A simple and efficient algorithm for connected component labeling in color images

M. Emre Celebi

doi:10.1117/12.911047

2 February 2012 A simple and efficient algorithm for connected component labeling in color images

M. Emre Celebi

Proceedings Volume 8295, Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems X; and Parallel Processing for Imaging Applications II; 82951H (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911047
Event: IS&T/SPIE Electronic Imaging, 2012, Burlingame, California, United States

Abstract

Connected component labeling is a fundamental operation in binary image processing. A plethora of algorithms have been proposed for this low-level operation with the early ones dating back to the 1960s. However, very few of these algorithms were designed to handle color images. In this paper, we present a simple algorithm for labeling connected components in color images using an approximately linear-time seed fill algorithm. Experiments on a large set of photographic and synthetic images demonstrate that the proposed algorithm provides fast and accurate labeling without requiring excessive stack space.

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M. Emre Celebi "A simple and efficient algorithm for connected component labeling in color images", Proc. SPIE 8295, Image Processing: Algorithms and Systems X; and Parallel Processing for Imaging Applications II, 82951H (2 February 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.911047

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