1. Prof. Neeraj Bhargava
Pramod Singh Rathore
Department of Computer Science
School of Engineering & System Sciences,
MDS University Ajmer, Rajasthan, India
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Introduction to Image Processing
2. Session Objectives
What is Image ?
Overview of Image Processing
Benefits of IP
Image formation model
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3. What is IMAGE ?
An n image is a spatial representation of a two
dimensional or three-dimensional scene.
An image is an array, or a matrix pixels (picture
elements) arranged in columns and rows..
An image stored in raster form is sometimes called
a bitmap
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4. Overview of Image Processing
Image processing is a method to perform some operations
on an image, in order to get an enhanced image or to
extract some useful information from it.
It is a type of signal processing in which input is an
image and output may be image or
characteristics/features associated with that image
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5. Why…….digital image processing
Interest in digital image processing methods stems from
two principal application areas:
1. Improvement of pictorial information for human
interpretation
2. Processing of image data for storage, transmission, and
representation for autonomous machine perception
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