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VSNR: A Wavelet-Based Visual Signal-to-Noise Ratio for Natural Images

Chandler, D.M., Hemami, S.S.·2007·IEEE Transactions on Image Processing

Abstract

This paper presents an efficient metric for quantifying the visual fidelity of natural images based on near-threshold and suprathreshold properties of human vision. The proposed metric, the visual signal-to-noise ratio (VSNR), operates via a two-stage approach. In the first stage, contrast thresholds for detection of distortions in the presence of natural images are computed via wavelet-based models of visual masking and visual summation in order to determine whether the distortions in the distorted image are visible. If the distortions are below the threshold of detection, the distorted image is deemed to be of perfect visual fidelity (VSNR = infinity) and no further analysis is required. If the distortions are suprathreshold, a second stage is applied which operates based on the low-level visual property of perceived contrast, and the mid-level visual property of global precedence. These two properties are modeled as Euclidean distances in distortion-contrast space of a multiscale wavelet decomposition, and VSNR is computed based on a simple linear sum of these distances. The proposed VSNR metric is generally competitive with current metrics of visual fidelity; it is efficient both in terms of its low computational complexity and in terms of its low memory requirements; and it operates based on physical luminances and visual angle (rather than on digital pixel values and pixel-based dimensions) to accommodate different viewing conditions.

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  • SSIM, VIF, VSNR and JND are successful full reference algorithms that have been shown to perform well in predicting the quality scores of human subjects.

    “The structural similarity index (SSIM) [2], visual information fidelity (VIF) [3], visual signal to noise ratio (VSNR) [4] and just noticeable difference (JND) metrix [5], are examples of successful full reference algorithms which have been shown to perform well in predicting the quality scores of human subjects.”

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Authors
Chandler, D. M., & Hemami, S. S.
Affiliations
  • Oklahoma State University (US)
  • Cornell University (US)
Venue
IEEE Transactions on Image Processing
Published
2007-09
Volume
16
Issue
9
Pages
2284-2298
ISSN
1057-7149 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2009272644
Cited by
1,147
References
75
Citations by year
2026: 13 · 2025: 15 · 2024: 28 · 2023: 26 · 2022: 48 · 2021: 64 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 64 · 2018: 91 · 2017: 92 · 2016: 99 · 2015: 90 · 2014: 106 · 2013: 91 · 2012: 86
FWCI
43.73
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • IEEE Transactions on Image Processing (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Image and Video Quality Assessment
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Image Retrieval and Classification Techniques
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition › Image and Signal Denoising Methods
Keywords
image quality metrics, visual fidelity, human visual system, visual masking, contrast threshold, distortion detection, perceived contrast, global precedence, natural images, low computational complexity
MeSH terms
Algorithms, Humans, Image Enhancement, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Sensitivity and Specificity, Visual Perception, Reproducibility of Results, Biomimetics

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