Thread: MATLAB: n00b question on graphics

Hi there, as part of a project, I have been asked to create a binary image in MATLAB using a 20x20 matrix.

I have made a matrix so that there is a letter 'H' showing. When it comes to printing this I use the only function that I have found that should work which is image(A) where A is the matrix. This just ends up giving a picture which is covered in black from axis 0-20 on y and x.

Is there a way to print this picture at all. The matrix is:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sorry if this seems extremely elementary but I am a beginner with MATLAB

Thanks in advance. Chris

Originally Posted by reakon

Hi there, as part of a project, I have been asked to create a binary image in MATLAB using a 20x20 matrix.

I have made a matrix so that there is a letter 'H' showing. When it comes to printing this I use the only function that I have found that should work which is image(A) where A is the matrix. This just ends up giving a picture which is covered in black from axis 0-20 on y and x.

Is there a way to print this picture at all. The matrix is:

1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1

Sorry if this seems extremely elementary but I am a beginner with MATLAB

Thanks in advance. Chris

The image function when given an array uses the values to index into the colour map, which goes from 1 to whatever the length of the colour map is.

So at the very least add 1 to each entry, and better yet find the size of the colour map and use two distant values to code your binary image.

Other wise tyoe "help image" and see what it says for other options.

RonL

Thanks for your help but I found another way of showing an image which was using the mesh(A) tool and letting the pixels that were part of an image to be 100 and the rest 0. I was then able to apply a noise matrix of size 20 and use SVD to enhance the image which is exactly what the project wanted.

Thanks again, Chris

no need to enhance anything just use imshow()

Originally Posted by Peritus

no need to enhance anything just use imshow()

imshow(logical(matrix)) will definitely work, but will just imshow work?
(Am on Linux box, lazy to boot windows and check)