Assessing the enhancement of image sharpness
Samira Bouzit, Lindsay W. MacDonald · Proceedings of SPIE, the International Society for Optical Engineering/Proceedings of SPIE · 2006
This study investigated four different image sharpness enhancement methods. Two methods applied standard sharpening filters (Sharpen and Sharpen More) in PhotoShop and the other two were based on adjustment of the image power spectrum using the human visual contrast sensitivity function. A psychophysical experiment was conducted with 25 observers, the results of which are presented and discussed. Five conclusions are drawn from this experiment: (1) Performance of the sharpening methods; (2) Image dependence; (3) Influence of two different colour spaces on sharpness manipulation; (4) Correlation between perceived image sharpness and image preference; and (5) Effect of image sharpness enhancement on the image power spectrum.