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In this paper we present a colour constancy algorithm for real-time face tracking. It is based on a modification of the well known Grey World algorithm in order to use the redundant information available in an image sequence. In the experiments conducted it is clearly more robust to sudden illuminant colour changes than popular the rg-normalised algorithm.
Work funded by CICyT under project number TIC1999-1021
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Buenaposada, J.M., Sopeña, D., Baumela, L. (2001). Face Tracking Using the Dynamic Grey World Algorithm. In: Skarbek, W. (eds) Computer Analysis of Images and Patterns. CAIP 2001. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2124. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-44692-3_42
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