Examples/Filtering/RGBToGrayscale.cxx

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//  Software Guide : BeginLatex
//
//  This example illustrates how to convert an RGB image into a grayscale one.
//  The \doxygen{RGBToLuminanceImageFilter} is the central piece of this example.
//
//  \index{itk::RGBToLuminanceImageFilter!RGB Images}
//
//  Software Guide : EndLatex


//  Software Guide : BeginLatex
//
//  The first step required to use this filter is to include its header file.
//
//  \index{itk::RGBToLuminanceImageFilter!header}
//
//  Software Guide : EndLatex

// Software Guide : BeginCodeSnippet
#include "itkRGBToLuminanceImageFilter.h"
// Software Guide : EndCodeSnippet


#include "itkRGBPixel.h"
#include "itkImage.h"
#include "itkImageFileReader.h"
#include "itkImageFileWriter.h"


int main( int argc, char * argv[] )
{
  if( argc < 3 )
    {
    std::cerr << "Usage: " << std::endl;
    std::cerr << argv[0] << "  inputRGBImageFile  outputGrayscaleImageFile " << std::endl;
    return EXIT_FAILURE;
    }

  const unsigned int Dimension = 2;

  typedef   itk::RGBPixel< unsigned char >            InputPixelType;
  typedef   itk::Image< InputPixelType, Dimension >   InputImageType;
  typedef   itk::Image< unsigned char,  Dimension >   OutputImageType;


  typedef itk::ImageFileReader< InputImageType >  ReaderType;

  ReaderType::Pointer reader = ReaderType::New();

  reader->SetFileName( argv[1] );


  typedef itk::RGBToLuminanceImageFilter<
                                 InputImageType,
                                 OutputImageType >  FilterType;

  FilterType::Pointer filter = FilterType::New();

  filter->SetInput( reader->GetOutput() );


  typedef itk::ImageFileWriter< OutputImageType >  WriterType;

  WriterType::Pointer writer = WriterType::New();

  writer->SetInput( filter->GetOutput() );

  writer->SetFileName( argv[2] );

  try
    {
    writer->Update();
    }
  catch( itk::ExceptionObject & excp )
    {
    std::cerr << "Exception Thrown" << std::endl;
    std::cerr << excp << std::endl;
    }

  return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}