Title :
A New No-Reference Assessment Metric of Blocking Artifacts Based on HVS Masking Effect
Author :
Song, Xu ; Yang, Yingyun
Author_Institution :
Inf. Eng. Sch., Commun. Univ. of China, Beijing, China
Abstract :
In this article, a new algorithm-NABBHM based on HVS masking effect to assess blocking artifacts without reference is presented. We consider the brightness and complexity masking effect through defining two factors of masking to revise the original blocking artifacts value to make it more consistent with the human visual. Experiments show that NABBHM has strong feasibility and is highly fitting the subjective assessment value.
Keywords :
data compression; discrete cosine transforms; image coding; B-DCT; HVS masking effect; NABBHM algorithm; blocking artifact; brightness-complexity masking effect; image compression; no-reference assessment metric; Adaptation model; Brightness; Compression algorithms; Distortion measurement; Humans; Image quality; Image restoration; Quality assessment; Video compression; Visual system;
Conference_Titel :
Image and Signal Processing, 2009. CISP '09. 2nd International Congress on
Conference_Location :
Tianjin
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4129-7
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4131-0
DOI :
10.1109/CISP.2009.5301068
