visual descriptors

What Are Feature Descriptors In Image Processing?

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What Are Feature Descriptors In Image Processing? A feature descriptor is an algorithm which takes an image and outputs feature descriptors/feature vectors. Feature descriptors encode interesting information into a series of numbers and act as a sort of numerical “fingerprint” that can be used to differentiate one feature from another. What is features in image

What Is The Difference Between Global And Local Descriptors?

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What Is The Difference Between Global And Local Descriptors? Global descriptors are generally used in image retrieval, object detection and classification, while the local descriptors are used for object recognition/identification. There is a large difference between detection and identification. What is the difference between local and global features? Relevant feature (global or local) contains discriminating