Re: Bitmap data extraction (matrix of matrix)
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- Subject: [mg76463] Re: Bitmap data extraction (matrix of matrix)
- From: Albert <awnl at arcor.net>
- Date: Wed, 23 May 2007 05:02:24 -0400 (EDT)
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mkorneck at nd.edu wrote: > Hello, > > This is most likely a simple question for those who use Mathematica on > a semi-regular basis, but ... > > I have a 512x512 matrix composed of 1x3 matrix elements, and want to > create a 512x512 matrix composed of a single value in the original 1x3 > elements. > > That doesn't look very well defined, so please let me explain further > in the hopes of clarifying what I am after. > > It's a bitmap image file (512x512) and I want to extract a part of the > "raw" data for further processing. The raw data in the original file > consists of values for the red, green and blue (RGB). I would like to > create a matrix composed of only the *red* values across the 512x512 > array. > > As a simplified example .... > > Given RGB = {{1,0,1},{2,3,2},{4,6,4},{3,2,1}} > {{9,1,3},{3,2,1},{4,3,3},{5,3,2}} > > > I would like to end up with R = {1,2,4,3} > {9,3,4,5} > > Thank you for your time, ist this what you are after? In[27]:= data=Table[Random[],{512},{512},{3}]; In[28]:= Dimensions[data] Out[28]= {512,512,3} In[30]:= datared=data\[LeftDoubleBracket]All,All,1\[RightDoubleBracket]; In[31]:= Dimensions[datared] Out[31]= {512,512} hth, albert