imread

Loads an image

img = imread(filename[, flags])

filename

Path of file to be loaded (string).

flags

Flag specifying the color type of the loaded image (int):

CV_LOAD_IMAGE_ANYDEPTH: return a 16-bit/32-bit image when the input has the corresponding depth, otherwise convert it to 8-bit.
CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR: convert to a color image.
CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE: convert to a grayscale image.

img

Loaded image (Mat).

imread loads an image from the specified file path and returns the Mat object containing it.

scicv_Init();

img = imread(getSampleImage("lena.jpg"));

matplot(img);

delete_Mat(img);

scicv_Init();

img_gray = imread(getSampleImage("lena.jpg"), CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);

matplot(img_gray);

delete_Mat(img_gray);