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Automatic Image Colorization with Convolutional Neural Networks and Generative Adversarial Networks

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  • Haebom

Author

Changyuan Qiu, Hangrui Cao, Qihan Ren, Ruiyu Li, Yuqing Qiu

Outline

This paper addresses the problem of image colorization, a hot topic in computer vision. Image colorization, the task of adding color to grayscale images, has diverse applications, including color restoration and automatic animation colorization. Colorization is highly unstable due to the loss of two of the three image dimensions, and presents challenges due to its large degrees of freedom. However, scene semantics and surface texture can provide important clues about color (e.g., the sky is blue, clouds are white, and grass is green). This study explores automatic image colorization through classification and adversarial learning, considering the multimodal nature of color prediction. Building on previous research, we build and refine models and compare and analyze them.

Takeaways, Limitations

Takeaways: We present a novel approach that considers the multimodal nature of the image colorization problem, leveraging classification and adversarial learning techniques. We refine and compare existing research to suggest potential performance improvements.
Limitations: The abstract does not explicitly present the specific model structure, experimental results, or performance evaluation metrics, making it difficult to assess the actual effectiveness and limitations of the model. There is a possibility that validation of generalization performance and robustness across various image types is lacking.
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