Sobel Edge Detection Filter

Filter

RIF_IMAGE_FILTER_SOBEL

Description

The Sobel operator performs a 2-D spatial gradient measurement on an image and so emphasizes regions of high spatial frequency that correspond to edges. Typically, it is used to find the approximate absolute gradient magnitude at each point in an input grayscale image.

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Parameters

None

Usage Example

rif_image_filter filter = nullptr;
rifContextCreateImageFilter(context, RIF_IMAGE_FILTER_SOBEL, &filter);
rifCommandQueueAttachImageFilter(queue, filter, inputImage, outputImage);
rifContextExecuteCommandQueue(context, queue, nullptr, nullptr, nullptr);

Results

Input image

Output image