Ebook: Noblesse Workshop on Non-Linear Model Based Image Analysis: Proceedings of NMBIA, 1–3 July 1998, Glasgow

This book contains papers presented at the Noblesse Workshop on Non-linear model based image analysis held in Glasgow, 1-3 July 1998. Current models have mainly been developed for image coding purposes. They are rather simple and far away from being optimal and do not contribute to more complex tasks like those needed in image databases. This book meets the challenging tasks in multimedia applications by discussing new sophisticated model-based schemes for a high-level description of images and image sequences. Novel results are covered in the papers presented in this book, opening new potential fields of application like the support for building databases in multimedia applications, image archiving and image sequence coding, including such topics as:- 3D Image Models; Image/Video Restoration; Segmentation and Object Oriented Coding; Colour Image Processing; Database Retrieval; Image Models; Video Pre- and Post processing.

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This book contains papers presented at the Noblesse Workshop on Non-linear model based image analysis held in Glasgow, 1-3 July 1998. Current models have mainly been developed for image coding purposes. They are rather simple and far away from being optimal and do not contribute to more complex tasks like those needed in image databases. This book meets the challenging tasks in multimedia applications by discussing new sophisticated model-based schemes for a high-level description of images and image sequences. Novel results are covered in the papers presented in this book, opening new potential fields of application like the support for building databases in multimedia applications, image archiving and image sequence coding, including such topics as:- 3D Image Models; Image/Video Restoration; Segmentation and Object Oriented Coding; Colour Image Processing; Database Retrieval; Image Models; Video Pre- and Post processing.

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This book contains papers presented at the Noblesse Workshop on Non-linear model based image analysis held in Glasgow, 1-3 July 1998. Current models have mainly been developed for image coding purposes. They are rather simple and far away from being optimal and do not contribute to more complex tasks like those needed in image databases. This book meets the challenging tasks in multimedia applications by discussing new sophisticated model-based schemes for a high-level description of images and image sequences. Novel results are covered in the papers presented in this book, opening new potential fields of application like the support for building databases in multimedia applications, image archiving and image sequence coding, including such topics as:- 3D Image Models; Image/Video Restoration; Segmentation and Object Oriented Coding; Colour Image Processing; Database Retrieval; Image Models; Video Pre- and Post processing.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cross individual model-based alignment of volumetric images....Pages 3-8
Model-Based Segmentation and Recognition of Anatomical Brain Structures in 3D MR Images....Pages 9-14
Precise Registration of CT and MR Volumes Based on a New Creaseness Measure....Pages 15-20
Automatic Object Modeling for 3D Virtual Environment....Pages 21-26
3D Binary Fast Morphological Shape Decomposition....Pages 27-32
Stereo image segmentation using hybrid analysis technique....Pages 33-38
A Simplified Representation of 3D Human Faces adapted from 2D Images....Pages 39-45
Active Shape Model-Assisted Least Squares Stereo Matching for Recovery of 3-D Facial Shape....Pages 46-51
Parallel Implementation of a 3D Nonlinear Restoration Algorithm....Pages 52-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
A Perception-Based Error Criterion and the Design of Stack Filters for Image Restoration....Pages 61-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
RCRS Filters for Digital Image Sequences....Pages 71-76
An Automatic System for Restoring Image Sequences....Pages 77-82
Restoring Images Taken from Scratched 2-Inch Tape....Pages 83-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Object Recognition from a Perimeter High Curvature Model using Rank Conditioned Morphological Operators....Pages 91-96
Texture Map Coding for Arbitrarily Shaped 2-D and 3-D Video Objects....Pages 97-102
Aligning Arbitrary Surfaces using Pairwise Geometric Histograms....Pages 103-108
Object Tracking for Retrieval Applications in Mpeg-2....Pages 109-114
Object Feature Based Coding Quality Prediction for Coding Scheme Selection....Pages 115-120
Supervised Semantic Object Segmentation and Tracking via EM-based Estimation of Mixture Density Parameters....Pages 121-126
