A novel adaptive skin detection and adjustment

Color has been a central issue in the digital imaging device industry. Customers want more

vivid and natural color presented on imaging devices such as displays, printers, and cameras.

Among various colors in the display system, skin color is the most critical references since it

has the most perceptive impact on human visual system and occupies relatively large area in

the reproduced video signals. Therefore, preferred skin color reproduction in imaging devices

has gained significant research attention recently. The objective of this research project is to

develop a preferred skin color reproduction technique that maximally enhances perceptual

visual quality of digital visual data while minimizing introduction of unnatural artifacts. The

proposed system will initially detect region that contain skin pixels within input image/video

frame and apply color correction algorithm to convert detected skin color to the preferred skin

color. The success of this project will strengthen our industrial partners’ technological

leadership and competitiveness.

Faculty Supervisor:

Konstantinos (Kostas) Plataniotis

Student:

Partner:

Qualcomm Canada Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Information and cultural industries; Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

University of Toronto

Program:

Accelerate

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