loadImage

Load an image file.

Syntax

im = loadImage()
im = loadImage(filename)

Description

loadImage loads an external image file using imread and returns a two-dimensional image matrix scaled between 0 and 1. If a colour image is loaded, the colour channels are summed before scaling. If no input is given for filename, a selection dialog is invoked.

Optional Inputs

filename filename (and pathname if not in the same directory) of the image to load

Outputs

im scaled image matrix

Examples

See Also

imread, resize