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ImageType
ImageType
[
image
]
gives the underlying type of values used for each pixel element in the
Image
object
image
.
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Possible types returned by
ImageType
are:
"Bit"
integer 0 or 1
"Byte"
integer 0 through 255
"Bit16"
integer 0 through 65535
"Real32"
single precision real (32-bit)
"Real"
double precision real (64-bit)
For all binary images,
ImageType
gives
"Bit"
.
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Byte image:
A 16-bit grayscale image:
A real-valued RGB image:
A binary image:
Byte image:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
A 16-bit grayscale image:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
A real-valued RGB image:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
A binary image:
In[1]:=
Out[1]=
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BinaryImageQ
ImageData
ImageChannels
Image
ImageDimensions
ImageQ
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