Digital Imaging: Theory and Applications (Hardcover)

by Howard E. Burdick (Author)

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Product Description
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's complete programming examples let users test the included algorithms and fine-tune them to create custom applications.

From the Back Cover
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: 9.5 x 6.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #2,698,901 in Books (See Bestsellers 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

By A Customer

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.