Image enhancement using color and spatial information

In this paper, a new filter that performs color image enhancement is presented. The filter achieves this through the minimization of a weighted cost function. The weights are determined using potential functions which are calculated in such a way as to convey spatial information. Application of the proposed filter on a real blurred and noisy color image is performed to verify its enhancement capabilities.

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