摘要:
A method of improving accuracy and reliability of motion estimation is described herein. In one aspect, a 2D neighborhood of phase correlation peak is approximated with an outer-product of two 1D vectors to eliminate the sub-pixel error. In another aspect, estimation of reliability is improved. In yet another aspect, two-pass phase correlation is implemented to eliminate sub-pel motion bias.
摘要:
A method and system to improve the performance of phase correlation motion estimation for low-bit-precision implementation are described herein. Phase correlation uses the Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) with operations with infinite-precision constants. Since physical implementations use finite-precision arithmetic, there is some loss in precision relative to the ideal infinite-precision case. In low-complexity implementations, it is desirable to use as few bits as possible, and if the precision is too low, the performance of traditional phase correlation suffers. A pre-processing technique is applied to the data prior to taking the FFT, which minimizes the negative effects of finite precision in the FFT and allows high quality results from phase correlation. The pre-processing step is a content-dependent contrast adjustment that maps the range of the input images' pixel values to the range of input values for the FFT. There is no post-processing required after the FFT to compensate for the pre-processing step.
摘要:
An image alignment method includes computationally efficient methods of achieving high-accuracy local motion estimates by using phase correlation. The method also estimates motion reliability that allows a generic robust model fitting algorithm to produce more accurate results while operating much more efficiently. One of three methods are used to determine sub-pel motion estimation with improved accuracy. Each of the sub-pel motion estimation methods uses phase correlation, and are based on fitting computationally efficient 2-D quadratic surfaces to a phase correlation surface. A pre-filter is applied which shapes the phase correlation surface to enable appropriate fitting to the quadratic surface. Bias is also compensated for prior to applying a sub-pel motion estimation method. The method also estimates the reliability of the sub-pel motion estimates determined using phase correlation.
摘要:
A method to estimate segmented motion uses phase correlation to identify local motion candidates and a region-growing algorithm to group small picture units into few distinct regions, each of which has its own motion according to optimal matching and grouping criteria. Phase correlation and region growing are combined which allows sharing of information. Using phase correlation to identify a small number of motion candidates allows the space of possible motions to be narrowed. The region growing uses efficient management of lists of matching criteria to avoid repetitively evaluating matching criteria.
摘要:
Apparatus and method for automatically generating panoramic still photographs from a sequence of images collected during panning. Programming within the camera allows creating the panoramic image output from multiple captured stills and/or video frames without laborious user “stitching”. A sequence of images are captured under control of the camera which span a desired subject area being panned (in any direction) by the user. As the images are being captured, the programming assures that the edges of adjacent images in the sequence sufficiently overlap one another as the desired subject area is being panned, as well as controlling other necessary camera adjustments (e.g., maintaining fixed focus). A set of sequential overlapping image frames is collected and combined to create at least one panoramic still photograph. The user can preferably change settings to control how the images are put together into the panoramic image output.
摘要:
Brightness values of image frames are collected and counted to form a brightness distribution. The brightness distribution of the image frames is compared with predetermined brightness distributions. Brightness values of all pixels of successive image frames are adjusted according to a result of the comparison, so as to improve image contrast.
摘要:
A high thermal conductivity thermal interface material compound includes 53% by weight of polyethylene glycol, 42% by weight of silicon carbide, and 5% by weight of lithium ions. The method of fabricating the thermal interface material includes the steps of: filling the above-described compound in a container and blending them to form aggregative compound by a blender; mixing the compound by a rolling machine to disperse the aggregative compound and filling the compound to another container; blending the compound and breaking the air bubble generated thereof, and pumping the air out of the container by a vacuum pump at the same time, to fabricate the high thermal conductivity thermal interface material compound without air bubbles.
摘要:
An apparatus and a method for detecting the sync signal of a data signal are disclosed. The apparatus includes a clamping unit, a subtraction unit and a detection unit. The clamping unit receives the data signal and varies the level of the data signal. The subtraction unit coupled to the clamping unit subtracts the level of the data signal from that of the output of the clamping unit and then outputs the subtracting result. The detection unit coupled to the subtraction unit detects the subtracting result from the subtraction unit and judges the sync signal in the data signal accordingly.
摘要:
Brightness values of image frames are collected and counted to form a brightness distribution. The brightness distribution of the image frames is compared with predetermined brightness distributions. Brightness values of all pixels of successive image frames are adjusted according to a result of the comparison, so as to improve image contrast.
摘要:
Selecting a corresponding procedure of dithering according to a general pattern of gray levels of sub-pixels of each color of an input image. This will enable the input image to be displayed on a display with a lower bit depth.