imresize

Resize image

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Syntax

B = imresize(A,scale)
B = imresize(A,[numrows numcols])
[Y,newmap] = imresize(X,map,___)
___ = imresize(___,method)
___ = imresize(___,Name,Value)

Description

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B = imresize(A,scale) returns image B that is scale times the size of A. The input image A can be a grayscale, RGB, or binary image. If A has more than two dimensions, imresize only resizes the first two dimensions. If scale is in the range [0, 1], B is smaller than A. If scale is greater than 1, B is larger than A. By default, imresize uses bicubic interpolation.

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B = imresize(A,[numrows numcols]) returns image B that has the number of rows and columns specified by the two-element vector [numrows numcols].

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[Y,newmap] = imresize(X,map,___) resizes the indexed image X where map is the colormap associated with the image. By default, imresize returns a new, optimized colormap (newmap) with the resized image. To return a colormap that is the same as the original colormap, use the 'Colormap' parameter.

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___ = imresize(___,method) specifies the interpolation method used.

___ = imresize(___,Name,Value) returns the resized image where Name,Value pairs control various aspects of the resizing operation.

Examples

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Open Live Script

Load image into the workspace.

I = imread('ngc6543a.jpg');

Shrink the image by a factor of two.

J = imresize(I, 0.5);

Display the original image and the resized image.

figure, imshow(I), figure, imshow(J)

Open Live Script

Load an image into the workspace.

I = imread('ngc6543a.jpg');

Shrink by factor of two using nearest-neighbor interpolation. This is the fastest method, but it has the lowest quality.

J = imresize(I, 0.5, 'nearest');

Display the original image and the resized image.

figure 
imshow(I)

figure
imshow(J)

Open Live Script

Read an RGB image into the workspace.

RGB = imread('peppers.png');

Resize the RGB image to have 64 rows. imresize calculates the number of columns automatically.

RGB2 = imresize(RGB, [64 NaN]);

Display the original image and the resized image.

figure
imshow(RGB)

figure
imshow(RGB2)

Open Live Script

Read an indexed image into the workspace. 

[X, map] = imread('corn.tif');

Shrink the indexed image by a factor of two.

[Y, newmap] = imresize(X, map, 0.5);

Display the original image and the resized image.

figure
imshow(X,map)

figure
imshow(Y, newmap)

Input Arguments

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Image to be resized, specified as a real, nonsparse numeric array.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | logical

Resize factor, specified as a real, numeric scalar.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Row and column dimensions of output image, specified as a two-element numeric vector of positive values. Either numrows or numcols can be NaN, in which case imresize computes the number of rows or columns automatically to preserve the image aspect ratio.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Indexed image to be resized, specified as a real, nonsparse numeric array.

Example: [X2, newmap] = imresize(X,map,0.75);

Data Types: double | uint8 | uint16

Colormap associated with indexed image, m-by-3 numeric array.

Data Types: double

Interpolation method, specified as a character vector or two-element cell array.

When method is a character vector, it identifies a particular method or named interpolation kernel, listed in the following table.

MethodDescription

'nearest'

Nearest-neighbor interpolation; the output pixel is assigned the value of the pixel that the point falls within. No other pixels are considered.

'bilinear'

Bilinear interpolation; the output pixel value is a weighted average of pixels in the nearest 2-by-2 neighborhood

'bicubic'

Bicubic interpolation; the output pixel value is a weighted average of pixels in the nearest 4-by-4 neighborhood

Note

Bicubic interpolation can produce pixel values outside the original range.

Interpolation KernelDescription
'box'Box-shaped kernel
'triangle'Triangular kernel (equivalent to 'bilinear')
'cubic'Cubic kernel (equivalent to 'bicubic')
'lanczos2'Lanczos-2 kernel
'lanczos3'Lanczos-3 kernel

When method is a two-element cell array, it defines a custom interpolation kernel. The cell array has the form {f,w}, where f is a function handle for a custom interpolation kernel and w is the width of the custom kernel. f(x) must be zero outside the interval -w/2 <= x < w/2. The function handle f can be called with a scalar or a vector input. For user-specified interpolation kernels, the output image can have some values slightly outside the range of pixel values in the input image.

Data Types: char | cell

Name-Value Pair Arguments

Specify optional comma-separated pairs of Name,Value arguments. Name is the argument name and Value is the corresponding value. Name must appear inside quotes. You can specify several name and value pair arguments in any order as Name1,Value1,...,NameN,ValueN.

Example: I2 = imresize(I,0.5,'Antialiasing',false);

Perform antialiasing when shrinking an image, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Antialiasing' and the logical Boolean value true or false. The default value depends on the interpolation method. If the method is nearest-neighbor ('nearest'), the default is false. For all other interpolation methods, the default is true.

Data Types: logical

Return optimized colormap, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Colormap' and the character vector 'optimized' or 'original'. (Indexed images only). If set to 'original', the output colormap (newmap) is the same as the input colormap (map). If set to 'optimized', imresize returns a new optimized colormap.

Data Types: char

Perform color dithering, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Dither' and the logical Boolean value true or false. (Indexed images only).

In dithering, you apply a form of noise to the image to randomize quantization error and prevent large-scale patterns.

Data Types: logical

Interpolation method, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Method' and a character vector or two-element cell array. For details, see method.

Data Types: char | cell

Size of the output image, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'OutputSize' and a two-element vector of the form [numrows numcols].

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Resize scale factor, specified as the comma-separated pair consisting of 'Scale' and a positive numeric scalar or two-element vector of positive values.

Data Types: single | double | int8 | int16 | int32 | int64 | uint8 | uint16 | uint32 | uint64

Output Arguments

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Resized image, returned as a real, nonsparse numeric array, the same class as the input image.

Resized indexed image, returned as a real, nonsparse numeric array, the same class as the input image.

Optimized colormap, returned as an m-by-3 numeric array.

Tips

  • If the size of the output image is not an integer, imresize does not use the scale specified. imresize uses ceil when calculating the output image size.

Extended Capabilities

See Also

| (Image Processing Toolbox) | (Image Processing Toolbox) | (Image Processing Toolbox) | (Image Processing Toolbox) | (Parallel Computing Toolbox)

Introduced before R2006a

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