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CLEAR framework advances single image reflection removal using latent diffusion

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Researchers have introduced CLEAR, a novel framework for single image reflection removal. This method utilizes a pretrained latent diffusion model as a prior and employs a physics-guided separator to predict layer latents in a single pass. A key innovation is the Hybrid Feature Alignment Module, which aligns high-frequency content with a clean-transmission-aligned color query to preserve transmission-consistent textures while reducing reflection artifacts. CLEAR has demonstrated state-of-the-art performance across multiple benchmarks, achieving the best average fidelity and perceptual metrics. AI

IMPACT This research advances image processing techniques by improving reflection removal, potentially benefiting applications in photography, computer vision, and augmented reality.

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CLEAR framework advances single image reflection removal using latent diffusion

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  1. arXiv cs.CV TIER_1 English(EN) · Tu Vo, Sheir A. Zaheer, Chan Y. Park ·

    CLEAR: Color-Texture Latent Alignment for Single Image Reflection Removal

    arXiv:2611.05969v1 Announce Type: new Abstract: Single Image Reflection Removal (SIRR) seeks to recover the transmitted scene from a photograph captured through glass. Recent latent restoration methods use pretrained generative priors, but many recover detail by feeding high-freq…

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