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We present our approach, integrating imaging and vision, for content-aware enhancement and processing of digital photographs. The overall quality of images is improved by a modular procedure automatically driven by the image class and content.

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Ciocca, G., Cusano, C., Gasparini, F., Schettini, R. (2007). Content Aware Image Enhancement. In: Basili, R., Pazienza, M.T. (eds) AI*IA 2007: Artificial Intelligence and Human-Oriented Computing. AI*IA 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 4733. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-74782-6_59

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