Hybrid inpainting algorithm with superpixels and hash table for inpainting the 3D model

This paper discusses the new inpainting algorithm which uses the superpixels and the hash tables. The proposed algorithm is called as a hybrid method because it combines the effectiveness of two popular inpainting algorithms namely, the Exemplar-Based method and the Edge-Based image restoration method and rectifies the drawbacks in these two methods. The tedious patch search in the Exemplar-Based method is simplified by the hash table which holds the classified textures. The Edge-Based method can handle the structures only in the form of lines and circles whereas the proposed method can handle any type of curves by using the splines. This new inpainting method is developed to inpaint the images in the 3D model. The untextured regions in the 3D model are textured by this proposed inpainting method which guarantees the structure propagation by using the superpixel constraints.