Factors affecting enhanced video quality preferences.
IEEE Trans Image Process
; 22(12): 5146-57, 2013 Dec.
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| ID: mdl-24107400
ABSTRACT
The development of video quality metrics requires methods for measuring perceived video quality. Most of these metrics are designed and tested using databases of images degraded by compression and scored using opinion ratings. We studied video quality preferences for enhanced images of normally-sighted participants using the method of paired comparisons with a thorough statistical analysis. Participants (n=40) made pair-wise comparisons of high definition video clips enhanced at four different levels using a commercially available enhancement device. Perceptual scales were computed with binary logistic regression to estimate preferences for each level and to provide statistical inference of the differences among levels and the impact of other variables. While moderate preference for enhanced videos was found, two unexpected effects were also uncovered 1) participants could be broadly classified into two groups a) those who preferred enhancement ("Sharp") and b) those who disliked enhancement ("Smooth") and 2) enhancement preferences depended on video content, particularly for human faces to be enhanced less. The results suggest that algorithms to evaluate image quality (at least for enhancement) may need to be adjusted or applied differentially based on video content and viewer preferences. The possible impact of similar effects on image quality of compressed video needs to be evaluated.
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MEDLINE
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Patient_preference
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En
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IEEE Trans Image Process
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2013
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Article