Detailed Survey on Exemplar Based Image Inpainting Techniques (original) (raw)

Image inpainting is a technique which is used to patch up the missing area in an image. In early years image inpainting techniques gained the high popularity in the field of image processing, used for restoration of damaged images. The aim of image inpainting is to fill in the missing area in an image which is visible to human eyes. Image inpainting is also applied for reinstallation of old images/films, correction of red-eye, object elimination in digital photographs, removal of spots of dust in image/film, creative effect by removing objects etc. There are different types of image inpainting techniques such asexemplar based image inpainting, texture synthesis based image inpainting, PDE based image inpainting, hybrid inpainting and Semi-automatic and Fast Inpainting. In this paper we provide a detailed survey on Exemplar based image inpainting. Keywords-Inpainting, Exemplar Based Inpainting, PDE Based Inpainting, Texture Synthesis, Hybrid Inpainting, Object Removal, Filling Area.