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readRGBATile

Read tile data using RGBA interface

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Syntax

[RGB,alpha] = readRGBATile(t,row,col)

Description

[RGB,alpha] = readRGBATile(t,row,col) uses the RGBA interface to read a tile from the TIFF file associated with the Tiff object t. The tile is specified by row and col which are the one-based row and column numbers of any pixel in the requested tile.

The readRGBATile function trims the area in a tile that falls outside of the ImageLength and ImageWidth boundaries. Therefore, image data from tiles that occur on the bottom edge or the right edge of the image can have different dimensions.

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Examples

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Open Live Script

Read a tile of data from a TIFF image file using the RGBA interface.

Create a Tiff object for the image file.

t = Tiff('peppers_RGB_tiled.tif','r');

Get the number of tiles and tile size.

numTiles = numberOfTiles(t)
numTiles = 
36

tileSize = [getTag(t,'TileLength') getTag(t,'TileWidth')]
tileSize = 1×2

    32    48

Read the tile containing the 100th row and 100th column from the image. The readRGBATile function trims the area in a tile that is outside of the ImageLength and ImageWidth boundaries. Therefore, image data from tiles that occur on the right edge or the bottom edge of the image can have different dimensions.

row = 100;
col = 100;
[RGB,A] = readRGBATile(t,row,col);

Display the image.

imshow(RGB,'InitialMagnification','fit') % magnify for display

Figure contains an axes object. The hidden axes object contains an object of type image.

Close the Tiff object.

close(t);

Input Arguments

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Tiff object representing a TIFF file. Use the Tiff function to create the object.

Row number, specified as positive integer. Specify row as a one-based row index of any pixel in the tile.

Example: 100

Data Types: double

Column number, specified as positive integer. Specify col as a one-based column index of any pixel in the tile.

Example: 57

Data Types: double

Output Arguments

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Image tile data, returned as an m-by-n-by-3 numeric array. Where m and n are the height and width of the tile, respectively.

The value in the TileLength tag determines the number of rows and the TileWidth tag determines the number of columns in the tile data.

The readRGBATile function can transform the pixel values based on specifications in these tags:

PhotometricInterpretation
BitsPerSample
SamplesPerPixel
Orientation
ExtraSamples
ColorMap

Alpha matting associated with the image tile, returned as a numeric array. The number of rows and columns in the alpha matting data are the same as the tile data.

If the image does not have associated alpha matting, then alpha is a matrix with all values set to 255 (transparent).

Algorithms

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References

This function corresponds to the TIFFReadRGBATile function in the LibTIFF C API. To use this function, you must be familiar with the TIFF specification and technical notes. View this documentation at LibTIFF - TIFF Library and Utilities.

Version History

Introduced in R2009b

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