Image quality assessment in multimedia applications

In the framework of multimedia applications image quality may have different meanings and interpretations. In this paper, considering the quality of an image as the degree of adequacy to its function/goal within a specific application field, we provide an organized overview of image quality assessment methods by putting in evidence their applicability and limitations in different application domains. Three scenarios have been chosen representing three typical applications with different degree of constraints in their image workflow chains and requiring different image quality assessment methodologies.

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