Abstract.
A suitable detection and reconstruction approach is proposed for removing line scratches from degraded motion picture films. The detection procedure consists of two steps. First, a simple 1D-extrema detector provides line scratch candidates. Unlike impulsive distortions, which appear randomly in an image, line artifacts persist across several frames. Furthermore, the detection process is complicated by the fact that lines occur as a natural part in interesting scenes. Therefore, we add a validation step for separating possible line defects from false detections. It consists in tracking the potential line artifacts over the frames using a Kalman filter. A new Bayesian restoration technique, dealing with both low and high frequencies around and inside the detected deteriorations, is investigated to achieve a nearly invisible reconstruction of damaged areas.
Similar content being viewed by others
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Additional information
Accepted: 13 August 2001
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Joyeux, L., Boukir, S. & Besserer, B. Tracking and MAP reconstruction of line scratches in degraded motion pictures. Machine Vision and Applications 13, 119–128 (2002). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001380100067
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001380100067