L_AdaptiveContrastBitmap

#include "l_bitmap.h"

L_LTIMGCLR_API L_INT L_AdaptiveContrastBitmap (pBitmap, uDim, uAmount, uFlags)

pBITMAPHANDLE pBitmap;

/* pointer to the bitmap handle */

L_UINT uDim;

/* dimensions of the neighborhood (uDim x uDim), in pixels */

L_UINT uAmount;

/* adjustment factor */

L_UINT uFlags;

/* flag */

Performs adaptive contrast enhancement (ACE) to regions that are originally low in contrast.

Parameter

Description

pBitmap

Pointer to the bitmap handle referencing the bitmap to be changed.

uDim

Dimensions of the neighborhood used for filtering (uDim x uDim), in pixels.

uAmount

Value that represents an adjustment factor. Its range starts from 100 and has no upper limit.

uFlags

Value that indicates the adjustment method. Possible values are:

 

Value

Meaning

 

ACE_EXP

[0x0001] Apply exponential adjustment.

 

ACE_LIN

[0x0002] Apply linear adjustment.

Returns

SUCCESS

The function was successful.

< 1

An error occurred. Refer to Return Codes.

Comments

Adaptive contrast enhancement (ACE) adjusts bitmap contrast by giving more contrast to areas which are originally low in contrast. This is different from histogram-based techniques which are based on all bitmap pixels (the histogram itself).

Local histogram equalization is another technique that can be used to reveal detail of areas, since it depends on area pixels only. Use L_LocalHistoEqualizeBitmap to perform a local histogram equalization.

To update a status bar or detect a user interrupt during execution of this function, refer to L_SetStatusCallback.

This function supports 12 and 16-bit grayscale and 48 and 64-bit color images. Support for 12 and 16-bit grayscale and 48 and 64-bit color images is available in the Document and Medical Imaging toolkits.

This function does not support 32-bit grayscale images. It returns the error code ERROR_GRAY32_UNSUPPORTED if a 32-bit grayscale image is passed to this function.

Required DLLs and Libraries

LTIMGCLR

For a listing of the exact DLLs and Libraries needed, based on the toolkit version, refer to Files To Be Included With Your Application.

Platforms

Windows 2000 / XP/Vista / Windows CE.

See Also

Functions:

L_HistoEqualizeBitmap, L_ChangeBitmapContrast, L_ChangeBitmapIntensity, L_GammaCorrectBitmap, L_HistoContrastBitmap, L_StretchBitmapIntensity, L_InvertBitmap, L_ChangeBitmapHue, L_ChangeBitmapSaturation, L_FillBitmap, L_GetPixelColor, L_PutPixelColor, L_GetBitmapHistogram, L_WindowLevel, L_LocalHistoEqualizeBitmap, L_ChangeHueSatIntBitmap, L_AdjustBitmapTint, L_GammaCorrectBitmapExt

Topics:

Raster Image Functions: Modifying Intensity Values

 

Changing Brightness and Contrast

 

Raster Image Functions: Changing Brightness and Contrast

Example

This example loads a bitmap and applies Adaptive Contrast Enhancement 

 L_INT AdaptiveContrastBitmapExample(L_VOID)
{

   L_INT nRet;
   BITMAPHANDLE LeadBitmap;   /* Bitmap handle to hold the loaded image. */

   /* Load the bitmap, keeping the bits per pixel of the file */
   nRet = L_LoadBitmap(TEXT("%UserProfile%\\My Documents\\LEADTOOLS Images\\IMAGE1.CMP"), &LeadBitmap, sizeof(BITMAPHANDLE), 0, ORDER_BGR, NULL, NULL); 
   if(nRet !=SUCCESS)
      return nRet;
   /* Apply Adaptive Contrast Enhancement */
   nRet = L_AdaptiveContrastBitmap(&LeadBitmap, 9, 200, ACE_LIN);
   if(nRet !=SUCCESS)
      return nRet;
   nRet = L_SaveBitmap(TEXT("%UserProfile%\\My Documents\\LEADTOOLS Images\\Result.BMP"), &LeadBitmap, FILE_BMP, 24, 0, NULL);
   if(nRet !=SUCCESS)
      return nRet;

   // free bitmap
   if(LeadBitmap.Flags.Allocated)
      L_FreeBitmap(&LeadBitmap);

   return SUCCESS;
}