As the name suggests, image processing can simply be defined as the processing (analyzing and manipulating) of images with algorithms in a computer (through code). It has a few different aspects, such as storage, representation, information extraction, manipulation, enhancement, restoration, and interpretation of images. In this chapter, we are going to give a basic introduction to all of these different aspects of image processing, along with an introduction to hands-on image processing with Python libraries. We are going to use Python 3 for all of the code samples in this book.
We will start by defining what image processing is and what the applications of image processing are. Then we will learn about ...
