International Journal of Engineering Research in Computer Science and Engineering (IJERCSE)

Image Enhancement Using Local Window Histogram Equalization Using Gaussian Filter

Author : Stuti Devarshi ¹

Date of Publication :7th August 2016

Abstract: in this paper we propose a methodology in image enhancement that is based on local window histogram equalization using Gaussian filter that enhances the image in much better way as compared to other techniques that were previously used. Here we are using a local window that allows us to change the window size as suitable to make the image much better in contrast as well as to retain its naturalness, here we use a Gaussian filter that removes the noise from the image and makes it quality much better. We compare this method with various other techniques that were previously used.

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