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ind2gray

Convert indexed image to grayscale image

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Syntax

I = ind2gray(X,cmap)

Description

I = ind2gray(X,cmap) converts the indexed image X with colormap cmap to a grayscale image, I. The ind2gray function removes the hue and saturation information from the input image while retaining the luminance.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Load an indexed image into the workspace.

[X, map] = imread('trees.tif');

Convert the image to grayscale using ind2gray.

I = ind2gray(X,map);

Display the indexed image and the converted grayscale image.

imshow(X,map)
title('Indexed Image')

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object with title Indexed Image contains an object of type image.

figure
imshow(I)
title('Converted Grayscale Image')

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object with title Converted Grayscale Image contains an object of type image.

Input Arguments

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Indexed image, specified as a numeric array of any size and dimensionality.

Data Types: single | double | uint8 | uint16

Colormap associated with indexed image X, specified as a c-by-3 numeric matrix with values in the range [0, 1]. Each row is a three-element RGB triplet that specifies the red, green, and blue components of a single color of the colormap.

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

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Grayscale image, specified as a numeric array. I has the same size, dimensionality and class as X.

Algorithms

ind2gray converts the colormap to NTSC coordinates using rgb2ntsc, and sets the hue and saturation components (I and Q) to zero, creating a gray colormap. ind2gray then replaces the indices in the image X with the corresponding grayscale intensity values in the gray colormap.

Extended Capabilities

Version History

Introduced before R2006a

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