IMAGE-PROCESSING IN BIOLOGY OR THE DIGITA L DARKROOM

Techniques of image processing are now accessible with personal comput ers. The initial phase of the processing is the digitalization of imag es. It can be achieved by the capture of a video signal, with a scanne r or with a photographic CD. Digital images can undergo various proces sings (modifications of the pixels, filters, false color, superpositio n of images) whose purpose is to improve the quality of the documents or to show some details. It is fundamental for scientific documents to avoid the modification or the loss of the information during the proc essing. Techniques of image processing are going to know many applicat ions in the exploitation of biological photographic documents.