Create Mirror Image using MATLAB

Last Updated : 21 Nov, 2019

Prerequisite: Image representation in MATLAB In MATLAB, Images are stored in matrices, in which each element of the matrix corresponds to a single discrete pixel of the image. We can get the mirror image of the given image if we reverse the order of the pixels (elements of the matrix) in each row. Original-Mirror-Image

Code #1: Using MATLAB Library function

MATLAB

% Read the target image file
img = imread('leaf.png');

% Reverse the element in each row
mirror_image = flip(img, 2);

% Display the mirror image
imshow(mirror_img); 
title('Mirror image');

Code #2: Using matrix manipulation

MATLAB

% Read the target image file
img = imread('leaf.png');

% Flip the columns left to right
mirror_image = img(:, end :, -1:, 1, :);

% Display the mirror image
imshow(mirror_img); 
title('Mirror image');

Code #3: Using matrix manipulation (Using loops)

Approach:

Read the source image file in MATLAB environment

Get the Dimensions of the image matrix

Reverse the order of the elements of each row in every image plane
Display the mirror image

Below is the implementation of the above approach:

MATLAB

% Read the target image file
img = imread('leaf.png');

% Get the dimensions of the image
[x, y, z] =size(img);


% Reverse elements of each row
% in every image plane
for plane = 1: z
    for i = 1 : x
        len = y; 
        for j = 1 : y

            % To reverse the order of the element
            % of a row we can swap the 
            % leftmost element of the row with
            % its rightmost element  
    
            if j < y/2 
                temp = img(i, j, plane);
                img(i, j, plane) = img(i, len, plane);
                img(i, len, plane) = temp;
                len = len - 1;
            end
        end
    end
end


% Display the mirror image
imshow(img); 
title('Mirror image');