Interactive Object Extraction from Video Sequences for Multimedia Applications Based on Multiple Features....Pages 127-132
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Robust morphological scale-space trees....Pages 133-139
Image Segmentation & the use of Genetic Algorithms for Optimising Parameters and Algorithm choice....Pages 140-145
A Class of Parallel Algorithms for Nonlinear Variational Segmentation: A preprocess for robust feature-based image coding....Pages 146-151
Linear and Non-Linear Modelling of Scale-Orientation Signatures....Pages 152-157
Parametric method for tracking and analysing lip movements....Pages 158-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Optimising Lossless Co-encoding of Wavelet Coefficients for Entropy Encoding....Pages 167-172
Directional Unsharp Masking-Based Approach for Color Image Enhancement....Pages 173-178
Multidimensional texture characterization using moments....Pages 179-182
Activity Driven Non-linear Diffusion for Colour Image Segmentation....Pages 183-187
Old painting digital color restoration....Pages 188-192
Multi-Channel Adaptive Signal Processing of Colour Cinematographic Imagery....Pages 193-198
Using Colour for Robust Tracking and Segmentation....Pages 199-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
The Trace transform and its applications....Pages 207-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Image retrieval based on colour and nonlinear texture invariants....Pages 217-224
Image Matching via the Inhomogeneous Diffusion of Color and Texture Features....Pages 225-230
Shot Detection Tools In Digital Video....Pages 231-236
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Modeling of Texture Images by the Structuring Element of Morphological Filters....Pages 239-244
Two Dimensional Volterra Filter Modelling of Textured Images Using Weighted Constrained Optimisation....Pages 245-250
A Retina-like Image Representation of Primal Sketch Features Extracted using a Neural Network Approach....Pages 251-256
Facial Feature Extraction and Determination of Pose....Pages 257-262
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
A Quantitative Methodology for Parameters Setting in 3D People Localization System for Surveillance Applications....Pages 263-268
A Segmentation Methodology for Real 3D Images....Pages 269-276
An Optimal Morphological Non Uniform Sampling Scheme for Sequence Image Representation and Compression....Pages 277-282
3D Image Analysis of Facial Shape Changes Using Depth from Stereo....Pages 283-288
Dense Disparity Estimation via Global and Local Matching....Pages 289-294
Object segmentation and modeling in volumetric images....Pages 295-300
Non Linear Image Processing on Field Programmable Gate Arrays....Pages 301-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Noise Reduction Techniques for Video Coding Applications....Pages 309-313
A Robust Hybrid Bayesian-Morphological Approach to Multidimensional Image Filtering....Pages 314-319
Adaptively Weighted Vector-Median Processing of Motion Fields in Block DCT and Object-Based Video Coding....Pages 320-325
Preprocessing for the MPEG-2 video coding....Pages 326-331
Image interpolation by an integer factor using a non linear technique....Pages 332-338
On the Structure of Idempotent Monotone Boolean Functions....Pages 339-344
Back Matter....Pages 345-346

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This book contains papers presented at the Noblesse Workshop on Non-linear model based image analysis held in Glasgow, 1-3 July 1998. Current models have mainly been developed for image coding purposes. They are rather simple and far away from being optimal and do not contribute to more complex tasks like those needed in image databases. This book meets the challenging tasks in multimedia applications by discussing new sophisticated model-based schemes for a high-level description of images and image sequences. Novel results are covered in the papers presented in this book, opening new potential fields of application like the support for building databases in multimedia applications, image archiving and image sequence coding, including such topics as:- 3D Image Models; Image/Video Restoration; Segmentation and Object Oriented Coding; Colour Image Processing; Database Retrieval; Image Models; Video Pre- and Post processing.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages I-XVI
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Cross individual model-based alignment of volumetric images....Pages 3-8
Model-Based Segmentation and Recognition of Anatomical Brain Structures in 3D MR Images....Pages 9-14
Precise Registration of CT and MR Volumes Based on a New Creaseness Measure....Pages 15-20
