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Measuring the perception of light inconsistencies

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Jorge Lopez-Moreno,

Veronica Sundstedt,

Francisco Sangorrin,

Diego GutierrezAuthors Info & Claims

APGV '10: Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization

Pages 25 - 32

https://doi.org/10.1145/1836248.1836252

Published: 23 July 2010 Publication History

Abstract

In this paper we explore the ability of the human visual system to detect inconsistencies in the illumination of objects in images. We specifically focus on objects being lit from different angles as the rest of the image. We present the results of three different tests, two with synthetic objects and a third one with digitally manipulated real images. Our results seem to agree with previous publications exploring the topic, but we extend them by providing quantifiable data which in turn suggest approximate perceptual thresholds. Given that light detection in single images is an ill-posed problem, these thresholds can provide valid error limits to related algorithms in different contexts, such as compositing or augmented reality.

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Index Terms

Measuring the perception of light inconsistencies
1. Computing methodologies
  1. Artificial intelligence
    1. Computer vision
      1. Computer vision representations
        Image representations
      2. Image and video acquisition
        3D imaging
  2. Computer graphics
    1. Animation

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APGV '10: Proceedings of the 7th Symposium on Applied Perception in Graphics and Visualization

July 2010

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ISBN:9781450302487

DOI:10.1145/1836248

Conference Chairs:
Diego Gutierrez
Universidad de Zaragoza
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Joe Kearney
University of Iowa
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Marty Banks
University of California, Berkeley
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Katerina Mania
Technical University of Crete

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