Video Halftoning Demo Page

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The grayscale versions of these videos are available at the Center for Image Processing Research (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute). In this demo, original sequences are played back at 30 frames per second. The continuous-tone videos at 15 frames per second were formed by downsampling the original sequences.


Enhancement via Reduction of Dirty-window-effect (DWE) [1] using Algorithm II [2]
SequenceFrame Rate (frames per second)Halftone Method for Video on LeftEnhancement Algorithm for Video on Right
Caltrain30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Tempete30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Miss America30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Susie30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Tennis30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Trevor30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Garden30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Salesman30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Football30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]


Enhancement via Reduction of Dirty-window-effect (DWE) [1] using Algorithm II [2]
SequenceFrame Rate (frames per second)Halftone Method for Video on LeftEnhancement Algorithm for Video on Right
Caltrain15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Tempete15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Miss America15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Susie15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Tennis15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Trevor15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Garden15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Salesman15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Football15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm II [2]


Enhancement via Reduction of Dirty-window-effect (DWE) [1] using Algorithm III [2]
SequenceFrame Rate (frames per second)Halftone Method for Video on LeftEnhancement Algorithm for Video on Right
Caltrain30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Tempete30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Miss America30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Susie30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Tennis30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Trevor30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Garden30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Salesman30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Football30Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]


Enhancement via Reduction of Dirty-window-effect (DWE) [1] using Algorithm III [2]
SequenceFrame Rate (frames per second)Halftone Method for Video on LeftEnhancement Algorithm for Video on Right
Caltrain15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Tempete15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Miss America15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Susie15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Tennis15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Trevor15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Garden15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Salesman15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Football15Frame-independent Ordered Dither  (FIOD) (using void-and-cluster [3] mask)FIOD enhanced using Algorithm III [2]


Enhancement via Reduction of Dirty-window-effect (DWE) [1] using Algorithm II [2]
SequenceFrame Rate (frames per second)Halftone Method for Video on LeftEnhancement Algorithm for Video on Right
Caltrain30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Tempete30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Miss America30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Susie30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Tennis30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Trevor30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Garden30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Salesman30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]
Football30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm II [2]


Enhancement via Reduction of Dirty-window-effect (DWE) [1] using Algorithm III [2]
SequenceFrame Rate (frames per second)Halftone Method for Video on LeftEnhancement Algorithm for Video on Right
Caltrain30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Tempete30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Miss America30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Susie30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Tennis30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Trevor30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Garden30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Salesman30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]
Football30Gotsman's Method (GM) [4]GM enhanced using Algorithm III [2]


References

[1] H. Rehman and B. L. Evans, “A framework for the assessment of temporal artifacts in medium frame-rate binary video halftones,” EURASIP Journal on Image and Video Processing, vol. 2010, Oct. 2010.
[2] H. Rehman and B. L. Evans, "Alleviating Dirty-window-effect in Medium Frame-Rate Binary Video Halftones", IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, submitted Jan. 6, 2011.
[3] R. A. Ulichney, “Void-and-cluster method for dither array generation,” in IS&T/SPIE Symposium on Electronic Imaging Science & Technology, vol. 1913, no. 1. SPIE, 1993, pp. 332–343.
[4] C. Gotsman, “Halftoning of image sequences,” The Visual Computer, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 255–266, 1993.