Color correction for stereoscopic image based on matching and optimization

Abstract

Stereoscopic 3D (S3D) image color correction is a major issue in the field of image processing. However, existing color correction algorithms have limitations. Global color correction algorithms cannot handle local color discrepancies, and local color correction algorithms are sensitive to matching quality between reference and target images. In this study, we propose an S3D image color correction algorithm that combines global and local color information to correct color discrepancies between S3D images. Sparse feature matching usually generates only a few matching features, producing error correction results in some local regions. Our algorithm uses dense stereo matching and global color correction algorithms to initialize color values, and improves the local color smoothness and global color consistency of the resulting image, while maintaining the initial color in that image as much as possible. Experimental results show that our algorithm performs better than do five state-of-the-art color correction algorithms.