[1] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

image processing
     
         computer manipulation of images.  some of the
        many algorithms used in image processing include
        convolution on which many others are based, fft, dct,
        thinning or skeletonisation, edge detection and
        contrast enhancement.  these are usually implemented in
        software but may also use special purpose hardware for
        speed.
     
        image processing contrasts with computer graphics, which is
        usually more concerned with the generation of artificial
        images, and visualisation, which attempts to understand
        real-world data by displaying it as an artificial image
        e.g. a graph.  image processing is used in image
        recognition and computer vision.
     
        silicon graphics manufacture workstations which are often
        used for image processing.  there are a few programming
        languages designed for image processing, e.g. celip, vpl.
     
        see also pilot european image processing archive.
     
        usenet newsgroup: news:sci.image.processing.
     
        other algorithms, languages?  faq?
     
        1995-04-12
     
     
see also:
images algorithms convolution fft dct thinning 
skeletonisation edge detection contrast enhancement software hardware 
computer graphics visualisation image recognition computer vision silicon graphics 
workstations celip vpl pilot european image processing archive usenet 
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