title: SSTV Image Enhancement description: Image Processing and Enhancement Technology

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SSTV Image Enhancement and Processing

Signal Processing Basics

FAQ

  1. Noise - Receiver noise and environmental interference
  2. Distortion - Frequency response issues
  3. Sync Failure - Clock or phase mismatch
  4. Color Error - Inaccurate colors

Pre-Processing Technologies

1. Frequency Response Compensation

Adjust the receiver's frequency response to compensate for nonlinearity in transmission and reception.

2. Automatic Gain Control (AGC)

Prevents receiver overload or underload.

3. Noise Suppression

Reduce background noise.

Post-Processing Enhancement

Denoising Algorithms

Method Advantages Disadvantages
Gaussian Blur Simple Loss of details
Median Filter Preserves edges High computation
Bilateral Filter Balanced Complex
Wavelet Multi-scale Hard to adjust

Contrast Enhancement

  1. Histogram Equalization - Global contrast
  2. Adaptive Histogram Equalization - Local enhancement
  3. Curve Adjustment - Manual control
  4. Color Balance - Fix color cast

Sharpening

Apply sharpening filters to enhance edges.

Color Correction

Color Restoration

  1. White Balance - Adjust overall color temperature
  2. Chrominance Correction - Fix chroma distortion
  3. Saturation Adjustment - Enhance colors
  4. Gamma Correction - Adjust brightness

Reference Image

Use a known good image as a reference for calibration.

Software Tools

Recommended Tools

SSTV Specific Tools

Best Practices

  1. Keep Originals - Save the original image before processing
  2. Stepwise Processing - Apply multiple small adjustments instead of big changes
  3. Compare Results - Compare before and after processing
  4. Use Appropriate Algorithms - Choose methods that match the image
  5. Avoid Overprocessing - Maintain a natural look

Automated Processing

Batch Processing

Apply the same processing to multiple images:

for image in *.jpg; do
  convert $image -enhance -normalize -sharpen 1 enhanced_$image
done

Scripting

Automate complex processing workflows with Python or MATLAB.


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