Image Processing Toolbox

brighten

Brighten or darken a colormap

Syntax

brighten(beta)
newmap = brighten(beta)
newmap = brighten(map,beta)
brighten(fig,beta)

Description

brighten(beta) replaces the current colormap with a brighter or darker map that has essentially the same colors. The map is brighter if 0 < beta 1 and darker if -1 beta < 0.

brighten(beta) followed by brighten(-beta) restores the original map.

newmap = brighten(beta) returns a brighter or darker version of the current colormap without changing the display.

newmap = brighten(map,beta) returns a brighter or darker version of the specified colormap without changing the display.

brighten(fig,beta) brightens all of the objects in the figure fig.

Remarks

brighten is a function in MATLAB.

See Also

imadjust, rgbplot

colormap in the MATLAB Function Reference

blkproc

bwarea