Intermediate image interpolation using polyphase weighted median filters

Ortwin Franzen; Christian Tuschen; Hartmut Schroeder

doi:10.1117/12.424985

8 May 2001 Intermediate image interpolation using polyphase weighted median filters

Ortwin Franzen, Christian Tuschen, Hartmut Schroeder

Proceedings Volume 4304, Nonlinear Image Processing and Pattern Analysis XII; (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424985
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

A new algorithm for the interpolation of temporal intermediate images using polyphase weighted median filters is proposed in this paper. To achieve a good interpolation quality not only in still but also in moving areas of the image, vector based interpolation techniques have to be used. However, motion estimation on natural image scenes always suffers from errors in the estimated motion vector field. Therefore it is of great importance that the interpolation algorithm possesses a sufficient robustness against vector errors. Depending on the input and output frame repetition rate, different cyclically repeated interpolation phases can be distinguished. The new interpolation algorithm uses dedicated weighted median filters for each interpolation phase (polyphase weighted median filters) which are (due to their shift property) able to achieve a correct positioning of moving edges in the interpolated image, even if the estimated vector differs from the true motion vector up to a certain degree. A new design method for these dedicated error tolerant weighted median filters is presented in the paper. Other aspects like e.g. the preservation of fine image details can also be regarded in the design process. The results of the new algorithm are compared to other existing interpolation algorithms.

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Ortwin Franzen, Christian Tuschen, and Hartmut Schroeder "Intermediate image interpolation using polyphase weighted median filters", Proc. SPIE 4304, Nonlinear Image Processing and Pattern Analysis XII, (8 May 2001); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.424985

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