Operation: close gray

close gray operation

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The operation calls the Grayscale Morphology plugin by Dimiter Prodanov.

Example

input image    result image

Description

The operation closes the greyscale image with a structuring element. It shrinks background holes in foreground regions and keeps the original outer shape. It keeps background holes that have similar shape as the structuring element or that can completely contain the structuring element and eliminates others. A close is a dilation followed by an erosion.

Options

options
morphology type: Choose wether the 8-bit or the 32-bit morphology plugins are used.
radius: The radius of the structuring element.
structuring element type: Select the form of the structuring element. If free form is selected the structuring element can be entered manually.
structuring element: Enter the structuring element directly. This is used when free form is selected in the field structuring element type.

Parameter

The only parameter is the input image.

Results

The only result is the result image. The result image is a 32-bit or an 8-bit image, depending on the morphology type used.