the case of an interlaced audio-visual signal, the first portion is preferably the first field of a frame of said audio-visual signal and the second portion is the second field of said audio-visual signal.