ABSTRACT
Image processing as used means improving images or pictures and generating special pictorial effects. An attempt will be made to describe some of the basic operations upon which image-processing systems depend with the minimum of mathematics. A method of splitting regions of an image to isolate individual within-scene objects. An image is split into smaller and smaller quadrant-shaped regions and then different regions are merged according to certain rules. Methods of identifying and specifying the closed contour of image segments. For example, a bug follower describes the motion of a spot which crosses and recrosses boundaries, turning left or right according to certain rules, therefore producing a somewhat ragged outline of an enclosed area. Image processing may be used to enhance, clarify, de-blurr, or otherwise improve images. Good resolution and enhancement of thresholds can be useful for emphasizing image features.
