/Canny-Edge-Detector-from-scratch

Building a Canny Edge Detector from scratch using Python

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Canny-Edge-Detector-from-scratch

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This repository contains implementation of Canny Edge Detector from scratch without using library functions (except for image open/close & matrix operations) in Python.

Canny Edge Detection is an edge detection operator that is uses a multistage algorithm to detect a wide range of edges in images. For more information click here.

The main steps in this algorithms are as follows:

  1. Grayscale Conversion
  2. Gaussian Blur
  3. Determing the Intensity Gradients
  4. Non Maxima Suppression
  5. Double Thresholding
  6. Edge Tracking by Hysteresis

For detailed explanation of each step click here.