Binary Image

Updated 22 Sep 2026

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What it is
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  an image whose pixels have only two possible values
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Uses
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  foreground/background masks, thresholded objects, and segmentation results
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Representation
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  logically needs one bit per pixel, but software may store each pixel in a byte or larger values
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  displayed black and white values may be encoded as 0/1 or 0/
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Distinguish from
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  Grayscale Image - can contain many intensity levels

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