Example: Rotational Gradient Filter
The
Rotational Gradient Filter is used to enhance
rotational and "spoke-like" features in image objects. This example
shows the enhancement given an image of Comet C/1996 B2,
"Hyakutake". This is one of several such images supplied in the
Mira samples installed in the <Documents>\Mira Pro x64\Sample Images
folder.
First, open the image of Comet Hyakutake using the
File > Open command as shown
below:
The opened image will appear like that below. For
this demonstration, the
Image Bar was closed and the Vertical format
Palette Pane was opened..
Next, use the Process >
Filters > Rotational Gradient command to open the
Rotational Gradient Filter dialog and set the
properties as shown below. The
Image Cursor was moved to near the comet's head and
then the [Get Cursor X,Y] button was
used to load its precise centroid coordinates into the dialog.
:
After clicking [Process], the following image appeared. The
palette contrast was stretching somewhat to emphasize the
bright-dark transitions which indicate intensity "edges" in the
tail of the comet. Also notice how details are enhanced deep into
the bright head of the comet.. To change the palette contrast and
brightness, mouse-down on the palette color bar and move the mouse
with the left button pressed.
The white lines in the processed image are an
artifact of the image edges rotated an amount set by the
Dither Angle property. To retrieve
the original image shown at top, use the
Undo(Ctrl+Z)
command.
Related Topics
Rotational Gradient Filter
Image Cursor
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