Chapter 3 Making Grayscale and Color Measurements
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Figure 3-4. Primary Components of a 32-Bit Color Image

Figure 3-5. Primary Components of a 64-Bit Color Image

Use imaqExtractColorPlanes() to extract the red, green, blue, hue saturation, intensity, luminance, or value plane of a color image into an 8-bit image.

Note You can also use imaqExtractColorPlanes() to process the red, green, and blue

components of a 64-bit image.
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