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Consistent color and detail transfer from multiple source images for video and images

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In this paper, we propose a method to jointly transfer the color and detail of multiple source images to a target video or image. Our method is based on a probabilistic segmentation scheme using Gaussian mixture model (GMM) to divide each source image as well as the target video frames or image into soft regions and determine the relevant source regions for each target region. For detail transfer, we first decompose each image as well as the target video frames or image into base and detail components. Then histogram matching is performed for detail components to transfer the detail of matching regions from source images to the target. We propose a unified framework to perform both color and detail transforms in an integrated manner. We also propose a method to maintain consistency for video targets, by enforcing consistent region segmentations for consecutive video frames using GMM-based parameter propagation and adaptive scene change detection. Experimental results demonstrate that our method automatically produces consistent color and detail transferred videos and images from a set of source images.

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This work was partially supported by the new faculty research fund of Ajou University, and partially supported by Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Research Fund of 2015, and also partially supported by the Soonchunhyang university research fund.

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Heo, Y.S., Lee, S. & Jung, H.Y. Consistent color and detail transfer from multiple source images for video and images. Vis Comput 32, 1273–1289 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00371-015-1162-3

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