An adaptive enhancement method for generic multi-modal high‐bit RAW grayscale image displaying on low-bit monitors

Aiming at the poor adaptability and robustness of existing pseudo-color methods, most of which can only deal with an 8-bit grayscale, an adaptive enhancement algorithm of high grayscale images based on priori knowledge was proposed. Firstly, aiming at the problem that the original RGB color space is not easy to adjust dynamically, the power adjustment was integrated into the constructed high-bit chromatogram, and a power adaptive adjustment function based on the brightness priority over the original grayscale image was designed. Secondly, aiming at the problems of over-exposure, under-exposure, and poor gradients in RGB space, an adaptive grayscale correction algorithm was designed according to the priori knowledge distribution of RGB perceived brightness. Finally, to guarantee the color balance of the enhanced image, a color balance correction algorithm based on CMY space was designed. To verify the effectiveness of this method, it was applied to the pseudo-color enhancement of 16-bit pipeline CR images, 14-bit infrared images, 24-bit pipeline DR weld images, 8-bit or 24-bit rail crack images, and 16-bit remote sensing images respectively. The subjective and objective experimental results show that the design method has stronger adaptability, which has obvious advantages compared with the existing advanced high grayscale image enhancement methods. The enhancement effect is more coordinated, the processing result is more in line with human visual perception, and the details and texture information of the original image can be better preserved.