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What Is Image Processing

Image processing is a method to convert an image into digital form and perform operations to enhance the image or extract useful information. It involves treating images as two-dimensional signals and applying signal processing methods. The three main steps are importing the image digitally, analyzing and manipulating the image through techniques like compression and enhancement, and outputting the processed image or analysis report. The purposes of image processing include visualization, image sharpening and restoration, image retrieval, measurement of patterns, and image recognition.

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What Is Image Processing

Image processing is a method to convert an image into digital form and perform operations to enhance the image or extract useful information. It involves treating images as two-dimensional signals and applying signal processing methods. The three main steps are importing the image digitally, analyzing and manipulating the image through techniques like compression and enhancement, and outputting the processed image or analysis report. The purposes of image processing include visualization, image sharpening and restoration, image retrieval, measurement of patterns, and image recognition.

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What is Image Processing?

Image processing is a method to convert an image into digital form and perform some
operations on it, in order to get an enhanced image or to extract some useful
information from it. It is a type of signal dispensation in which input is image, like video
frame or photograph and output may be image or characteristics associated with that
image. Usually Image Processing system includes treating images as two dimensional
signals while applying already set signal processing methods to them. 
It is among rapidly growing technologies today, with its applications in various aspects
of a business. Image Processing forms core research area within engineering and
computer science disciplines too.
 
Image processing basically includes the following three steps.
·            Importing the image with optical scanner or by digital photography.
·            Analyzing and manipulating the image which includes data compression and image
enhancement and spotting patterns that are not to human eyes like satellite
photographs.
·            Output is the last stage in which result can be altered image or report that is based on
image analysis.
 
Purpose of Image processing
The purpose of image processing is divided into 5 groups. They are:
1.      Visualization - Observe the objects that are not visible.
2.      Image sharpening and restoration - To create a better image.
3.      Image retrieval - Seek for the image of interest.
4.      Measurement of pattern – Measures various objects in an image.
5.      Image Recognition – Distinguish the objects in an image.
Types
The two types of methods used for Image Processing are Analog and Digital Image
Processing. Analog or visual techniques of image processing can be used for the hard
copies like printouts and photographs. Image analysts use various fundamentals of
interpretation while using these visual techniques. The image processing is not just
confined to area that has to be studied but on knowledge of analyst. Association is
another important tool in image processing through visual techniques. So analysts apply
a combination of personal knowledge and collateral data to image processing.
 
Digital Processing techniques help in manipulation of the digital images by using
computers. As raw data from imaging sensors from satellite platform contains
deficiencies. To get over such flaws and to get originality of information, it has to
undergo various phases of processing. The three general phases that all types of data
have to undergo while using digital technique are Pre- processing, enhancement and
display, information extraction.
 

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