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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear ITK users,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Since I didn&#8217;t get
any answer, let me try to explain my problem differently:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>In my project, I open 2
types of BMP images:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>8 bits grayscale images<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial;color:navy'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>-<font size=1
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></font></span></span></font><![endif]><font size=2 color=navy
face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:navy'>24 bits RGB images<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>When I use an imageIO to
read the file headers, I obtain the following (for both types of images):<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>imageIO-&gt;GetPixelType()
returns SCALAR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>imageIO-&gt;GetComponentType
returns UCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>imageIO-GetNumberOfComponents
returns 3<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Instead, I would expect:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For 8 bits grayscale:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Pixel type = SCALAR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Component type = UCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Number of components = 1<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>For 24 bits RGB:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Pixel type = RGB<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Component type = UCHAR<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Number of components = 3<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Is this a bug or am I
missing something? For example the user manual says that if pixel type is
SCALAR, then number of components should always be 1, which is not the case
here&#8230;<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Sebastien Fricker<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
insight-users-bounces+sebastien.fricker=phaseview.net@itk.org
[mailto:insight-users-bounces+sebastien.fricker=phaseview.net@itk.org] <b><span
style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Sébastien Fricker<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> mardi 23 octobre 2007 08:54<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'insight-users'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Insight-users] Determine
if BMP is color or grayscale</span></font><span lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Dear ITK users,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>How can I determine if a BMP image is 8 bits
grayscale or 24 bits RGB?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I was able to use an ImageIO to read image
information, but I can&#8217;t seem to access the bit depth information
(m_Depth being private).<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>I would like to write an application that can open
and process grayscale or color images, then save the output as grayscale or
color.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Color images are processed differently (they are
treated as vector images) so I need to differentiate them.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Here is a sample of my code:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>itk::ImageIOBase::Pointer
imageIO = itk::ImageIOFactory::CreateImageIO( fileName.c_str(),
itk::ImageIOFactory::ReadMode );<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>imageIO-&gt;SetFileName(
fileName );<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>imageIO-&gt;ReadImageInformation();<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>imageIO-&gt;GetComponentType()
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>returns</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> UCHAR </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>in
both cases</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>imageIO-&gt;GetNumberOfComponents()
</span></font><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>returns</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'> 3 </span></font><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>in
both cases</span></font><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>.</span></font><font size=2
face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Thanks for your help,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><font
size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Verdana'>Sébastien
Fricker</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></font></p>

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