The Image Processing Handbook, Second Edition - Tapa dura

From the reviews of the First Edition:

This updated second edition includes an expanded collection of tools for enhancing the visual appearance of images. This text is useful for understanding and applying methods provided in software packages as well as programming the necessary applications. Only a modest technical background is needed to be able to fully utilize the wealth of material presented. There are new chapters on printing and storing images, including coverage of image compression, image measurement, topics on densitometry and colour information. It includes expanded and updated coverage of image acquisitions, including a discussion on flatbed scanners, information on 3-D processing and advance information on forthcoming technologies.