Evaluation of image stabilization algorithms

Several techniques for electronic image stabilization have been proposed, but very little research has been done to compare and evaluate such techniques. We propose a set of measures to evaluate image stabilization algorithms based of their fidelity, displacement range, and performance. These measures do not require calibration or ground truth, making the evaluation procedure very simple and flexible, i.e., it provides the means to compare techniques based on different motion models. We have used this procedure to compare several image stabilization algorithms and also evaluate the sensitivity of these algorithms to some of its parameters. These same procedures could also be used for the comparison and evaluation of motion estimation and image registration techniques.

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