Title :
A noise reduction filter for full-frame data imaging devices
Author :
Bosco, Angelo ; Findlater, Keith ; Battiato, Sebastiano ; Castorina, Alfio
Author_Institution :
Imaging Group, STMicroelectronics, Catania, Italy
Abstract :
This paper describes a method for video sequences denoising that exploits extra-information provided by the image sensor. Fixed pattern noise and temporal noise are removed by analyzing a series of lines placed at the top of the imager.
Keywords :
digital filters; filtering theory; image denoising; image sensors; image sequences; video signal processing; fixed pattern noise removal; full-frame data imaging devices; image sensor; noise reduction filter; spatio-temporal filter; temporal noise removal; video sequence denoising; Additive white noise; Color; Colored noise; Filters; Gaussian noise; Image generation; Noise level; Noise reduction; Pipelines; Video sequences;
Journal_Title :
Consumer Electronics, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TCE.2003.1233800