Sobel Filter¶
This is a filtering method used to identify and highlight coarse changes in pixel intensity based on the 1st derivative.
plantcv.sobel_filter(gray_img, dx, dy, k)
returns filtered image
- Parameters:
- gray_img - Grayscale image data
- dx - derivative of x to analyze (0-3)
- dy - derivative of y to analyze (0-3)
- k - apertures size used to calculate 2nd derivative filter, specifies the size of the kernel (must be an odd integer)
- Context:
- Used to define edges within and around objects
- Example use:
Original grayscale image
from plantcv import plantcv as pcv
# Set global debug behavior to None (default), "print" (to file), or "plot" (Jupyter Notebooks or X11)
pcv.params.debug = "print"
# Apply to a grayscale image
# Filtered image will highlight areas of coarse pixel intensity change based on 1st derivative
lp_img = pcv.sobel_filter(img, 1, 0, 1)
lp_img = pcv.sobel_filter(img, 0, 1, 1)
Sobel filtered (x-axis)
Sobel filtered (y-axis)