Cat Scans Images can be processed by optical, photographic, and electronic means, but image processing using digital computers is the most common method because digital methods are fast, flexible, and precise. In the future, Electro-optical and some analog image-processing methods may be commonly used. This article focuses on the use of digital computer methods. In a typical digital image processing system, the source of the image is usually visible light reflected from or transmitted through …showed first 75 words of 1149 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1149 total…composed of three images, so each pixel might have red, green, and blue intensity values. Items in the image can be selected and their color modified by changing the balance of these values. Image editing and compression are used in document image processing, where documents such as text, photographs, and drawings are converted to digital images. Once digitized, these images are easy to edit, store, and transmit and can efficiently replace paper in many applications.