Convert QImage into binary Matrix

[AlvaroS]

Hello everyone:

First of all thanks a lot for reading this post and being able to help!

I have an image (type QImage) which has just white and black.
Now I would like to convert this image into a matrix, for example:
if pixel 2,3 is black then element matrix 2,3 will be 0.
if pixel 10,6 is white then element matrix 10,6 will be 1.

how can I do that?

Thanks a lot.

[VRonin]

char **matrix = new char* [image.width()];
for(int i=0;i<image.width();++i)
matrix[i] = new char [image.height()];
for(int i=0;i<image.width();++i){
for(int j=0;j<image.height();++j)
matrix[i][j] = QColor(image.pixel(i,j)).black() > 127 ? 0:1;
}

Remember to delete the matrix to avoid memory leak or use something like QScopedArrayPointer

[AlvaroS]

@VRonin Thanks a lot for answering me my friend.

Now I would like to write the image in a txt.
i do this:

    QString outputFilename = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, "Guardar TXT", "/home", "files TXT (*.txt)");
    QFile outputFile(outputFilename);
    outputFile.open(QIODevice::WriteOnly);

        if(!outputFile.isOpen()) //If the user have choosen a file then:
        {
           //
        }

    /* Point a QTextStream object at the file */
    QTextStream outStream(&outputFile);
    outStream << &matrix;

but it writes just the memory direction, not the matrix... coudl you help me?

[VRonin]

@AlvaroS The answer requires you to specify the format of the file, I'll use a MS Excel compatible one:

QTextStream outStream(&outputFile);
for(int i=0;i<image.width();++i){
for(int j=0;j<image.height();++j){
if(j>0)
outStream << '\t';
outStream << matrix[i][j];
}
outStream << '\n';
}

Remember to delete the matrix!!!

[AlvaroS]

@VRonin Thanks a lot again!!

The formar that I need is binary format

[VRonin]

@AlvaroS That is a bit generic... let's use an example:

if the image is (b=black, w=white):
bwb
wwb

what would you want to see in the file?

[jsulm]

@AlvaroS To add to @VRonin : you could use 1 bit for each pixel and store 8 pixels in one byte. And you need to store the dimensions of the image (for example how many pixel in each row), else you will not know how to read the image later (except all images have the same dimentions).

[AlvaroS]

@jsulm yes, that is what I want.

use 1 bit for each pixel and store 8 pixels in one byte...
Can I do that just with a for?

Thanks!

[jsulm]

Well, you can: you can treat matrix as an one-dimentional array.

[jsulm]

Something like (didn't test):

for(int i=0;i<(image.width() * image.height()) / 8; ++i)
    quint8 byte = 0;
    for (j=0; j < 8; ++j) {
        byte |= (matrix[i*8 + j] ? 1 : 0)<<(7-j);
    }
    // Write byte to file
// Don't forget to write (image.width() * image.height()) % 8 last pixels

[VRonin]

slightly more refined solution using the fact that QImage uses "a matrix" internally

QDataStream outStream(&outputFile);
outStream << image.height()<< image.width(); /* You need this to recover the image size, if not needed remove*/ 
QImage testImage= image.convertToFormat(QImage::Format_Mono,Qt::MonoOnly); /* 1 bit= 1 pixel*/
testImage.invertPixels(); /* black is 1 and white is 0 normally, you need the opposite so invert*/
const int bytesInWidth  =
    testImage.width()/8
    + (testImage.width()%8>0 ? 1:0);
/*This is image.width()/8  rounded up */
for(int i=0;i<testImage.height();++i)
            outStream.writeRawData((const char*)(testImage.constScanLine(i)),bytesInWidth);