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Lenna (or Lena) is a standard test image used in the field of digital image processing starting in 1973, but it is no longer considered appropriate by some authors. It is a picture of the Swedish model Lena Forsén, shot by photographer Dwight Hooker, cropped from the centerfold of the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine. The continued use ...
Introduction. The Lenna (or Lena) picture is one of the most widely used standard test images used for compression algorithms. The comp.compression FAQ says the following: For the curious: 'lena' or 'lenna' is a digitized Playboy centerfold, from November 1972. (Lenna is the spelling in Playboy, Lena is the Swedish spelling of the name.)
Lena Forsén (Swedish: [leːˈna fʊˈʂeːn]), previously Soderberg (born Sjööblom; born 31 March 1951), is a Swedish model who appeared as a Playmate in the November 1972 issue of Playboy magazine, as Lenna Sjööblom. Her centerfold was photographed by Dwight Hooker.
Dec 15, 2019 · $Lenna$ despite being an playboy model posing nude here and there, is one of the most used images for image processing. How she came into the world of image processing?
Apr 1, 2024 · Lena Forsén, the Swedish model depicted in the notorious Lenna image, was shot by Dwight Hooker and appeared as the centerfold of the November 1972 issue of...
The Playboy controversy canonized Lenna in engineering folklore and prompted an explosion of conversation about the image. Image hits on the internet rose to a peak number in 1995. In the 21st century, the image has remained a common sight in classrooms and on TV, including a feature on Silicon Valley in 2014.
Mar 29, 2024 · The ban in IEEE publications, which have been historically important journals for computer imaging development, will likely further set a precedent toward removing the Lenna image from common use.
Jan 31, 2019 · In 1973, a photo of a Swedish Playboy model named Lena (left) was used to engineer the digital image format that would become the JPEG. Yet the model herself (right, now 67) remained...
Sep 28, 2017 · The model, Lena (sometimes anglicized as "Lenna") Soderberg, whose photo was used for the centerfold of Playboy's November 1972 issue, is now widely known as the "First Lady of the Internet."
Nov 26, 2019 · New documentary Losing Lena examines how a Playboy centrefold became the most used test image by computer scientists - and the campaign to remove it. Former Swedish model Lena Söderberg says ...
