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Explore Image Deblurring via Blur Kernel Space

arXiv 2104.00317 ↗First posted 1 Apr 2021cs.CV cs.AIcited by 58

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Abstract (arXiv)

This paper introduces a method to encode the blur operators of an arbitrary dataset of sharp-blur image pairs into a blur kernel space. Assuming the encoded kernel space is close enough to in-the-wild blur operators, we propose an alternating optimization algorithm for blind image deblurring. It approximates an unseen blur operator by a kernel in the encoded space and searches for the corresponding sharp image. Unlike recent deep-learning-based methods, our system can handle unseen blur kernel, while avoiding using complicated handcrafted priors on the blur operator often found in classical methods. Due to the method's design, the encoded kernel space is fully differentiable, thus can be easily adopted in deep neural network models. Moreover, our method can be used for blur synthesis by transferring existing blur operators from a given dataset into a new domain. Finally, we provide experimental results to confirm the effectiveness of the proposed method.

Key facts. Cited by 58 papers in the map (data through 7 Oct 2026). Builds on 27 of its 51 references that are in the map. First posted on arXiv 1 Apr 2021.

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