Median Image Filter David Newman Nick Govier
Overview Purpose of Filter Implementation Demo Questions ??
Purpose Removes “ Salt & Pepper ” Noise Will not remove Gaussian Noise –Use Gaussian Smoothing Side Effects –Detail is lost –Border pixels are lost
Implementation (1) Use a Template –Of size 3x3, 5x5, 7x7, … etc. Sort the values in the template –We used merge sort Middle value of sorted list replaces the template ’ s central pixel.
Implementation (2) N.B. Each template takes the values its sorts from the original image
Demo Implemented as a Java Applet Can be viewed at “ MedianFilter.html ”
Questions ??