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equ_histo_imageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageEquHistoImage (Operator)

Name

equ_histo_imageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageEquHistoImage — Histogram linearization of images

Signature

equ_histo_image(Image : ImageEquHisto : : )

Herror equ_histo_image(const Hobject Image, Hobject* ImageEquHisto)

Herror T_equ_histo_image(const Hobject Image, Hobject* ImageEquHisto)

Herror equ_histo_image(Hobject Image, Hobject* ImageEquHisto)

HImage HImage::EquHistoImage() const

HImageArray HImageArray::EquHistoImage() const

void EquHistoImage(const HObject& Image, HObject* ImageEquHisto)

HImage HImage::EquHistoImage() const

void HOperatorSetX.EquHistoImage(
[in] IHUntypedObjectX* Image, [out] IHUntypedObjectX*ImageEquHisto)

IHImageX* HImageX.EquHistoImage()

static void HOperatorSet.EquHistoImage(HObject image, out HObject imageEquHisto)

HImage HImage.EquHistoImage()

Description

The operator equ_histo_imageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageEquHistoImage enhances the contrast. The starting point is the histogram of the input images. The following simple gray value transformation f(g) is carried out for byte images:

h(x) describes the relative frequency of the occurrence of the gray value x. For uint2 images, the only difference is that the value 255 is replaced with a different maximum value. The maximum value is computed from the number of significant bits stored with the input image, provided that this value is set. If not, the value of the system parameter 'int2_bits'"int2_bits""int2_bits""int2_bits""int2_bits""int2_bits" is used (see set_systemset_systemSetSystemset_systemSetSystemSetSystem), if this value is set (i.e., different from -1). If none of the two values is set, the number of significant bits is set to 16.

This transformation linearizes the cumulative histogram. Maxima in the original histogram are “spreaded” and thus the contrast in image regions with these frequently occurring gray values is increased. Supposedly homogeneous regions receive more easily visible structures. On the other hand, of course, the noise in the image increases correspondingly. Minima in the original histogram are dually “compressed”. The transformed histogram contains gaps, but the remaining gray values used occur approximately at the same frequency (“histogram equalization”).

Attention

The operator equ_histo_imageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageequ_histo_imageEquHistoImageEquHistoImage primarily serves for optical processing of images for a human viewer. For example, the (local) contrast spreading can lead to a detection of fictitious edges.

Note that filter operators may return unexpected results if an image with a reduced domain is used as input. Please refer to the chapter Filters.

Parallelization

Parameters

ImageImageImageImageImageimage (input_object)  (multichannel-)image(-array) objectHImageHImageHImageHImageXHobject (byte / uint2)

Image to be enhanced.

ImageEquHistoImageEquHistoImageEquHistoImageEquHistoImageEquHistoimageEquHisto (output_object)  (multichannel-)image(-array) objectHImageHImageHImageHImageXHobject * (byte / uint2)

Image with linearized gray values.

Possible Successors

disp_imagedisp_imageDispImagedisp_imageDispImageDispImage

Alternatives

scale_imagescale_imageScaleImagescale_imageScaleImageScaleImage, scale_image_maxscale_image_maxScaleImageMaxscale_image_maxScaleImageMaxScaleImageMax, illuminateilluminateIlluminateilluminateIlluminateIlluminate

See also

scale_imagescale_imageScaleImagescale_imageScaleImageScaleImage

References

R.C. Gonzales, P. Wintz: “Digital Image Processing”; Second edition; Addison Wesley; 1987.

Module

Foundation


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