An updated and revised new edition of a classic introduction to digital image processing Fourth Edition of Digital Image Processing provides a complete introduction to the field and includes new information that updates state of the art. Suitable as a textbook for students or as a reference for practitioners, this new edition provides a thorough treatment of important topics: Characterization of continuous images Image sampling and quantization techniques Two-dimensional signal processing techniques Image enhancement and restoration techniques Image analysis techniques implementation device image processing application software In addition, the bundled CD includes: A Solaris operating system executable version of PIKS Scientific API A Windows system executable version of Windows A Scientific operations executable version of PIKS PIKSTool, graphical user interface method of carrying out many PIKS Scientic operators without program compilation A PDF file format version of the reference PIKS Scientific C programmer manual program program C source demonstration of digital image database of most of the image source used in the book plus many others widely used in the literature Note: CD-ROM/DVD and other additional materials not included as part of eBook file.