An Edge-based Image Interpolation Approach Using Symmetric Biorthogonal Wavelet Transform

Edge-based image interpolation often leads to an image with good quality because of the importance of sharp edges and smooth contours to the human vision. The wavelet-based image interpolation approach has good potential in producing interpolated images with high quality edges. Using the wavelet multiresolution analysis theory, such method is computationally demanding. In this paper, a new edge-based image interpolation method that uses symmetric biorthogonal wavelet transform is proposed. We form a list of ideal step edges and study the relationships between the wavelet approximation sub-image of each edge and its wavelet detail sub-images. Based on these relationships, a simple and efficient algorithm that predicts the edge information of high resolution images is proposed. For this method, the 9/7-M inverse wavelet transform is shown, experimentally, to yield better image interpolation performance compared to traditional image interpolation approaches