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patch #10316: Add Resolution and ResolutionUnit parameters to imwrite.

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Submitted:  Sat 18 Feb 2023 04:37:02 AM UTC
   
 
Category:  Core : new feature Priority:  5 - Normal
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Sun 19 Feb 2023 05:53:41 AM UTC, comment #1: 

I just noticed that imfinfo returns the resolution in the struct as XResolution and YResolution; rather than as a single Resolution vector. Let me know if I should adjust my patch to use separate XResolution and YResolution params on this basis -- although I think I prefer the way it currently is (the MATLAB behaviour of saying YResolution will be the same as XResolution unless specifically overridden seems messy to me; it's non-obvious what happens if only "XResolution" is set without checking the documentation.)

Also, would it make sense for me to add tests to imwrite.m that write the file out with custom resolution settings, and then validate that they have been correctly set by reading them back in with imfinfo?

 Anonymous
Sat 18 Feb 2023 04:37:02 AM UTC, original submission:  

To clarify, this patch is all about setting the DPI/resolution typically stored in the image's EXIF tags and measured in, e.g. pixels per inch -- as opposed to the more common meaning of "resolution" as measured in pixels.

For context, the follow are how DPI/resolution can be set on TIFF and PNG images in MATLAB (MATLAB does not support setting resolution for any other formats):


imwrite(img, "tiff.tif", "Resolution",  300);  % Generates a 300 pixels-per-inch TIFF file.
imwrite(img, "png.png",  "XResolution", 300, "ResolutionUnit", "meter");    % Generates a 300 pixels-per-meter PNG file.
imwrite(img, "png.png",  "XResolution", 300, "ResolutionUnit", "unknown");  % Generates a 300 pixels-per-<unknown> PNG file.
imwrite(img, "png.png",  "XResolution", 300);  % Generates a 300 pixels-per-<unknown> PNG file.


Given that Octave's philosophy appears to be to not copy MATLAB's inconsistencies, I propose that Octave's resolution setting should be as follows:


% filename = *.tif, *.png, *.jpg, *.bmp.
imwrite(img, filename, "Resolution", 300);                                 % Generates a 300 pixels-per-inch image file.
imwrite(img, filename, "Resolution", 300, "ResolutionUnit", "inch");       % Generates a 300 pixels-per-inch image file.
imwrite(img, filename, "Resolution", 300, "ResolutionUnit", "centimeter"); % Generates a 300 pixels-per-cm image file.
imwrite(img, filename, "Resolution", 300, "ResolutionUnit", "meter");      % Generates a 300 pixels-per-meter image file.
imwrite(img, filename, "Resolution", [300 600], "ResolutionUnit", "inch"); % Generates a non-unity PAR - 300 ppi x 600 ppi.


This will work perfectly with existing MATLAB code that writes TIFFs, but will be incompatible with existing MATLAB code that writes PNGs. In my opinion this is a worthwhile tradeoff, as the code to simultaneously support Resolution, XResolution nad YResolution tags (and have a different default resolution unit depending on the file format) is complex, and the resulting documentation ends up super repetitive and confusing.

I've attached a diff that implements my proposal above, happy to implement any suggestions in code review.

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