ABSTRACT

In Chapter 3, we mentioned the problems caused by considering the image to be an ensemble of stationary processes. Any restoration process based on this concept can only ever produce sub-optimal results. However, there is another consideration. When a restoration algorithm is designed with the aim of creating an image which will be more pleasing to the human eye, we must incorporate some kind of model of the human visual system. At the basis of most restoration algorithms is some form of image error measure which is being minimized.