Laser & Optoelectronics Progress, Volume. 56, Issue 13, 131103(2019)

Subjective Image Quality Assessment for Large Samples

Yang Liu, Runqiang Jiang*, Hongjun Yu, and Jian Chen
Author Affiliations
  • Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Changchun, Jilin 130033, China
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    Figures & Tables(19)
    Screenshot of software used in subjective assessment experiments of TID2013
    Effects of r1 and r2 on results of subjective assessment
    Screenshot of software used in cyclical integrating
    Screenshot of software used in selecting best quality
    Screenshot of software used in adjusting sequence
    Reference image
    Results of subjective assessment experiments
    Dynamic clustering diagram of images
    Subjective assessment scores of image quality
    Screenshot of software used in test of just-noticeable difference
    Areas that are easily perceived to change in quality
    Euclidean distances between test results and true values
    STDs of results obtained by proposed method
    Comparison of STDs between proposed method and other image quality databases
    • Table 1. Widely used image quality databases

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      Table 1. Widely used image quality databases

      DatabaseYearReferenceDistortionLevelTotalFormatResolution
      LIVE(image)200629551011BMP≤768×512
      IVC200510104195BMP512×512
      CSIQ20103064-5930PNG512×512
      TID20082008251741725BMP512×384
      TID20132013252453025BMP512×384
    • Table 2. Experiments of subjective assessment

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      Table 2. Experiments of subjective assessment

      DatabaseMethodScoreSubjectRatingScreenDistance
      LIVE(image)SSDMOS16120-29CRT/21″2Hs-2.5Hs
      IVCDSISDMOS1515CRT/21″6Hs
      CSIQSSDMOS255-7LCD/21″80 cm
      TID2008DSCQSMOS83833LCD/19″2Hs-4Hs
      TID2013DSCQSMOS98547LCD&CRT/19″2Hs-4Hs
    • Table 3. Quality scale of subjective assessment for ITU-R BT.500-13

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      Table 3. Quality scale of subjective assessment for ITU-R BT.500-13

      ScoreDistortion levelScoreDistortion level
      -3Much worse+1Slightly better
      -2Worse+2Better
      -1Slightly worse+3Much better
      0The same
    • Table 4. Simplified quality scale of subjective assessment

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      Table 4. Simplified quality scale of subjective assessment

      ScoreDistortion level
      +2Better
      +1The same
    • Table 5. Mean JND

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      Table 5. Mean JND

      Distortion level135172432404856
      Point spread blur radius0.310.941.565.317.5010.0012.5015.0017.50
      Just noticeable difference+0.33+0.28+0.34+0.51+0.66+0.97+1.52+1.93+3.35
      Obvious difference+0.69+0.75+0.84+1.86+2.05+2.66+2.84+3.67+3.96
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    Paper Information

    Category: Imaging Systems

    Received: Dec. 5, 2018

    Accepted: Jan. 29, 2019

    Published Online: Jul. 11, 2019

    The Author Email: Jiang Runqiang (jiang_runqiang@sina.com)

    DOI:10.3788/LOP56.131103

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