Using crystal clear language this book conveys the most current principles in digital image processing, both theoretical and practical. In addition to the background theory needed to understand the process, the author explains in depth the practical applications to various industries such as digital cinema, video compression, and streaming media. "Digital Image Processing," is perfect for engineers practicing in the field as well as students of electrical engineering. It describes the basics of digital image processing in an easy-to-understand fashion keeping in mind that practicing engineers don't have much time to research related materials in depth. Notations and math are kept to a minimum so as not to lose sight of the topics in question, and technically difficult portions are explained in appendices.