PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE TRAITEMENT D'IMAGE ET PRODUIT PROGRAMME D'ORDINATEUR ASSOCIÉ

摘要

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for processing an image, comprises the steps of: determining an edge region on the basis of the contrast of values of pixels included in an image; identifying an outline region in the edge region in accordance with distribution characteristics of the values of the pixels included in the edge region; and performing a smoothing treatment for reducing the contrast of the values of the pixels included in at least a part of the outline region as the outline region is identified.