The goal of ImgHelpR is a simple R package to help users crop, rotate, compress, or change the color scale of a given image. It contains four functions: Crop(), ImgRotate(), ColorConv() and ImgCompress() and is designed to be a beginner-friendly image processing tool.
Installation
devtools::install_github("UBC-MDS/ImgHelpR")Features
Crop(img, width, height)This function takes an image and the desired height/width as input, and returns a cropped image. The image size is cropped by removing the edge pixels until the input size is reached.ImgRotate(img, degree)This function rotates an image either 90, 180, 270, or 360 degrees from it’s original orientation. The image is rotated by pivoting the array of pixels by the desired degree.ColorConv(img, color)This function converts an image to a color specified by user-input. The image is converted by changing the pixel values of the image’s array.ImgCompress(img, method, level=1)This function compresses an image to a user-defined compression level. The compression methods supported by this function are single value decomposition (SVD) and simple image resize. Additionally, users can select the compression levels desired (highest compression level = 1, lowest compression level = 2).
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For examples of how to use each feature, check out here.
R Ecosystem
There is one major image processing library already present in the R ecosystem. - Magick: Open source image processing package for R based on the comprehensive ImageMagick STL. The functions in this library are very comprehensive and support a wide range of inputs, from JPEG to PDFs. Functionalities of Magick are vectorized, allowing for quick image distortion. Magick covers most image processing needs for R, from simple blurring to drawing and multi-frame graphics.
The aim for ImgHelpR is not to replace the Magick – no need to reinvent the wheel! The intention for ImgHelp is to be a beginner-friendly R library for basic image manipulation. A simple tool to use when all you need to do is rotate, crop, compress, or convert the colors of an image.
Contributors
The following people contributed to the creation of ImgHelp: - Sufang Tan [@Kendy-Tan](https://github.com/Kendy-Tan) - Jasmine Ortega [@JasmineOrtega](https://github.com/jasmineortega) - Ho Kwan Lio [@stevenlio88](https://github.com/stevenlio88) - Maeve Shi [@MaeveShi](https://github.com/MaeveShi)