Summary of Image Types and Display Methods :: Displaying Bit-Mapped Images (Graphics)

Graphics

Summary of Image Types and Display Methods

This table summarizes display methods for the three types of images.

Image Type
Display Commands
Uses Colormap Colors

Indexed
image(X); colormap(map)
Yes

Intensity
imagesc(I,[0 1]); colormap(gray)
Yes

RGB (truecolor)
image(RGB)
No

Image Type	Display Commands	Uses Colormap Colors
Indexed	`image(X); colormap(map)`	`Yes`
Intensity	`imagesc(I,[0 1]); colormap(gray)`	`Yes`
RGB (truecolor)	`image(RGB)`	`No`

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