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Python Image Processing Cookbook

By : Sandipan Dey
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Python Image Processing Cookbook

By: Sandipan Dey

Overview of this book

With the advancements in wireless devices and mobile technology, there's increasing demand for people with digital image processing skills in order to extract useful information from the ever-growing volume of images. This book provides comprehensive coverage of the relevant tools and algorithms, and guides you through analysis and visualization for image processing. With the help of over 60 cutting-edge recipes, you'll address common challenges in image processing and learn how to perform complex tasks such as object detection, image segmentation, and image reconstruction using large hybrid datasets. Dedicated sections will also take you through implementing various image enhancement and image restoration techniques, such as cartooning, gradient blending, and sparse dictionary learning. As you advance, you'll get to grips with face morphing and image segmentation techniques. With an emphasis on practical solutions, this book will help you apply deep learning techniques such as transfer learning and fine-tuning to solve real-world problems. By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in utilizing the capabilities of the Python ecosystem to implement various image processing techniques effectively.
Table of Contents (11 chapters)

Edge detection with Canny, LoG/zero-crossing, and wavelets

Edge detection is a preprocessing technique where the input is typically a two-dimensional (grayscale) image and the output is a set of curves (that are called the edges). The pixels that construct the edges in an image are the ones where there are sudden rapid changes (discontinuities) in the image intensity function, and the goal of edge detection is to identify these changes. Edges are typically detected by finding the local extrema of the first derivative (gradient) or by finding the zero-crossings of the second derivative (Laplacian) of the image. In this recipe, we will first implement two very popular edge detection techniques, namely, Canny and Marr-Hildreth (LoG with Zero crossings). Then, we will implement wavelet-based edge detection.

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