Multigrid Backprojection Super–Resolution and Deep Filter Visualization

Authors

  • Pablo Navarrete Michelini BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
  • Hanwen Liu BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.
  • Dan Zhu BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v33i01.33014642

Abstract

We introduce a novel deep–learning architecture for image upscaling by large factors (e.g. 4×, 8×) based on examples of pristine high–resolution images. Our target is to reconstruct high–resolution images from their downscale versions. The proposed system performs a multi–level progressive upscaling, starting from small factors (2×) and updating for higher factors (4× and 8×). The system is recursive as it repeats the same procedure at each level. It is also residual since we use the network to update the outputs of a classic upscaler. The network residuals are improved by Iterative Back–Projections (IBP) computed in the features of a convolutional network. To work in multiple levels we extend the standard back– projection algorithm using a recursion analogous to Multi– Grid algorithms commonly used as solvers of large systems of linear equations. We finally show how the network can be interpreted as a standard upsampling–and–filter upscaler with a space–variant filter that adapts to the geometry. This approach allows us to visualize how the network learns to upscale. Finally, our system reaches state of the art quality for models with relatively few number of parameters.

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Published

2019-07-17

How to Cite

Michelini, P. N., Liu, H., & Zhu, D. (2019). Multigrid Backprojection Super–Resolution and Deep Filter Visualization. Proceedings of the AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, 33(01), 4642-4650. https://doi.org/10.1609/aaai.v33i01.33014642

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AAAI Technical Track: Machine Learning