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Understanding Image Data Representation in Computer Systems

Aditya Bhuyan
7 min readDec 7, 2024

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Introduction

It is essential for computers to have the ability to process, store, and change images in today’s digital environment. Image data representation is essential for this. The visuals that you see are the result of complicated mechanisms that convert visual input into data that the computer can comprehend. This is true whether you are using the internet to browse the web, editing photographs, or viewing videos. The representation of picture data in computer systems, ranging from pixel structure to advanced compression techniques, will be investigated in this article. Additionally, the article will examine how these processes interact with one another to produce digital images. Additionally, we will go into a variety of formats, color models, and storage methods in order to equip you with the knowledge necessary to comprehend how everything in digital photography works together.

What is Image Data Representation?

Image data representation is the process of converting visual information (such a photograph, a piece of artwork, or a video frame) into a format that can be processed by a computer. Examples of this type of information include those described above. First and foremost, the objective of image representation is to simplify the representation of complicated visual data by…

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Aditya Bhuyan
Aditya Bhuyan

Written by Aditya Bhuyan

I am Aditya. I work as a cloud native specialist and consultant. In addition to being an architect and SRE specialist, I work as a cloud engineer and developer.

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