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Attenuating Natural Flicker Patterns
Yoav Y. Schechner
Nir Karpel
Support: Taub Foundation, Ollendorff Foundation (BMBF), ISF
Ack: Yoav Fhiler, Naftali Blau, Nir Geva
Dept. Elect. Eng.Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Spatio-Temporal Illumination Patterns
Y. Schechner & N. Karpel, Attenuating flicker
• Spatially nonuniform illumination• Temporally varying illuminaton• May disrupt computer-vision
Spatio-Temporal Patterns
Y. Schechner & N. Karpel, Attenuating flicker
Spatiotemporal pattern = Caustic networks = Flicker
Dependency on Depth: Normalized-Amplitude
Y. Schechner & N. Karpel, Attenuating flicker
strong flicker at shallow depths
strong flicker when very deep
Walker 1994
Marine Light Field Statistics
Y. Schechner & N. Karpel, Attenuating flicker
Dependency on Depth: Temporal Frequency
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Walker 1994
Marine Light Field Statistics
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Inte
nsity
1 Hz 2 Hz 3 Hz
Broadband Temporal Spectrum
Conclusion: Need seconds to average out flicker
Walker 1994
Marine Light Field Statistics
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1What Do We Want?
we need seconds to average out flicker
but for video…
we want O(0.1 sec) to eliminate flicker
linear method
nonlinear method
Y. Schechner & N. Karpel, Attenuating flicker
spatial derivative
temporal median
integration
Weiss 2001Matsushita et. al. 2002
Shadow Removal in Open Air
median of derivative
Hypothesis: A similar method can be applied
to handle underwater flicker
Distinguishing aspects
DC (mean energy) value: implication to color
Very frequent changes (spatially and temporally)
Gradual changes (spatially and temporally)
Veiling light (not multiplicative)