Analysis of visual quality improvements provided by known tools for HDR content

Jaehwan Kim; Elena Alshina; JongSeok Lee; Youngo Park; Kwang Pyo Choi

doi:10.1117/12.2235866

27 September 2016 Analysis of visual quality improvements provided by known tools for HDR content

Jaehwan Kim, Elena Alshina, JongSeok Lee, Youngo Park, Kwang Pyo Choi

Proceedings Volume 9971, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXIX; 99710A (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235866
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2016, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

In this paper, the visual quality of different solutions for high dynamic range (HDR) compression using MPEG test contents is analyzed. We also simulate the method for an efficient HDR compression which is based on statistical property of the signal. The method is compliant with HEVC specification and also easily compatible with other alternative methods which might require HEVC specification changes. It was subjectively tested on commercial TVs and compared with alternative solutions for HDR coding. Subjective visual quality tests were performed using SUHD TVs model which is SAMSUNG JS9500 with maximum luminance up to 1000nit in test. The solution that is based on statistical property shows not only improvement of objective performance but improvement of visual quality compared to other HDR solutions, while it is compatible with HEVC specification.

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Jaehwan Kim, Elena Alshina, JongSeok Lee, Youngo Park, and Kwang Pyo Choi "Analysis of visual quality improvements provided by known tools for HDR content", Proc. SPIE 9971, Applications of Digital Image Processing XXXIX, 99710A (27 September 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2235866

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