Binarization for degraded document images is a difficult point in image processing. This paper presents a new binarization method for the degraded document images by analyzing the differences of image grayscale contrast in different areas. Firstly, theory of quadtree is used to divide areas adaptively. Secondly, various contrast enhancements are selected to adjust local grayscale contrast for different contrast areas. Lastly, the frequency of gray value is utilized to calculate threshold. The proposed algorithm is tested on random shooting degraded images and datasets of Document Image Binarization COntest (DIBCO). Compared with other four classical algorithms, the binaried images using the proposed algorithm gain the highest F-measure and PSNR (Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio).
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