Beginning Digital Image Processing

Section I: Background information:

Chapter 1. - Digital photography (e.g.: lenses, sensors, simple techniques, f-stops, etc)

Chapter 2. - Digital images (e.g.: file formats, raw, color spaces, EXIF headers, etc)

Section II: Simple image processing:

Chapter 3. - Geometric transforms (e.g.: Resizing, cropping, rotating, etc)

Chapter 4. - Color transforms (e.g.: brightness - contrast, hue - saturation, b & w, sepia, etc)

Chapter 5. - Filters (e.g.: Sharpness, blur, noise reduction, etc.)

Chapter 6. - Photo retouching (e.g.: red eye removal, object removal, etc.)

Section III: Advanced image processing:

Chapter 7. - HDR (High dynamic range) (e.g.: blend together multiple images at different light settings)

Chapter 8. - Lens distortion correction (e.g.: explains lens distortion and how to correct it)

Chapter 9. - Perspective correction (e.g.: change the view of a scene)

Chapter 10. - Panorama photo stitching (e.g.: Create a panorama from multiple images)

Section IV: Extras:

Chapter 11. - Movie editing (e.g.: usage of a simple but complete movie editing tool)

Chapter 12. - CHDK ("Canon's Hacker Development Kit") (e.g.: Some Canon cameras can use this software to release new functionalities)

Appendix: A1. - Installing the tools

Sebastian Montabone is a computer engineer with a master of science degree in computer vision. After publishing his thesis about human detection in unconstrained environments, he has worked in different areas such as intelligent IP cameras for automated surveillance, data mining, game development, and embedded devices. Currently, he is a software consultant and entrepreneur.