[SciPy-user] Importing foreign images

[Travis Oliphant]

> Hallo Scipy-user,
>
> How can I import e.g.  *.tiff and *.jpg files for image processing?
> I think, I can do it also with python

Download and install the PIL.

Then scipy can use it to read and write these files (scipy/pilutil.py)

Try

>>> from scipy import *
>>> arr = imread(myfile.jpg)

If this works then you have PIL installed.  If it doesn't work, you need
to install PIL.


-Travis O.