how to convert grayscale image to binary in vision assistant

[pd100000]

I am trying to understand the particle filter feature of Vision Assistant but get an Invalid Image Type error.  The error specifies that the type of the image is 8 bit but the Particle Filter step only supports the following image type: binary.  The steps I have done is read jpeg (color) image and extracted the HSI-intensity plane.  Is there something else I must do first?

The only options available to me under the conversion setup is From 8 bit to either 16 bit [-32768, 32768] or Float ]-Inf, +Inf[.

I appreciate any help!

[BruceAmmons]

Use Threshold to convert the grayscale image to a binary image.  You can either use automatic thresholding or set a fixed threshold level.  There are several options for automatic thresholding.

Bruce

[muks]

What bruce has suggested is correct. Since you are starting with  a jpeg image let me just add a couple of points. Under "color" tab you can see "color plane extraction". I typically extract the luminance plane. Now the image is a greyscale one. Now apply threshold to convert this into a binary image.

[pd100000]

Thanks all!  The step I was missing was the thresholding!

[muks]

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The step I was missing was the thresholding!

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Welcome to image processing. You have just kept your first "step"