Image Processing Toolbox    

Where to Go From Here

For more information about how the toolbox handles image types and storage classes, or to learn more about reading and writing images, see Chapter 2, Introduction. For instructions on displaying images of all types, please see Chapter 3, Displaying and Printing Images.

Tutorial discussions for image processing operations are contained in the chapters starting with Chapter 5, Neighborhood and Block Operations. Those chapters assume that you understand the information presented in the chapters starting with this chapter through Chapter 4, Geometric Operations.

The reference pages for all of the Image Processing Toolbox functions are contained in Chapter 12, Function Reference. These complement the M-file help that is displayed in the MATLAB command window when you type

For example,

Online Help

The Image Processing Toolbox User's Guide is available online in both HTML and PDF formats. To access the HTML help, select Help from View menu of the MATLAB desktop. Then, from the left pane of the Help browser, expand the topic list next to Image Processing Toolbox. To access the PDF help, click on Image Processing Toolbox in the Contents tab of the Help browser, and go to the hyperlink under "Printable Documentation (PDF)." (Note that to view the PDF help, you must have Adobe's Acrobat Reader installed.)

Toolbox Demos

Some features of the Image Processing Toolbox are implemented in demo applications. The demos are useful for seeing the toolbox features put into action and for borrowing code for your own applications. See Image Processing Demos in the Preface for a complete list and summary of the demos, as well as instructions on how to run them.


 Exercise 2 -- Advanced Topics Using the Image Processing Toolbox