Image scaling method and apparatus with enhancement of image quality

Abstract

An image scaling apparatus and method, with enhancement of image quality. The method includes generating a plurality of intermediate pixels positioned near a plurality of resultant pixels to be generated to scale an input image using pixels of the input image; determining the image characteristics of the plurality of resultant pixels using a predetermined region of the input image or the plurality of intermediate pixels within the predetermined region; determining a filter for generating the plurality of resultant pixels based on the image characteristics with respect to the resultant pixels, and generating the plurality of resultant pixels through filtering of the plurality of intermediate pixels using the determined filter. The apparatus includes an intermediate pixel generation unit which generates a plurality of intermediate pixels. A filter determination unit determines a filter for generating the plurality of resultant pixels. A resultant pixel generation unit generates the plurality of resultant pixels.