Smoothing

Warning

This is experimental; not actively maintain and might not work.

Smoothing plugin, before Smoothing plugin, after

This local plugin is used to smooth the chosen image using one of the following algorithms:

Algorithm

Description

Function

boxcar

Convolve image with normalize boxcar kernel.

convolve()

gauss

Apply a Gaussian filter.

gaussian_filter()

medfilt

Apply a median filter.

median_filter()

Once user has selected the algorithm and entered the appropriate parameter values, smoothing is done by clicking the “Smooth” button.

Note

The actual smoothing process might be time and resource intensive.

The smoothed image is inserted into Ginga as a new image, leaving the original image untouched. Details on the smoothing performed can be viewed using ChangeHistory. In addition, it can be saved using SaveImage (Save File).