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The term digital image processing (DIP) generally refers to the processing of a two-dimensional picture by a digital computer. A digital image is an array of real numbers represented by a finite number of bits. An image given in the form of a photograph or a slide is first digitised and stored as a matrix of binary digits in computer memory. This digitised image can then be processed and/or displayed on a high-resolution monitor. Early systems of image processing were configured around big computers such as a PDP 11 system. Recent advances in computer technology have brought in the development of plug-in cards, which can make a conventional PC into an image processing station. These cards are known as frame grabbers. Monochrome and colour frame grabbers are available in the market.
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Ramesh, K. (2000). Digital Image Processing. In: Ramesh, K. (eds) Digital Photoelasticity. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-59723-7_3
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