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following block. Nevertheless the framework is an excellent starting point for any
video and image processing system.
The last two blocks are sometimes replaced by one block called BLOB Analysis .
This is especially done when the output of the segmentation block is a black and
white image as is the case in the figure. In this topic we follow this idea and have
therefore merged the descriptions of these two blocks into one—BLOB Analysis.
In Table 1.1 a layout of the different chapters in the topic is listed together with a
short overview of the contents. Please note that in Chaps. 12 and 13 the design and
implementation of two systems are described. These are both based on the overall
framework in Fig. 1.2 and the reader is encouraged to browse through these chapters
before reading the rest of the topic.

1.3 The Chapters in This Topic

Table 1.1 The organization and topics of the different chapters in this topic
# Title Topics

2 Image Acquisition This chapter describes what light is and how a camera

can capture the light and convert it into an image.

3 Color Images This chapter describes what color images are and how

they can be represented.

4 Point Processing This chapter presents some of the basic image

manipulation methods for understanding and improving
the quality of an image. Moreover the chapter presents
one of the basic segmentation algorithms.

5 Neighborhood Processing This chapter presents, together with the next chapter, the

basic image processing methods, i.e., how to segment or
enhance certain features in an image.

6 Morphology Similar to above, but focuses on one particular group of

methods.

7 BLOB Analysis This chapter concerns image analysis, i.e., how to detect,

describe, and classify objects in an image.

8 Segmentation in Video While most methods within image processing also apply

to video, this chapter presents a particularly useful
method for segmenting objects in video data.

9 Tracking This chapter is concerned with how to following objects

from image to image.

10 Geometric Transformation This chapter deals with another aspect of image

manipulation, namely how to change the geometry
within an image, e.g., rotation.

11 Visual Effects This chapters shows how video and image processing

can be used to create visual effects.

12 + 13 Application Examples In these chapters concrete examples of video processing

systems are presented. The purpose of these chapters is
twofold. Firstly to put some of the presented methods
into a context and secondly to provide inspiration for
what video and image processing can be used for.