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In this work, we investigate how illuminant estimation techniques can be improved using indoor/outdoor classification. The illuminant estimation algorithms considered are derived from the framework recently proposed by Van de Weijer and Gevers. We have designed a strategy for the selection of the most appropriate algorithm on the basis of the classification results. We have tested the proposed strategy on a subset of the widely used Funt and Ciurea dataset. Experimental results clearly demonstrate that our strategy outperforms general purpose algorithms.
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Bianco, S., Ciocca, G., Cusano, C., Schettini, R. (2008). Classification-Based Color Constancy. In: Sebillo, M., Vitiello, G., Schaefer, G. (eds) Visual Information Systems. Web-Based Visual Information Search and Management. VISUAL 2008. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5188. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85891-1_14
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