skimage2.util.img_as_int

skimage2.util.img_as_int(image, force_copy=False)

Convert an image to 16-bit signed integer format.

Parameters:

imagendarray

Input image.

force_copybool, optional

Force a copy of the data, irrespective of its current dtype.

Returns:

outndarray of int16

Output image.

Notes

The values are scaled between -32768 and 32767. If the input data-type is positive-only (e.g., uint8), then the output image will still only have positive values.