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Duke University

Image and Video Processing: From Mars to Hollywood with a Stop at the Hospital

Duke University via Coursera

Overview

In this course, you will learn the science behind how digital images and video are made, altered, stored, and used. We will look at the vast world of digital imaging, from how computers and digital cameras form images to how digital special effects are used in Hollywood movies to how the Mars Rover was able to send photographs across millions of miles of space.

The course starts by looking at how the human visual system works and then teaches you about the engineering, mathematics, and computer science that makes digital images work. You will learn the basic algorithms used for adjusting images, explore JPEG and MPEG standards for encoding and compressing video images, and go on to learn about image segmentation, noise removal and filtering. Finally, we will end with image processing techniques used in medicine.

This course consists of 7 basic modules and 2 bonus (non-graded) modules. There are optional MATLAB exercises; learners will have access to MATLAB Online for the course duration. Each module is independent, so you can follow your interests.

Taught by

Guillermo Sapiro

Reviews

3.6 rating, based on 7 Class Central reviews

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  • Caio Taniguchi completed this course, spending 5 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium.

    The main issue of this course is its presentation. I would've been fine with it if it were classroom lectures, but unfortunately, it is not. Video lessons are very long, sometimes 30min+, which could mostly be condensed in 10min+ videos, if they wer…
  • Anonymous

    Anonymous completed this course.

    Enthusiastic teacher, let down by poor English skills.
  • Marta

    Marta completed this course, spending 4 hours a week on it and found the course difficulty to be medium.

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