Unit 2
Unit 2
IMAGE ENHANCEMENT
Spatial Domain: Gray level Transformations – Histogram processing –
Spatial filtering, smoothing and sharpening.
Frequency Domain: Filtering in frequency domain – DFT – Smoothing
and sharpening filters.
Principle Objective of Enhancement
• Process an image so that the result will be more suitable than the
original image for a specific application.
• Frequency Domain :
• Techniques are based on modifying the Fourier transform of
an image
g(x,y) = T[f(x,y)]
where
• Linear function
• Negative and identity transformations
• Logarithm function
• Log and inverse-log transformation
• Power-law function
• nth power and nth root transformations
Linear transf
Negative transformations
Reverses the intensity level of image and produce imag negative.
Equivalent to photographic image
Nega trasnf given by
s=L-1-r
Log transf
a narrow range of low gray level value in the input image into wider range of
output levels
A wide range of high grey level valus into narrow range of output level
S=c log (1+r)
C is constant, Log fun compresses the dynamic range of images which are
having large variations in pixel values.
Appln
used in spreading/ compressing the grey levels in the image.
Pow law transf
Gamma>1 , nth power
<1, nth root
Piece wise linear transformations
1. Contrast stretching
2. Grey level slicing
3. Bit plane slicing
Grey level slicing
Bit plane slicing