Digital Image Processing - Short Notes (Cheat
Sheet)
1. Gray Level Resolution
• Number of intensity levels in an image.
• Depends on bits per pixel (bpp) → 2^n levels.
• 8-bit = 256 levels, 16-bit = 65,536 levels.
• Higher resolution → smoother image, more storage.
2. Image Transform
• Converts image from spatial domain → frequency domain.
• Used for filtering, compression, feature extraction.
• Examples: DFT, DCT, Walsh, Wavelet.
• DCT → JPEG compression, Wavelet → JPEG2000.
3. Histogram Equalization
• Enhances image contrast.
• Uses CDF of histogram to spread intensity values.
• Effective for low-contrast (dark/bright) images.
4. Band-pass Filter
• Allows specific mid-range frequencies.
• Blocks both low & high frequencies.
• Used in texture analysis, periodic noise removal.
5. Redundancy in Image Compression
• Spatial: neighboring pixels similar.
• Spectral: correlation between color channels.
• Temporal: similarity in video frames.
• Psychovisual: human eye ignores small details.
• Removing redundancy → better compression.