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A Comparative Analysis of Image Contrast Enhancement Techniques based on Histogram Equalization for Gray Scale Static Images

by Vinod Kumar, Rahul Raj Choudhary
International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 45 - Number 21
Year of Publication: 2012
Authors: Vinod Kumar, Rahul Raj Choudhary
10.5120/7072-9588

Vinod Kumar, Rahul Raj Choudhary . A Comparative Analysis of Image Contrast Enhancement Techniques based on Histogram Equalization for Gray Scale Static Images. International Journal of Computer Applications. 45, 21 ( May 2012), 11-15. DOI=10.5120/7072-9588

@article{ 10.5120/7072-9588,
author = { Vinod Kumar, Rahul Raj Choudhary },
title = { A Comparative Analysis of Image Contrast Enhancement Techniques based on Histogram Equalization for Gray Scale Static Images },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { May 2012 },
volume = { 45 },
number = { 21 },
month = { May },
year = { 2012 },
issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 11-15 },
numpages = {9},
url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume45/number21/7072-9588/ },
doi = { 10.5120/7072-9588 },
publisher = {Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA},
address = {New York, USA}
}
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Abstract

Contrast enhancement of digital images is conveniently achieved by spreading out intensity values over the total range of values, known as Histogram Equalisation. Since the enhancement is defined as the processing of an image to achieve more suitable than original image, it is purely application dependent and well proved with the simulation results of various image enhancement techniques. In this paper, we evaluate the performance of different Histogram Equalization techniques proposed for gray scale static images. In order to evaluate, the performance of these techniques, are examined on the basis of AMBE, PSNR and Entropy metrics. In this process enhancement techniques are applied on the images with different sizes and received from different application fields like real images, medical images etc. It is well illustrated in this paper that Brightness Preserving Dynamic Histogram Equalization (BPDHE) is the most suitable technique in terms of mean brightness preservation as it has least average AMBE value. In terms of PSNR, MPHEBP is the most suitable technique because it has the highest average PSNR value. In terms of Entropy, BBHE and RSIHE(r=2) are the best techniques, since these have the highest average Entropy values. The performance of BPDHE is not satisfactory in terms of Entropy.

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Index Terms

Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Performance Metrics Absolute Mean Brightness Error (ambe) Peak Signal To Noise Ratio (psnr) Entropy Contrast Enhancement Histogram Equalization