Online multi-frame super-resolution of image sequences

Abstract Multi-frame super-resolution recovers a high-resolution (HR) image from a sequence of low-resolution (LR) images. In this paper, we propose an algorithm that performs multi-frame super-resolution in an online fashion. This algorithm processes only one low-resolution image at a time instead...

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Main Authors: Jieping Xu, Yonghui Liang, Jin Liu, Zongfu Huang, Xuewen Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13640-018-0376-5
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Summary:Abstract Multi-frame super-resolution recovers a high-resolution (HR) image from a sequence of low-resolution (LR) images. In this paper, we propose an algorithm that performs multi-frame super-resolution in an online fashion. This algorithm processes only one low-resolution image at a time instead of co-processing all LR images which is adopted by state-of-the-art super-resolution techniques. Our algorithm is very fast and memory efficient, and simple to implement. In addition, we employ a noise-adaptive parameter in the classical steepest gradient optimization method to avoid noise amplification and overfitting LR images. Experiments with simulated and real-image sequences yield promising results.
ISSN:1687-5281