Image Processing Custom Kernel Dialog of the Image Processing Tool To create a custom filter: 1. In the Image Processing Tool interface, expand the Advanced Para- meters list. 2. Under Configuration, select the Operation parameter. 3. In the right-hand column, select: hsCustomFilter. This enables the tool to apply a the custom filter you will create in the next steps. Next you must create the custom filter. 4. Under Filtering, select the FilteringCustomKernel parameter. 5. In right-hand column click the Browse (...) icon. This opens the Custom Filter Properties dialog, as shown in the preceding figure. In the Dimensions box, enter values for Width and Height of the kernel.
Grid boxes in white indicate kernel elements. 6. Enter the required in the value in each box of the kernel grid. 7. In the Anchor box, enter the X and Y positions of the kernel anchor, with respect to the defined kernel. The box indicating the anchor position in identified by a different color. Average Filter The Average operation sets each pixel in the output image as the average of all the input image pixels in the neighborhood defined by the selected kernel size. This has the effect of blurring the image, especially edges. ACEUser's Guide, 3.6.x, 18316-000 Rev A Page 514