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CSE559A Lecture 5

Continue on linear interpolation

• In linear interpolation, extreme values are at the boundary.
• In bicubic interpolation, extreme values may be inside.

scipy.interpolate.RegularGridInterpolator

Image transformations

Image warping is a process of applying transformation T to an image.

Parametric (global) warping: T(x,y)=(x',y')

Geometric transformation: T(x,y)=(x',y') This applies to each pixel in the same way. (global)

Translation

T(x,y)=(x+a,y+b)

matrix form:

\begin{pmatrix}
x'\\y'
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
1&0\\0&1
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
x\\y
\end{pmatrix}
+
\begin{pmatrix}
a\\b
\end{pmatrix}

Scaling

T(x,y)=(s_xx,s_yy) matrix form:

\begin{pmatrix}
x'\\y'
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
s_x&0\\0&s_y
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
x\\y
\end{pmatrix}

Rotation

T(x,y)=(x\cos\theta-y\sin\theta,x\sin\theta+y\cos\theta)

matrix form:

\begin{pmatrix}
x'\\y'
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
\cos\theta&-\sin\theta\\\sin\theta&\cos\theta
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
x\\y
\end{pmatrix}

To undo the rotation, we need to rotate the image by -\theta. This is equivalent to apply R^T to the image.

Affine transformation

T(x,y)=(a_1x+a_2y+a_3,b_1x+b_2y+b_3)

matrix form:

\begin{pmatrix}
x'\\y'
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
a_1&a_2&a_3\\b_1&b_2&b_3
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
x\\y\\1
\end{pmatrix}

Taking all the transformations together.

Projective homography

T(x,y)=(\frac{ax+by+c}{gx+hy+i},\frac{dx+ey+f}{gx+hy+i})

\begin{pmatrix}
x'\\y'\\1
\end{pmatrix}
=
\begin{pmatrix}
a&b&c\\d&e&f\\g&h&i
\end{pmatrix}
\begin{pmatrix}
x\\y\\1
\end{pmatrix}

Image warping

Forward warping

Send each pixel to its new position and do the matching.

• May cause gaps where the pixel is not mapped to any pixel.

Inverse warping

Send each new position to its original position and do the matching.

• Some mapping may not be invertible.

Which one is better?

• Inverse warping is better because it usually more efficient, doesn't have a problem with holes.
• However, it may not always be possible to find the inverse mapping.

Sampling and Aliasing

Naive sampling

• Remove half of the rows and columns in the image.

Example:

When sampling a sine wave, the result may interpret as different wave.

Nyquist-Shannon sampling theorem

• A bandlimited signal can be uniquely determined by its samples if the sampling rate is greater than twice the maximum frequency of the signal.

• If the sampling rate is less than twice the maximum frequency of the signal, the signal will be aliased.

Anti-aliasing

• Sample more frequently. (not always possible)
• Get rid of all frequencies that are greater than half of the new sampling frequency.
  • Use a low-pass filter to get rid of all frequencies that are greater than half of the new sampling frequency. (eg, Gaussian filter)

import scipy.ndimage as ndimage
def down_sample(height, width, image):
    # Apply Gaussian blur to the image
    im_blur = ndimage.gaussian_filter(image, sigma=1)
    # Down sample the image by taking every second pixel
    return im_blur[::2, ::2]

Nonlinear filtering

Median filter

Replace the value of a pixel with the median value of its neighbors.

• Good for removing salt and pepper noise. (black and white dot noise)

Morphological operations

Binary image: image with only 0 and 1.

Let B be a structuring element and A be the original image (binary image).

• Erosion: A\ominus B = \{p\mid B_p\subseteq A\}, this is the set of all points that are completely covered by B.
• Dilation: A\oplus B = \{p\mid B_p\cap A\neq\emptyset\}, this is the set of all points that are at least partially covered by B.
• Opening: A\circ B = (A\ominus B)\oplus B, this is the set of all points that are at least partially covered by B after erosion.
• Closing: A\bullet B = (A\oplus B)\ominus B, this is the set of all points that are completely covered by B after dilation.

Boundary extraction: use XOR operation on eroded image and original image.

Connected component labeling: label the connected components in the image. use prebuild function in scipy.ndimage

Light,Camera/Eyes, and Color

Principles of grouping and Gestalt Laws

• Proximity: objects that are close to each other are more likely to be grouped together.
• Similarity: objects that are similar are more likely to be grouped together.
• Closure: objects that form a closed path are more likely to be grouped together.
• Continuity: objects that form a continuous path are more likely to be grouped together.

Light and surface interactions

A photon's life choices:

• Absorption
• Diffuse reflection (nice to model) (lambertian surface)
• Specular reflection (mirror-like) (perfect mirror)
• Transparency
• Refraction
• Fluorescence (returns different color)
• Subsurface scattering (candles)
• Photosphorescence
• Interreflection

BRDF (Bidirectional Reflectance Distribution Function)

\rho(\theta_i,\phi_i,\theta_o,\phi_o)

• \theta_i is the angle of incidence.
• \phi_i is the azimuthal angle of incidence.
• \theta_o is the angle of reflection.
• \phi_o is the azimuthal angle of reflection.