Computer Processing of an Image

Abstract

In this chapter, the authors have briefed about images, digital images, how the digital images can be processed. Image types like binary image, grayscale image, color image, and indexed image and various image formats are explained. It highlights the various fields where digital image processing can be used. This chapter introduces a variety of concepts related to digital image formation in a human eye. The mechanism of the human visual system is discussed. The authors illustrate the steps of image processing. Explanation on different elements of digital image processing systems like image acquisition, and others are also provided. The components required for capturing and processing the image are discussed. Concepts of image sampling, quantization, image representation are discussed. It portrays the operations of the image during sampling and quantization and the two operations of sampling which is oversampling and under-sampling. Readers can appreciate the key difference between oversampling and under-sampling applied to digital images.