Smoothing object boundaries in binary images

1. Click Binary»Basic Morphology or select Basic Morphology in the Binary tab of the Processing Functions palette.
2. Select a function from the Basic Morphology list. You can use one of three morphological functions to smooth the boundaries of objects:
   • Proper Open—Smoothes boundaries of objects and fills small holes.
   • Proper Close—Smoothes boundaries of objects and removes small particles.
   • Auto Median—Smoothes boundaries of objects.
3. Set the Size of the Structuring Element.
4. Click the cells of the structuring element that you want to have a value of 0.
5. Click OK to apply the smoothing function and add this step to the script.

Note  The structuring element is a 2D array used as a binary mask. You can modify the structuring element by clicking its cells. If a cell is black, it has a value of 1. If a cell is white (empty), it has a value of 0.

Tip  Experiment with different coefficients and the Kernel Size to get the results you want.

Related Topics

Basic Morphology (Binary»Basic Morphology)

Expanding (dilating) objects in binary images

Extracting the contours of a particle

Filling gaps and holes (close) in binary images

Filling holes and smoothing right angles

Reducing (eroding) objects in binary images

Removing single pixels and right angles

Removing small objects (open) from binary images

Smoothing object boundaries in grayscale images