ZeroToNegativeCommand Class

Summary

Converts a grayscale unsigned image to a signed image by shifting the image data to the negative side by the amount specified by the user.

Syntax

Objective-C

C++

Java

public class ZeroToNegativeCommand : RasterCommand

Public Class ZeroToNegativeCommand  
   Inherits RasterCommand

@interface LTZeroToNegativeCommand : LTRasterCommand

public class ZeroToNegativeCommand extends RasterCommand

public ref class ZeroToNegativeCommand : public RasterCommand

Remarks

This command is similar to ConvertUnsignedToSignedCommand. However, MinimumToZeroCommand updates ShiftAmount with the value by which the intensity values were shifted. The updated ShiftAmount value can be passed to ZeroToNegativeCommand to convert the image back to signed (i.e. after using image processing command that works in unsigned 12-16 bit grayscale image). MinimumToZeroCommand and ZeroToNegativeCommand are most often used in concert with one or more image processing or analysis commands. MinimumToZeroCommand converts signed data to unsigned data, in preparation for image processing or analysis commands that work on unsigned image data. After the image processing or analysis is performed, ZeroToNegativeCommand can be used to converts the unsigned data back to signed data. This command is used usually after the command MinimumToZeroCommand. This command updates the Signed property of the RasterImage. This command also updates the MinValue and MaxValue properties of the RasterImage. This command supports signed data images and 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 only in the Document/Medical toolkits. However, this command does not support 8-bit images. This command does not support 32-bit grayscale images.

Example

This command will apply MultiscaleEnhancementCommand on a signed image, but since MultiscaleEnhancementCommand does not support signed images, we will convert the image to unsigned image, apply the effect, and then convert it back to signed image.

using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Codecs; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Core; 
 
public void ZeroToNegativeCommandExample() 
{ 
   // Load an image 
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs(); 
   codecs.ThrowExceptionsOnInvalidImages = true; 
 
   RasterImage image = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, @"ImageProcessingDemo\Beauty16.jpg")); 
 
   // Prepare the command 
   // Convert the image to unsigned image by shifting the negative values to become positive. 
   MinimumToZeroCommand MinToZCommand = new MinimumToZeroCommand(); 
   MinToZCommand.Run(image); 
 
   // Apply multiscale enhancement 
   MultiscaleEnhancementCommand MultiScaleCommand = new MultiscaleEnhancementCommand(2000, 4, -1, 0, 0, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandType.Gaussian, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandFlags.EdgeEnhancement); 
   MultiScaleCommand.Run(image); 
 
   // Convert the image back to signed by shifting the same amount in the negative side. 
   ZeroToNegativeCommand command = new ZeroToNegativeCommand(); 
   command.MinimumInput = -32767; 
   command.MaximumInput = 32766; 
   command.MinimumOutput = 0; 
   command.MaximumOutput = 65535; 
   command.ShiftAmount = MinToZCommand.ShiftAmount; 
   command.Run(image); 
 
} 
 
static class LEAD_VARS 
{ 
   public const string ImagesDir = @"C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images"; 
}

Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.Codecs 
Imports Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Core 
 
Public Sub ZeroToNegativeCommandExample() 
   Dim codecs As New RasterCodecs() 
   codecs.ThrowExceptionsOnInvalidImages = True 
 
   Dim leadImage As RasterImage = codecs.Load(Path.Combine(LEAD_VARS.ImagesDir, "ImageProcessingDemo\Beauty16.jpg")) 
 
   ' Prepare the command 
   ' Convert the image to unsigned image by shifting the negative values to become positive. 
   Dim MinToZCommand As MinimumToZeroCommand = New MinimumToZeroCommand 
   MinToZCommand.Run(leadImage) 
 
   ' Apply multiscale enhancement 
   Dim MultiScaleCommand As MultiscaleEnhancementCommand = New MultiscaleEnhancementCommand(2000, 4, -1, 0, 0, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandType.Gaussian, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandFlags.EdgeEnhancement) 
   MultiScaleCommand.Run(leadImage) 
 
   ' Convert the image back to signed by shifting the same amount in the negative side. 
   Dim command As ZeroToNegativeCommand = New ZeroToNegativeCommand 
   command.MinimumInput = -32767 
   command.MaximumInput = 32766 
   command.MinimumOutput = 0 
   command.MaximumOutput = 65535 
   command.ShiftAmount = MinToZCommand.ShiftAmount 
   command.Run(leadImage) 
 
End Sub 
 
Public NotInheritable Class LEAD_VARS 
   Public Const ImagesDir As String = "C:\Users\Public\Documents\LEADTOOLS Images" 
End Class

c#[Silverlight C# Example] 
using Leadtools; 
using Leadtools.Examples; 
using Leadtools.Codecs; 
using Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Core; 
 
public void ZeroToNegativeCommandExample(RasterImage image, Stream outStream) 
{ 
   // Prepare the command 
   // Convert the image to unsigned image by shifting the negative values to become positive. 
   MinimumToZeroCommand MinToZCommand = new MinimumToZeroCommand(); 
   MinToZCommand.Run(image); 
 
   // Apply multiscale enhancement 
   MultiscaleEnhancementCommand MultiScaleCommand = new MultiscaleEnhancementCommand(2000, 4, -1, 0, 0, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandType.Gaussian, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandFlags.EdgeEnhancement); 
 
   // Convert the image back to signed by shifting the same amount in the negative side. 
   ZeroToNegativeCommand command = new ZeroToNegativeCommand(); 
   command.MinimumInput = -32767; 
   command.MaximumInput = 32766; 
   command.MinimumOutput = 0; 
   command.MaximumOutput = 65535; 
   command.ShiftAmount = MinToZCommand.ShiftAmount; 
   command.Run(image); 
 
   // Save result image 
   RasterCodecs codecs = new RasterCodecs(); 
   codecs.Save(image, outStream, RasterImageFormat.DicomGray, image.BitsPerPixel); 
   image.Dispose(); 
} 
vb[Silverlight VB Example] 
Imports Leadtools 
Imports Leadtools.Codecs 
Imports Leadtools.ImageProcessing.Core 
 
Public Sub ZeroToNegativeCommandExample(ByVal image As RasterImage, ByVal outStream As Stream) 
   ' Prepare the command 
   ' Convert the image to unsigned image by shifting the negative values to become positive. 
   Dim MinToZCommand As MinimumToZeroCommand = New MinimumToZeroCommand() 
   MinToZCommand.Run(image) 
 
   ' Apply multiscale enhancement 
   Dim MultiScaleCommand As MultiscaleEnhancementCommand = 
      New MultiscaleEnhancementCommand(2000, 4, -1, 0, 0, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandType.Gaussian, MultiscaleEnhancementCommandFlags.EdgeEnhancement) 
 
   ' Convert the image back to signed by shifting the same amount in the negative side. 
   Dim command As ZeroToNegativeCommand = New ZeroToNegativeCommand() 
   command.MinimumInput = -32767 
   command.MaximumInput = 32766 
   command.MinimumOutput = 0 
   command.MaximumOutput = 65535 
   command.ShiftAmount = MinToZCommand.ShiftAmount 
   command.Run(image) 
 
   ' Save result image 
   Dim codecs As RasterCodecs = New RasterCodecs() 
   codecs.Save(image, outStream, RasterImageFormat.DicomGray, image.BitsPerPixel) 
   image.Dispose() 
End Sub