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Sneha
Sneha on 18 Dec 2017
Commented: Sneha on 18 Dec 2017
I am getting the value 255 all the time in the below loop. P is an lena image of size m*n*3 (m=256,n=256). Actually i need the sum of all pixel values in the entire image. sum=0;
for i=1:3
for j=1:256
for k=1:256
sum = sum+P(j,k,i)
end
end
end
Please help me to solve the problem.
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Stephen23
Stephen23 on 18 Dec 2017
Do NOT use the variable name sum, as sum is the name of a very important inbuilt function.
Sneha
Sneha on 18 Dec 2017
ok got it sir

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James Tursa
James Tursa on 18 Dec 2017
Variable P is likely class uint8. Assuming this is true, the summing is done as uint8 which clips at the highest value of 255 for this class. To get around this, do the sum as double instead. E.g.,
Psum = sum(double(P(:)));
Note that I am calling the MATLAB function sum, and NOT using sum as a variable name.

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