Comparison of Super-Resolution Algorithms Using Image Quality Measures

This paper presents comparisons of two learning-based super-resolution algorithms as well as standard interpolation methods. To allow quality assessment of results, a comparison of a variety of image quality measures is also performed. Results show that a MRF-based super-resolution algorithm improves a previously interpolated image. The estimated degree of improvement varies both according to the quality measure chosen for the comparison as well as the image class.

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