An approach for image Contrast and Resolution Enhancement based Wavelet Transform by incorporating Cuckoo Search and SVD algorithms

Abstract

Image enhancement techniques are prominently used to analyze the image by enhancing key factors like contrast, resolution, and quality of the image. With the proper analysis of images, it is desirable to pre-process the image for resolution and contrast enhancement. We present here a new approach based on discrete wavelet transform (DWT), singular value decomposition (SVD) for image contrast and resolution enhancement, The contrast of the image is enhanced by maximum value fusion technique applied to the images created by using modified cuckoo search algorithm (CSA) and singular value decomposition separately. The masking approach is employed, for obtaining residual pixel value between original and scaled images independently. The resolution of the image is enhanced by combining interpolated high-frequency sub-band and maximum value fusion images. The proposed algorithm helps to minimize the noise artifacts and over enhancement problems. Experimental results are tested in terms of peak signal to noise ratio (PSNR) and absolute mean brightness error (AMBE). The proposed method shows better performance compared to other contrast and resolution enhancement techniques.