Kymography Image Synthesis with Low-Quality Preview Output
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing image processing technologies prolong user waiting time and cause stress due to long processing times and the inability to confirm the progress or appropriateness of synthesized still images until completion, often requiring reprocessing or rephotographing.
Innovation Solution
An image processing apparatus that generates a synthesized still image by aligning and synthesizing frame images at multiple resolutions, allowing for the display of a lower-quality preview image during processing to confirm progress and appropriateness, followed by a high-quality final image generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If a synthesized still image is generated by synthesizing multiple frame images, then the image quality and resolution are improved, but the processing time is prolonged
Solution Approach 1:
The synthesis process is segmented into multiple stages: first generating a low-resolution synthesized still image from multiple frame images, then generating a high-resolution synthesized still image based on the low-resolution version. This segmentation allows the system to provide intermediate results at different quality levels, reducing the perceived waiting time while maintaining the option for high-quality output.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary synthesis at low resolution before performing the full high-resolution synthesis. This preliminary action provides the user with an early view of the synthesized image content, allowing them to confirm progress and appropriateness before the complete processing finishes, thereby reducing psychological waiting time.
2Manufacturing precision
If the synthesized still image is generated completely before display, then the image quality is ensured, but the user waiting time is prolonged and temporal stress increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system generates and displays a low-resolution synthesized still image before completing the high-resolution synthesis. This preliminary display action allows the user to see progress and confirm image appropriateness early in the process, reducing temporal stress and improving the waiting experience without compromising the final high-quality output.
Solution Approach 2:
The system dynamically adjusts the display output during the synthesis process by first displaying a low-resolution version and then displaying a high-resolution version after completion. This dynamic output strategy adapts to different stages of processing, providing immediate feedback to the user while ensuring final quality requirements are met.
3Productivity
If a reference frame image is automatically selected, then the processing efficiency is improved, but the appropriateness of the selected image cannot be confirmed until the end
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides feedback to the user during the synthesis process by displaying the low-resolution synthesized still image before completion. This feedback mechanism allows the user to confirm whether the automatically selected reference frame image and synthesis results are appropriate, enabling timely intervention if issues arise without sacrificing processing efficiency.
Data Source
AI summary
An image processing apparatus processes a kinetic image obtained by kymography of irradiating a subject with radiation to photograph a moving state of the subject. The image processing apparatus includes an acquisition unit, a generator, and an output controller. The acquisition unit acquires a plurality of frame images constituting the kinetic image. The generator generates a first image which is a synthesized still image obtained by synthesizing at least two or more frame images among the plurality of frame images. The output controller that outputs the first image to an output unit. Before generating the first image, the output controller outputs a second image which is a still image based on at least one or more frame images among the plurality of frame images and has an image quality lower than an image quality of the first image.