javax.media.jai.operator
Class ConvolveDescriptor

java.lang.Object
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  +--javax.media.jai.OperationDescriptorImpl
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        +--javax.media.jai.operator.ConvolveDescriptor
All Implemented Interfaces:
OperationDescriptor, RegistryElementDescriptor, Serializable

public class ConvolveDescriptor
extends OperationDescriptorImpl

An OperationDescriptor describing the "Convolve" operation.

Convolution is a spatial operation that computes each output sample by multiplying elements of a kernel with the samples surrounding a particular source sample.

For each destination sample, the kernel is rotated 180 degrees and its "key element," or origin, is placed over the source pixel corresponding with the destination pixel. The kernel elements are multiplied with the source pixels beneath them, and the resulting products are summed together to produce the destination sample value.

Pseudocode for the convolution operation on a single sample dst[x][y] is as follows, assuming the kernel is of size width x height and has already been rotated through 180 degrees. The kernel's Origin element is located at position (xOrigin, yOrigin):

 dst[x][y] = 0;
 for (int i = -xOrigin; i < -xOrigin + width; i++) {
     for (int j = -yOrigin; j < -yOrigin + height; j++) {
         dst[x][y] += src[x + i][y + j]*kernel[xOrigin + i][yOrigin + j];
     }
 }
 

Convolution, like any neighborhood operation, leaves a band of pixels around the edges undefined. For example, for a 3x3 kernel only four kernel elements and four source pixels contribute to the convolution pixel at the corners of the source image. Pixels that do not allow the full kernel to be applied to the source are not included in the destination image. A "Border" operation may be used to add an appropriate border to the source image in order to avoid shrinkage of the image boundaries.

The kernel may not be bigger in any dimension than the image data. It should be noted that this operation automatically adds a value of Boolean.TRUE for the JAI.KEY_REPLACE_INDEX_COLOR_MODEL to the given configuration so that the operation is performed on the pixel values instead of being performed on the indices into the color map if the source(s) have an IndexColorModel. This addition will take place only if a value for the JAI.KEY_REPLACE_INDEX_COLOR_MODEL has not already been provided by the user. Note that the configuration Map is cloned before the new hint is added to it. The operation can be smart about the value of the JAI.KEY_REPLACE_INDEX_COLOR_MODEL RenderingHints, i.e. while the default value for the JAI.KEY_REPLACE_INDEX_COLOR_MODEL is Boolean.TRUE, in some cases the operator could set the default.

Resource List
Name Value
GlobalName Convolve
LocalName Convolve
Vendor com.sun.media.jai
Description Performs kernel-based convolution on an image.
DocURL http://java.sun.com/products/java-media/jai/forDevelopers/jai-apidocs/javax/media/jai/operator/ConvolveDescriptor.html
Version 1.0
arg0Desc The convolution kernel.

Parameter List
Name Class Type Default Value
kernel javax.media.jai.KernelJAI NO_PARAMETER_DEFAULT

See Also:
OperationDescriptor, KernelJAI, Serialized Form

Fields inherited from class javax.media.jai.OperationDescriptorImpl
resources, sourceNames, supportedModes
 
Fields inherited from interface javax.media.jai.OperationDescriptor
NO_PARAMETER_DEFAULT
 
Constructor Summary
ConvolveDescriptor()
          Constructor.
 
Method Summary
static RenderedOp create(RenderedImage source0, KernelJAI kernel, RenderingHints hints)
          Performs kernel-based convolution on an image.
 PropertyGenerator[] getPropertyGenerators()
          Returns an array of PropertyGenerators implementing property inheritance for the "Convolve" operation.
 
Methods inherited from class javax.media.jai.OperationDescriptorImpl
arePropertiesSupported, getDefaultSourceClass, getDestClass, getDestClass, getInvalidRegion, getName, getNumParameters, getNumSources, getParamClasses, getParamDefaults, getParamDefaultValue, getParameterListDescriptor, getParamMaxValue, getParamMinValue, getParamNames, getPropertyGenerators, getRenderableDestClass, getRenderableSourceClasses, getResourceBundle, getResources, getSourceClasses, getSourceClasses, getSourceNames, getSupportedModes, isImmediate, isModeSupported, isRenderableSupported, isRenderedSupported, makeDefaultSourceClassList, validateArguments, validateArguments, validateParameters, validateParameters, validateRenderableArguments, validateRenderableSources, validateSources, validateSources
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ConvolveDescriptor

public ConvolveDescriptor()
Constructor.
Method Detail

getPropertyGenerators

public PropertyGenerator[] getPropertyGenerators()
Returns an array of PropertyGenerators implementing property inheritance for the "Convolve" operation.
Overrides:
getPropertyGenerators in class OperationDescriptorImpl
Returns:
An array of property generators.

create

public static RenderedOp create(RenderedImage source0,
                                KernelJAI kernel,
                                RenderingHints hints)
Performs kernel-based convolution on an image.

Creates a ParameterBlockJAI from all supplied arguments except hints and invokes JAI.create(String,ParameterBlock,RenderingHints).

Parameters:
source0 - RenderedImage source 0.
kernel - The convolution kernel.
hints - The RenderingHints to use. May be null.
Returns:
The RenderedOp destination.
Throws:
IllegalArgumentException - if source0 is null.
IllegalArgumentException - if kernel is null.
See Also:
JAI, ParameterBlockJAI, RenderedOp