A new image filtering method: Nonlocal image guided averaging

Image guided filtering has been widely used in many image processing applications. However, it is a local filtering method and has limited propagation ability. In this paper, we propose a new image filtering method: nonlocal image guided averaging (NLGA). Derived from a nonlocal linear model, the proposed method can utilize the nonlocal similarity of the guidance image, so that it can propagate nonlocal information reliably. Consequently, NLGA can obtain a sharper filtering results in the edge regions and more smooth results in the smooth regions. It shows superiority over image guided filtering in different applications, such as image dehazing, depth map super-resolution and image denoising.

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