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Contrast stretching
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contrast stretching
Creation of a
lookup table
that increases a
range
of
pixel
values in an
image
when mapped to the
display
device.
For example, mapping the
input
range of 10–20 to display a range of 100–200 is an example of contrast stretching. It is used to show fine detail in an image.
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