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Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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  • Editor: Gregory W. Faris
  • Vol. 1, Iss. 10 — Oct. 24, 2006

Image-based control of skin melanin texture

Norimichi Tsumura, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Nobutoshi Ojima, Koichi Takase, Saya Okaguchi, Kimihiko Hori, and Yoichi Miyake  »View Author Affiliations


Applied Optics, Vol. 45, Issue 25, pp. 6626-6633 (2006)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.45.006626


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Abstract

We introduce a useful tool for controlling the skin melanin texture of facial photographs. Controlling the skin melanin texture is an important task in the reproduction of posters, TV commercials, movies, and so on. We used component maps of melanin, which were obtained by a previous method [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 16, 2169 (1999)] as the first processing step. We propose to control the melanin texture continuously and physiologically, based on the analysis of 123 skin textures in our database. The physiological validity for the change of the melanin texture is confirmed by comparing the synthesized image with an ultraviolet image, which can be used to predict the change of melanin texture due to aging. The control processes are implemented on programmable graphics hardware, and real-time processing is achieved for a facial videostream.

© 2006 Optical Society of America

OCIS Codes
(100.2960) Image processing : Image analysis
(100.2980) Image processing : Image enhancement
(110.7050) Imaging systems : Turbid media

History
Original Manuscript: September 20, 2005
Revised Manuscript: March 11, 2006
Manuscript Accepted: April 3, 2006

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Vol. 1, Iss. 10 Virtual Journal for Biomedical Optics

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Norimichi Tsumura, Toshiya Nakaguchi, Nobutoshi Ojima, Koichi Takase, Saya Okaguchi, Kimihiko Hori, and Yoichi Miyake, "Image-based control of skin melanin texture," Appl. Opt. 45, 6626-6633 (2006)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/vjbo/abstract.cfm?URI=ao-45-25-6626

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