Evaluating the Effectiveness of Deep Convolutional Neural Networks for Picture Quality Prediction
Sushant Jhingran, Rekha Chaturvedi, Nidhi Bansal, Suraj Malik
Abstract
Since the advent of smartphones, capturing images has become deeply embedded in human behavior, evolving into a fundamental part of daily life. Research into human perception of image quality is crucial as people frequently acquire and interpret images. Automation in image processing systems is vital for quantifying image quality, addressing issues like blurriness, noise, and compression that can significantly degrade the visual experience. While image processing professionals can quickly identify such distortions, integrating human visual perception into automated system design remains challenging. Consequently, machine-based evaluation of image quality is a critical research area. Image quality assessment algorithms aim to approximate human visual judgments. Although deep learning has shown remarkable success in various real-world tasks, such as object detection and image classification, its application in image quality assessment is still evolving. The primary challenge is assessing image quality without explicitly considering human perception, making it a dynamic area of ongoing research. A significant hurdle is the lack of images with quality scores, particularly differential average feedback scores provided by image quality experts on a 1-100 scale. This limitation hinders the development of robust models for image quality assessment, highlighting the need for innovative solutions in this evolving research domain.