OOF2: The Manual

Name

OOF.Image.Modify.Edge — Find edges in an image.

Synopsis

OOF.Image.Modify.Edge(image,radius)

Details

  • Parent Menu: OOF.Image.Modify
  • Callback: function doImageMod in module ooflib.image.imagemodifier
  • Parameters:

    image
    Type: The path to an existing Image object.
    radius
    Radius for the operation. Type: A real number.

Description

Find edges in an Image. The radius parameter sets the size of the convolution filter, in units of the pixel size. Setting it to 0 will cause a suitable value to be chosen automatically.

This routine comes from the ImageMagick library.

Figure 6.31. Detecting Edges in an Image

Detecting Edges in an Image

A micrograph of Si3N4 (courtesy of C.-H. Hsueh).

Detecting Edges in an Image

The result of applying Edge with radius=0 (i.e, automatic radius selection).

Detecting Edges in an Image

The result of applying Edge with radius=1.