Automatic Object Modeling for 3D Virtual Environment....Pages 21-26
3D Binary Fast Morphological Shape Decomposition....Pages 27-32
Stereo image segmentation using hybrid analysis technique....Pages 33-38
A Simplified Representation of 3D Human Faces adapted from 2D Images....Pages 39-45
Active Shape Model-Assisted Least Squares Stereo Matching for Recovery of 3-D Facial Shape....Pages 46-51
Parallel Implementation of a 3D Nonlinear Restoration Algorithm....Pages 52-58
Front Matter....Pages 59-59
A Perception-Based Error Criterion and the Design of Stack Filters for Image Restoration....Pages 61-68
Front Matter....Pages 69-69
RCRS Filters for Digital Image Sequences....Pages 71-76
An Automatic System for Restoring Image Sequences....Pages 77-82
Restoring Images Taken from Scratched 2-Inch Tape....Pages 83-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Object Recognition from a Perimeter High Curvature Model using Rank Conditioned Morphological Operators....Pages 91-96
Texture Map Coding for Arbitrarily Shaped 2-D and 3-D Video Objects....Pages 97-102
Aligning Arbitrary Surfaces using Pairwise Geometric Histograms....Pages 103-108
Object Tracking for Retrieval Applications in Mpeg-2....Pages 109-114
Object Feature Based Coding Quality Prediction for Coding Scheme Selection....Pages 115-120
Supervised Semantic Object Segmentation and Tracking via EM-based Estimation of Mixture Density Parameters....Pages 121-126
Interactive Object Extraction from Video Sequences for Multimedia Applications Based on Multiple Features....Pages 127-132
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
Robust morphological scale-space trees....Pages 133-139
Image Segmentation & the use of Genetic Algorithms for Optimising Parameters and Algorithm choice....Pages 140-145
A Class of Parallel Algorithms for Nonlinear Variational Segmentation: A preprocess for robust feature-based image coding....Pages 146-151
Linear and Non-Linear Modelling of Scale-Orientation Signatures....Pages 152-157
Parametric method for tracking and analysing lip movements....Pages 158-163
Front Matter....Pages 165-165
Optimising Lossless Co-encoding of Wavelet Coefficients for Entropy Encoding....Pages 167-172
Directional Unsharp Masking-Based Approach for Color Image Enhancement....Pages 173-178
Multidimensional texture characterization using moments....Pages 179-182
Activity Driven Non-linear Diffusion for Colour Image Segmentation....Pages 183-187
Old painting digital color restoration....Pages 188-192
Multi-Channel Adaptive Signal Processing of Colour Cinematographic Imagery....Pages 193-198
Using Colour for Robust Tracking and Segmentation....Pages 199-204
Front Matter....Pages 205-205
The Trace transform and its applications....Pages 207-214
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Image retrieval based on colour and nonlinear texture invariants....Pages 217-224
Image Matching via the Inhomogeneous Diffusion of Color and Texture Features....Pages 225-230
Shot Detection Tools In Digital Video....Pages 231-236
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
Modeling of Texture Images by the Structuring Element of Morphological Filters....Pages 239-244
Two Dimensional Volterra Filter Modelling of Textured Images Using Weighted Constrained Optimisation....Pages 245-250
A Retina-like Image Representation of Primal Sketch Features Extracted using a Neural Network Approach....Pages 251-256
Facial Feature Extraction and Determination of Pose....Pages 257-262
Front Matter....Pages 237-237
A Quantitative Methodology for Parameters Setting in 3D People Localization System for Surveillance Applications....Pages 263-268
A Segmentation Methodology for Real 3D Images....Pages 269-276
An Optimal Morphological Non Uniform Sampling Scheme for Sequence Image Representation and Compression....Pages 277-282
3D Image Analysis of Facial Shape Changes Using Depth from Stereo....Pages 283-288
Dense Disparity Estimation via Global and Local Matching....Pages 289-294
Object segmentation and modeling in volumetric images....Pages 295-300
Non Linear Image Processing on Field Programmable Gate Arrays....Pages 301-306
Front Matter....Pages 307-307
Noise Reduction Techniques for Video Coding Applications....Pages 309-313
A Robust Hybrid Bayesian-Morphological Approach to Multidimensional Image Filtering....Pages 314-319
Adaptively Weighted Vector-Median Processing of Motion Fields in Block DCT and Object-Based Video Coding....Pages 320-325
Preprocessing for the MPEG-2 video coding....Pages 326-331
Image interpolation by an integer factor using a non linear technique....Pages 332-338
On the Structure of Idempotent Monotone Boolean Functions....Pages 339-344
Back Matter....Pages 345-346
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