Superpixel-based Grabcut Color Image Segmentation
Yuelan Xin · Computer Technology and Development · 2013
To overcome the disadvantage of time load for the image segmentation that set up the graph model in pixels,a Grabcut color image segmentation method which is based on the super pixels is proposed in this paper.Firstly,users can calibrate a rectangular box in the target zone manually,then split the image into small areas of the similar color(super pixels) with the watershed algorithm two times.Set up the graph model using the super pixels as the graph nodes.In order to estimate the value of GMM,use the mean of the super pixels' color value to represent the all pixels in the same area.Finally,get the minimum value of the Gibbs energy with the minimum cut algorithm to achieve the optimal segmentation.Experimental results demonstrate that the new algorithm uses the little super pixels instead of the huge number of pixels.The algorithm achieves the excellent segmentation result in short run time,speeds up the pace of segmentation,enhances the efficiency of the algorithm.