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# measerr

Approximation quality metrics

## Syntax

```[PSNR,MSE,MAXERR,L2RAT] = measerr(X,XAPP)[...] = measerr(...,BPS)```

## Description

```[PSNR,MSE,MAXERR,L2RAT] = measerr(X,XAPP)``` returns the peak signal-to-noise ratio, `PSNR`, mean square error, `MSE`, maximum squared error, `MAXERR`, and ratio of squared norms, `L2RAT`, for an input signal or image, `X`, and its approximation, `XAPP`.

`[...] = measerr(...,BPS)` uses the bits per sample, `BPS`, to determine the peak signal-to-noise ratio.

## Input Arguments

 `X` `X` is a real-valued signal or image. `XAPP` `XAPP` is a real-valued signal or image approximation with a size equal to that of the input data, `X`. `BPS` `BPS` is the number of bits per sample in the data. Default: 8

## Output Arguments

 `PSNR` `PSNR` is the peak signal-to-noise ratio in decibels (dB). The PSNR is only meaningful for data encoded in terms of bits per sample, or bits per pixel. For example, an image with 8 bits per pixel contains integers from 0 to 255. `MSE` The mean square error (MSE) is the squared norm of the difference between the data and the approximation divided by the number of elements. `MAXERR` `MAXERR` is the maximum absolute squared deviation of the data, `X`, from the approximation, `XAPP`. `L2RAT` `L2RAT` is the ratio of the squared norm of the signal or image approximation, `XAPP`, to the input signal or image, `X`.

## Examples

Approximate an image and calculate approximation quality metrics.

``` load woman; Xapp = X; Xapp(X<=50) = 1; [psnr,mse,maxerr,L2rat] = measerr(X,Xapp); figure; colormap(map); subplot(1,2,1); image(X); subplot(1,2,2); image(Xapp); ```

Measure approximation quality in an RGB image.

``` X = imread('africasculpt.jpg'); Xapp = X; Xapp(X<=100) = 1; [psnr,mse,maxerr,L2rat] = measerr (X,Xapp) figure; subplot(1,2,1); image(X); subplot(1,2,2); image(Xapp); ```

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### Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR)

The following equation defines the PSNR:

`$20{\mathrm{log}}_{10}\left(\frac{{2}^{B}-1}{\sqrt{MSE}}\right)$`

where MSE represents the mean square error and B represents the bits per sample.

### Mean Square Error (MSE)

The mean square error between a signal or image, X, and an approximation, Y, is the squared norm of the difference divided by the number of elements in the signal or image:

`$\frac{||X-Y|{|}^{2}}{N}$`

## References

Huynh-Thu, Q.Scope of validity of PSNR in image/video quality assessment, Electronics Letters, 44, 2008, pp. 800–801.