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Ya-Fan Su¹, Homer H Chen

¹Graduate Institute of Communication Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC. su.sutony@gmail.com

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This study introduces an automated system for estimating shadow fields in images, requiring minimal user input for accurate shadow removal and editing. The novel approach simplifies shadow manipulation tasks, enhancing digital image processing capabilities.

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Area of Science:

Computer Vision
Image Processing
Computational Photography

Background:

Estimating shadow fields in digital images is crucial for various applications, including shadow removal and editing.
Previous methods often demand significant user interaction, limiting their practical usability.
Accurate shadow field estimation is challenging, especially on complex, textured surfaces.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop an efficient system for estimating the shadow field from a single natural image with minimal user intervention.
To enable seamless shadow removal and facilitate advanced shadow editing tasks.
To improve the accuracy and reduce user effort in shadow field estimation.

Main Methods:

A novel system employing user-drawn shadow boundary strokes to initiate shadow field estimation.
An optimization scheme to propagate the estimated shadow field across the entire image.
Testing on diverse natural images with varying surface textures.

Main Results:

The system accurately estimates shadow fields even on highly textured surfaces, requiring only rough boundary specification.
A significant reduction in user effort is achieved through the proposed optimization scheme.
The estimated shadow fields enable seamless shadow removal and shadow transfer between images.

Conclusions:

The developed system offers an effective and user-friendly solution for shadow field estimation in single images.
The method significantly advances the state-of-the-art in shadow removal and shadow-based image editing.
This work provides a robust foundation for future research in computational photography and image manipulation.