Digital Image Processing: Principles and Applications

Learn about state-of-the-art digital image processing without the complicated math and programming You don t have to be a preeminent computer scientist or engineer to get the most out of today s digital image processing technology. Whether you re working in medical imaging, machine vision, graphic arts, or just a hobbyist working at home, this book will get you up and running in no time, with all the technical know-how you need to perform sophisticated image processing operations. Designed for end users, as well as an introduction for system designers, developers, and technical managers, this book doesn t bog you down in complex mathematical formulas or lines of programming code. Instead, in clear down-to-earth language supplemented with numerous example images and the ready-to-run digital image processing program on the enclosed disk, it schools you, step-by-step, in essential digital image processing concepts, principles, techniques, and technologies. Disk contains sample image files and a ready-to-run digital image processing program that lets you do as you learn

• detailed step-by-step guides to the most commonly used operations, including references to real-world applications and implementations
• hundreds of before and after images that help illustrate all the operations described
• comprehensive coverage of current hardware and the best methods for acquiring, displaying, and processing digital images