QUASI-CONVOLUTION PYRAMIDAL BLURRING

Martin Kraus

2008

Abstract

Efficient image blurring techniques based on the pyramid algorithm can be implemented on modern graphics hardware; thus, image blurring with arbitrary blur width is possible in real time even for large images. However, pyramidal blurring methods do not achieve the image quality provided by convolution filters; in particular, the shape of the corresponding filter kernel varies locally, which potentially results in objectionable rendering artifacts. In this work, a new analysis filter is designed that significantly reduces this variation for a particular pyramidal blurring technique. Moreover, an efficient implementation for programmable graphics hardware is presented. The proposed method is named “quasi-convolution pyramidal blurring” since the resulting effect is very close to image blurring based on a convolution filter for many applications.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Kraus M. (2008). QUASI-CONVOLUTION PYRAMIDAL BLURRING . In Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008) ISBN 978-989-8111-20-3, pages 155-162. DOI: 10.5220/0001094401550162

in Bibtex Style

@conference{grapp08,
author={Martin Kraus},
title={QUASI-CONVOLUTION PYRAMIDAL BLURRING},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)},
year={2008},
pages={155-162},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001094401550162},
isbn={978-989-8111-20-3},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 1: GRAPP, (VISIGRAPP 2008)
TI - QUASI-CONVOLUTION PYRAMIDAL BLURRING
SN - 978-989-8111-20-3
AU - Kraus M.
PY - 2008
SP - 155
EP - 162
DO - 10.5220/0001094401550162