Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization

This article addresses the complex challenge of simultaneously enhancing contrast and detail in an image, where improving one property often compromises the other. This trade-off is tackled using a multi-objective optimization approach. Specifically, the proposal’s model integrates the sigmoid trans...

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Main Authors: Daniel Molina-Pérez, Alam Gabriel Rojas-López
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Published: MDPI AG 2024-11-01
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description This article addresses the complex challenge of simultaneously enhancing contrast and detail in an image, where improving one property often compromises the other. This trade-off is tackled using a multi-objective optimization approach. Specifically, the proposal’s model integrates the sigmoid transformation function and unsharp masking highboost filtering with the NSGA-II algorithm. Additionally, a posterior preference articulation is introduced to select three key solutions from the Pareto front: the maximum contrast solution, the maximum detail solution, and the knee point solution. The proposed technique is evaluated on a range of image types, including medical and natural scenes. The final solutions demonstrated significant superiority in terms of contrast and detail compared to the original images. The three selected solutions, although all are optimal, captured distinct characteristics within the images, offering different solutions according to field preferences. This highlights the method’s effectiveness across different types and enhancement requirements and emphasizes the importance of the proposed preferences in different contexts.
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spelling doaj-art-62bd0226c1ce46edadca69e395f42bb22025-08-20T02:00:34ZengMDPI AGMathematical and Computational Applications1300-686X2297-87472024-11-0129610410.3390/mca29060104Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective OptimizationDaniel Molina-Pérez0Alam Gabriel Rojas-López1Escuela Superior de Cómputo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07700, MexicoCentro de Innovación y Desarrollo Tecnológico en Cómputo, Instituto Politécnico Nacional, Ciudad de México 07700, MexicoThis article addresses the complex challenge of simultaneously enhancing contrast and detail in an image, where improving one property often compromises the other. This trade-off is tackled using a multi-objective optimization approach. Specifically, the proposal’s model integrates the sigmoid transformation function and unsharp masking highboost filtering with the NSGA-II algorithm. Additionally, a posterior preference articulation is introduced to select three key solutions from the Pareto front: the maximum contrast solution, the maximum detail solution, and the knee point solution. The proposed technique is evaluated on a range of image types, including medical and natural scenes. The final solutions demonstrated significant superiority in terms of contrast and detail compared to the original images. The three selected solutions, although all are optimal, captured distinct characteristics within the images, offering different solutions according to field preferences. This highlights the method’s effectiveness across different types and enhancement requirements and emphasizes the importance of the proposed preferences in different contexts.https://www.mdpi.com/2297-8747/29/6/104multi-objective optimizationimage enhancementcontrast and detailsigmoid transformationNSGA-IIa posterior preference articulation
spellingShingle Daniel Molina-Pérez
Alam Gabriel Rojas-López
Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization
Mathematical and Computational Applications
multi-objective optimization
image enhancement
contrast and detail
sigmoid transformation
NSGA-II
a posterior preference articulation
title Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization
title_full Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization
title_fullStr Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization
title_full_unstemmed Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization
title_short Resolving Contrast and Detail Trade-Offs in Image Processing with Multi-Objective Optimization
title_sort resolving contrast and detail trade offs in image processing with multi objective optimization
topic multi-objective optimization
image enhancement
contrast and detail
sigmoid transformation
NSGA-II
a posterior preference articulation
url https://www.mdpi.com/2297-8747/29/6/104
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