In this chapter, we combined many of the methods presented so far with some new techniques, to produce results that have scientific or artistic value. Since the methods visited in this chapter involve some very complex theories for a beginner, we chose to follow a learn-by-example approach and introduced all the techniques with hands-on exercises on multispectral imaging, image compositing, HDR imagery, and panorama stitching. More specifically, this chapter covered:
An introductory presentation on mixing methods and their importance
A presentation of basic multiband image processing techniques in MATLAB
The basic MATLAB tools for performing image blending (
imfuseandimshowpair)A thorough explanation of image blending with practical and artistic examples
Applications of image compositing using selected areas of the images to create fiction images
How the notion of image blending can go further into combining many low dynamic range images to create an HDR image
A presentation of panorama...