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Images are the final product of most processes in computer graphics. This book is devoted to the study of images and of image manipulation systems by computer. It also covers important mathematical concepts in the analysis and understanding of images.

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Velho, L., Frery, A., Gomes, J. (2009). Introduction. In: Image Processing for Computer Graphics and Vision. Texts in Computer Science. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84800-193-0_1

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