Disclosed is an image interpolation method and apparatus thereof. The present
invention includes the steps of searching an edge direction to be used for interpolation
by a pixel matching using input pixels and generating a pixel to be substantially
interpolated by referring to pixels located on the searched edge direction. The
present invention includes the steps of carrying out a first interpolation on input
pixels using linear interpolation and finding weighted value coefficients in accordance
with a relationship between the first interpolated pixel and the adjacent input
pixels to be used for interpolation and preparing a pixel to be substantially interpolated
by adaptive weighted interpolation applying the found weighted value coefficient
to the adjacent input pixels. Accordingly, the present invention minimizes the
blurring and is free of geometrical distortion.