Image Processing Toolbox

Reading and Writing Image Data

This section describes how to read and write image data. Topics include

• Reading data stored in many standard graphics file formats
• Writing data to files in many standard graphics file formats
• Querying graphics image files for information stored in header fields
• Converting images between image storage classes
• Converting images between graphics file formats

In addition, the Image Processing Toolbox includes functions for reading and writing data in Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) file format.

Converting Image Types

Reading a Graphics Image