Abstract: In an image adjustment system, an image display device displays a captured image that is adjusted by an image adjustment device. The image adjustment device includes an image processor and an image generator. The image generator generates a spherical surface image. The image processor acquires the spherical surface image from the image generator to display the spherical surface image on the image display device on the basis of instruction information output from a controller. The image generator adjusts the captured image in accordance with a rotation of the spherical surface image, corrects camera shake in the captured image adjusted, and determines that a travel direction of a camera is changed when the captured image that is camera-shake corrected is changed by a predetermined angle or greater.

Abstract: Placement of a face depicted within a video may be determined. One or more stabilization options for the video may be obtained. Stabilization option(s) may include angle stabilization option, a position stabilization option, and/or a size stabilization option. The video may be stabilized based on the placement of the face and the stabilization option(s).

Abstract: A pixel filter receives a sequence of pixels, each pixel having an associated pixel value. A first recursive filter operation is performed in a first direction through the sequence of pixels to form a first filtered pixel value for each pixel, and a second recursive filter operation is performed in a second direction through the sequence of pixels to form a second filtered pixel value for each pixel. The first and second filtered pixel values for a given pixel are determined in dependence on the pixel value at that pixel and the filtered pixel value preceding that pixel in their respective direction of operation, the filtered pixel value of the preceding pixel being scaled by a measure of similarity between data associated with that pixel and its preceding pixel. For each pixel of the sequence, the first and second filtered pixel values are combined to generate a filter output for the pixel.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a line buffer, an FIR filter serving as an edge enhancement filter that enhances high-frequency components of an image, and an IIR filter serving as a low-pass filter that reduces noise. The same line buffer is used by both the FIR filter and the IIR filter. According to a switching signal, switches enable the FIR filter and disable the IIR filter for a relatively low noise level while the switches enable IIR filter and disable the FIR filter for a relatively high noise level.

Abstract: A system includes a data storage configured to store a model human visual system, an input module configured to receive an original picture in a video sequence and to receive a reference picture, and a processor. The processor is configured to create a pixel map of the original picture using the model human visual system. A first layer is determined from the pixel map. A weighting map is determined from a motion compensated difference between the original picture and the reference picture. A processed picture is then determined from the original picture using the weighting map and the first layer.

Abstract: In a device for processing baseband signal images (BS), a film detector determines whether a same baseband signal image includes both information from a film image and information from a video source image, information from one film image being present in at least two baseband signal images while information from one video source image is present in only one baseband signal image. A processing unit processing the baseband signal images in such a manner that in the presence of both information from the film image and information from the video source image in the same baseband signal image, for each film image only one of the at least two baseband signal images is used to obtain a display signal image (DS).

Abstract: An apparatus and method for compensating for the picture quality of a stored broadcast signal are disclosed. For reproduction of a broadcast signal stored in a television, the picture quality of the stored broadcast signal is compensated for, based on a predetermined. MPEG noise reduction value corresponding to the electric field strength of the stored broadcast signal. Therefore, it is possible to provide the optimum picture quality. When a broadcast signal is stored, it is stored together with the electric field strength, thereof. When the stored broadcast signal is reproduced, block noise, of a screen is efficiently removed by applying an MPEG, noise reduction value corresponding to the electric field strength of the stored broadcast signal to the stored broadcast signal. Therefore it is possible to improve the definition of the screen.

Abstract: A method includes selecting a target pixel and comparing a value of the target pixel with a respective value of each of a plurality of pixels located in an area that includes the target pixel. Further, for each pixel of the plurality of pixels that has a value different by at least a threshold amount from the value of the target pixel, the value of such pixel is replaced by the value of the target pixel. A filter function is applied to a set of pixels which includes the value of the target pixel and current values, after the selective replacement step, of the plurality of pixels.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method and system for checking and identifying images and other document components that may not be suitably rendered by an output device or process. The method employs a dual-mode analysis of visual image attributes to determine an aggregate confidence while also checking individual image attributes, to determine whether image content requires adjustment prior to being printed or rendered.