Estimation of Alpha Mattes for Multiple Image Layers

Image matting deals with the estimation of the alpha matte at each pixel, i.e., the contribution of the foreground and background objects to the composition of the image at that pixel. Existing methods for image matting are typically limited to estimating the alpha mattes for two image layers only....

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence. - 1979. - 33(2011), 7 vom: 07. Juli, Seite 1295-309
1. Verfasser: Singaraju, Dheeraj (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Vidal, René
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2011
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on pattern analysis and machine intelligence
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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