Color texture synthesis with 2-D moving average model

An algorithm for synthesizing color textures from a small set of parameters is presented. The synthesis algorithm is based on the 2-D moving average model, and realistic textures resembling many real textures can be synthesized using this algorithm. A maximum likelihood estimation algorithm to estimate parameters from a sample texture is also presented. Using the estimated parameters, a texture larger than the original image can be synthesized from a small texture sample. In the experiment, various textures suitable for multimedia applications are synthesized from parameters estimated from real textures