DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING
Image processing is processing of the image so as to
eveal the inner details of the image for further investigation .
With the advent of digital computers, Digital Image processing
has started revolutionizing the world with its diverse
applications. The field of Image processing continues,it has
since the early 1970''s, on a path of dynamic growth in terms of
popular and scientific interest and number of commercial
applications. Considering the advances in the last 30 years
resulting in routine application of image processing to problems
in medicine,entertainment,law enforcement,and many others.
The discipline of Digital Image Processing covers a vast area of
Scientific and engineering Knowledge.
Modern digital technology has made it possible to manipulate
multi - dimensional signals with systems that range from simple
digital circuits to advanced parallel computers. It''s built on a
foundationof one - and two -dimensional signal processing theory
and overlaps with such disciplines as Artificial Intelligence
(Scene understanding), information theory(image coding),
statistical pattern
recognition(image classification),communication
theory(image coding and transmission), and microelectronics (image
sensors, image processing hardware).
Image processing has revolutionized in various fields. Examples
include mapping internal organs in medicine using various scanning
technologies(image reconstruction from projections), automatic finger
print recognition(pattern recognition and image coding) and
HDTV (video coding).