Searching a Compact Architecture for Robust Multi-Exposure Image Fusion

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Autores principales: Liu, Zhu, Liu, Jinyuan, Wu, Guanyao, Chen, Zihang, Fan, Xin, Liu, Risheng
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author Liu, Zhu
Liu, Jinyuan
Wu, Guanyao
Chen, Zihang
Fan, Xin
Liu, Risheng
author_facet Liu, Zhu
Liu, Jinyuan
Wu, Guanyao
Chen, Zihang
Fan, Xin
Liu, Risheng
contents In recent years, learning-based methods have achieved significant advancements in multi-exposure image fusion. However, two major stumbling blocks hinder the development, including pixel misalignment and inefficient inference. Reliance on aligned image pairs in existing methods causes susceptibility to artifacts due to device motion. Additionally, existing techniques often rely on handcrafted architectures with huge network engineering, resulting in redundant parameters, adversely impacting inference efficiency and flexibility. To mitigate these limitations, this study introduces an architecture search-based paradigm incorporating self-alignment and detail repletion modules for robust multi-exposure image fusion. Specifically, targeting the extreme discrepancy of exposure, we propose the self-alignment module, leveraging scene relighting to constrain the illumination degree for following alignment and feature extraction. Detail repletion is proposed to enhance the texture details of scenes. Additionally, incorporating a hardware-sensitive constraint, we present the fusion-oriented architecture search to explore compact and efficient networks for fusion. The proposed method outperforms various competitive schemes, achieving a noteworthy 3.19\% improvement in PSNR for general scenarios and an impressive 23.5\% enhancement in misaligned scenarios. Moreover, it significantly reduces inference time by 69.1\%. The code will be available at https://github.com/LiuZhu-CV/CRMEF.
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Liu, Zhu
Liu, Jinyuan
Wu, Guanyao
Chen, Zihang
Fan, Xin
Liu, Risheng
Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
In recent years, learning-based methods have achieved significant advancements in multi-exposure image fusion. However, two major stumbling blocks hinder the development, including pixel misalignment and inefficient inference. Reliance on aligned image pairs in existing methods causes susceptibility to artifacts due to device motion. Additionally, existing techniques often rely on handcrafted architectures with huge network engineering, resulting in redundant parameters, adversely impacting inference efficiency and flexibility. To mitigate these limitations, this study introduces an architecture search-based paradigm incorporating self-alignment and detail repletion modules for robust multi-exposure image fusion. Specifically, targeting the extreme discrepancy of exposure, we propose the self-alignment module, leveraging scene relighting to constrain the illumination degree for following alignment and feature extraction. Detail repletion is proposed to enhance the texture details of scenes. Additionally, incorporating a hardware-sensitive constraint, we present the fusion-oriented architecture search to explore compact and efficient networks for fusion. The proposed method outperforms various competitive schemes, achieving a noteworthy 3.19\% improvement in PSNR for general scenarios and an impressive 23.5\% enhancement in misaligned scenarios. Moreover, it significantly reduces inference time by 69.1\%. The code will be available at https://github.com/LiuZhu-CV/CRMEF.
title Searching a Compact Architecture for Robust Multi-Exposure Image Fusion
topic Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2305.12236