axes2pix

Display image.

h = imshow('pout.tif');

Get the size of the image.

[nrows,ncols] = size(get(h,'CData'));

Get the image XData and YData.

xdata = get(h,'XData')

xdata = 1×2

     1   240

ydata = get(h,'YData')

ydata = 1×2

     1   291

Convert an axes coordinate into an intrinsic coordinate for the x and y dimensions.

px = axes2pix(ncols,xdata,30)

px = 
30

py = axes2pix(nrows,ydata,30)

py = 
30

Read an image and display it. Get the size of the image.

I = imread('pout.tif');
[nrows,ncols] = size(I)

nrows = 
291

ncols = 
240

Create a spatial referencing object for this image, with default property settings. By default, the upper-left corner of the image has intrinsic coordinate (1,1).

RI = imref2d(size(I));
h = imshow(I,RI);

xData = get(h,'XData')

xData = 1×2

     1   240

yData = get(h,'YData')

yData = 1×2

     1   291

For illustrative purposes, specify an arbitrary image extent in the x- and y-directions. This example shifts the image up by 20 pixels and to the right by 400 pixels. The example also shifts the image to the right by 100 pixels and compresses the image horizontally by a factor of 2.

xWorldLimits = 0.5*xData + 400;
yWorldLimits = yData - 20;
RA = imref2d(size(I),xWorldLimits,yWorldLimits); 
imshow(I,RA)

Select a pixel, such as a pixel near the nose of the child. This pixel occurs around the axes coordinate (x, y) = (450, 90) in the modified image.

Convert the axes coordinate to an intrinsic coordinate.

px = axes2pix(ncols,xWorldLimits,450)

px = 
100

py = axes2pix(nrows,yWorldLimits,90)

py = 
110

The intrinsic coordinate of the point is at (100, 110). This agrees with the location of the nose in the original image.