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How realistic is photorealistic?

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Abstract

Computer graphics rendering software is capable of generating highly photorealistic images that can be impossible to differentiate from photographic images. As a result, the unique stature of photographs as a definitive recording of events is being diminished (the ease with which digital images can be manipulated is, of course, also contributing to this demise). To this end, we describe a method for differentiating between photorealistic and photographic images. Specifically, we show that a statistical model based on first-order and higher order wavelet statistics reveals subtle but significant differences between photorealistic and photographic images.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)845-850
Number of pages6
JournalIEEE Transactions on Signal Processing
Volume53
Issue number2 II
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 2005

Keywords

  • Digital forensics
  • Image statistics
  • Photorealism

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