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Averaging

The averaging operator is extremely basic. It averages the values of pixels based on their neighbouring pixels. Averaging removes noise from images, but fine details are also lost in the process. With a large enough template size all the detail is lost.

How it works

A template is moved over the whole image. The pixel in the centre of the template is set to the average value of all the pixels in the template. The diagram below shows a 3 by 3 template. With larger templates the noise is reduced more, but less detail is kept.

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Mark Nixon & Alberto Aguado, 2002, Feature Extraction & Image Processing, Newnes

 

 

 

 

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