Learning Deep CNN Denoiser Priors for Depth Image Inpainting

Abstract

Due to the rapid development of RGB-D sensors, increasing attention is being paid to depth image applications. Depth images play an important role in computer vision research. In this paper, we address the problem of inpainting for single depth images without corresponding color images as a guide. Within the framework of model-based optimization methods for depth image inpainting, the split Bregman iteration algorithm was used to transform depth image inpainting into the corresponding denoising subproblem. Then, we trained a set of efficient convolutional neural network (CNN) denoisers to solve this subproblem. Experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm in comparison with three traditional methods in terms of visual quality and objective metrics.

Keywords

• depth image inpainting
• model-based optimization methods
• split Bregman iteration algorithm
• convolutional neural network (CNN) denoiser