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Novel Bayesian methods for video
super-resolution based on heavy-tailed statistical models
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In this thesis, we firstly introduce the application of the Generalized Gaussian Markov Random
Field (GGMRF) to the problem of video super-resolution. The GGMRF prior is employed
to perform a maximum a posteriori (MAP) estimation of the desired high-resolution
image. Compared with traditional prior models, the GGMRF can describe the distribution
of the high-resolution image much better and can also preserve better the discontinuities
(edges) of the original image. Previous work had used GGMRF for image restoration in
which the temporal dependencies among video frames are not considered. Since the corresponding
energy function is convex, gradient descent optimisation techniques are used to
solve the MAP estimation. Results show the super-resolved images using the GGMRF prior
not only offers a good visual quality enhancement, but also contain a significantly smaller
amount of noise.
We then propose a Bayesian-based super resolution algorithm that uses approximations
of symmetric alpha-stable (SaS) Markov Random Fields (MRF) as prior. The approximated
SaS prior is employed to perform MAP estimation for the high-resolution (RR) image reconstruction
process. Compared with other state-of-the-art prior models, the proposed prior
can better capture the heavy tails of the distribution of the HR image. Thus, the edges of
the reconstructed HR image are preserved better in our method. Since the corresponding
energy function is non-convex, the graduated nonconvexity (GNC) method is used to solve
the MAP estimation. Experiments confirm the better fit achieved by the proposed model to
the actual data distribution and the consequent improvement in terms of visual quality over
previously proposed super resolution algorithms .
. A joint video fusion and super-resolution algorithm is also proposed in this thesis. The
method addresses the problem of generating a high-resolution HR image from infrared (IR)
and visible (VI) low-resolution (LR) images, in a Bayesian framework. In order to preserve
better the discontinuities, a Generalized Gaussian Markov Random Field (MRF) is used to
formulate the prior. Experimental results demonstrate that information from both visible
and infrared bands is recovered from the LR frames in an effective way.
Finally, a novel video super-resolution image reconstruction algorithm that based on low rank matrix completion algorithm is presented. The proposed algorithm addresses the
problem of generating a HR image from several LR images, based on sparse representation
and low-rank matrix completion. The approach represents observed LR frames in the form
of sparse matrices and rearranges those frames into low dimensional constructions. Experimental
results demonstrate that, high-frequency details in the super resolved images are
recovered from the LR frames .
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