title: Edge-forming methods for color image zooming.
abstract: This paper introduces edge-forming schemes for image zooming of color images by general magnification factors. In order to remove/reduce artifacts arising in image interpolation, such as image blur and the checkerboard effect, an edge-forming method is suggested to be applied as a postprocess of standard interpolation methods. The method is based on nonconvex nonlinear partial differential equations. The equations are carefully discretized, incorporating numerical schemes of anisotropic diffusion, to be able to form reliable edges satisfactorily. The alternating direction implicit (ADI) method is employed for an efficient simulation of the model. It has been numerically verified that the resulting algorithm can form clear edges in 2 to 3 ADI iterations. Various results are given to show th eeffectiveness and reliability of the algorithm.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Mathematics, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, Korea. yjcha@sejong.ac.kr
authors.forename: Youngjoon
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Seongjai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D001185:Artificial Intelligence; D003124:Colorimetry / Q000379:methods*; D007089:Image Enhancement / Q000379:methods*; D007090:Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D010363:Pattern Recognition, Automated / Q000379:methods*