CMPUT 206 - Introduction to Digital Image Processing

Overview

Introduction to Digital Image Processing and Manipulation using Photoshop and GIMP is important in many applications including editing and processing photographs, creating special effects for movies, drawing animated characters starting with photographs, analyzing and enhancing images captured by the mars rover or the Hubble telescope, and detecting suspects from surveillance cameras.

This course is an introduction to basic digital image processing theory, and to the tools that make advanced image manipulation possible for day-to-day users. We will be using tools like Photoshop and GIMP to introduce image processing concepts. We will also discuss how to perform simple image processing programming with JAVA and Mathlab.

Objectives

• Develop basic skills in digital media in order to move on to more advanced courses