Digital Imaging: Theory and Applications [Hardcover]

Howard E. Burdick (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1997

From one of the world's leading experts on digital imaging, this real-world guide provides hard-to-find information vital to everyone from programmers to computer artists. The CD-ROM's complete programming examples let users test the included algorithms and fine-tune them to create custom applications.

Howard Burdick focuses on the hands-on aspects of digital imaging and practical applications in areas such as business, entertainment, and medicine. Digital cameras, scanners, and laser film recorders are covered, as well as all important related topics.

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A world-renowned expert reveals everything you need to know about... Digital Imaging, Theory and Applications. From one of this burgeoning field's true pioneers, here is a much-needed guide to digital image processing that is both authoritative and accessible. Howard Burdick's book/CD-ROM package delivers imaging techniques in a wide variety of real-world situations. More than just another technical cookbook weighed down by mathematical abstractions, Digital Imaging paints a complete picture of the subject in terms anyone can understand. You'll find clear explanations of the basic theories underlying image processing and manipulation, followed by in-depth descriptions of: Image processing functions, file storage, and display techniques; Current and future applications in areas ranging from medical to military, document processing to moviemaking, and business to household; How to use input/output devices such as digital cameras, scanners, and laser film recorders. The accompanying CD-ROM provides many complete programming examples, plus sample images that serve to illustrate an array of practical algorithms and processing techniques... and provide a springboard from which to create your own custom applications. For expert, practical guidance through a fast-advancing field that grows more exciting-and useful-with each passing day, this volume simply has no equal.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 315 pages
• Publisher: Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) (January 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0079130593
• ISBN-13: 978-0079130594
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,799,558 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Solid applied image processing book for film/video apps., April 16, 1999

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This review is from: Digital Imaging: Theory and Applications (Hardcover)

Covers many topics related to film/video compositing systems, like erosion/dilation and blue screen removal, but not too in-depth. Overall it's a intermediate-level book with little theory, focusing on application. The book complements many of the "hard-theory" books out there and is great if you work in the effects biz.

However I must say the K&R C code is useless as-is(i.e sgi reader is plain wrong) and should be used only as reference.