Title :
Color image quantization by pairwise clustering
Author :
Velho, Luiz ; Gomes, Jonas ; Sobreiro, Marcos Vinicius Rayol
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Matematica Pura e Aplicada, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper presents a new quantization method for color images. It uses a local error optimization strategy to generate near optimal quantization levels. The algorithm is simple to implement and produces results that are superior than those of other popular image quantization algorithms
Keywords :
image processing; optimisation; quantisation (signal); color images; error optimization strategy; image quantization; near optimal quantization levels; pairwise clustering; Clustering algorithms; Color; Computer displays; Computer graphics; Digital images; Image coding; Image processing; Optimization methods; Pixel; Quantization;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Graphics and Image Processing, 1997. Proceedings., X Brazilian Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Campos do Jordao
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-8102-0
DOI :
10.1109/SIGRA.1997.625178
