MATLAB: How to read all the images in a folder??

image processing

how to read the all the images present in a folder

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You can use dir to get a structure with of the files listed, and you can use a wildcard search too:

myFolder = 'C:\Documents and Settings\yourUserName\My Documents\My Pictures';
if ~isdir(myFolder)
  errorMessage = sprintf('Error: The following folder does not exist:\n%s', myFolder);
  uiwait(warndlg(errorMessage));
  return;
end
filePattern = fullfile(myFolder, '*.jpg');
jpegFiles = dir(filePattern);
for k = 1:length(jpegFiles)
  baseFileName = jpegFiles(k).name;
  fullFileName = fullfile(myFolder, baseFileName);
  fprintf(1, 'Now reading %s\n', fullFileName);
  imageArray = imread(fullFileName);
  imshow(imageArray);  % Display image.
  drawnow; % Force display to update immediately.
end

This example if taken straight from the Wiki FAQ:

http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

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See the code snippet in the FAQ:

https://matlab.fandom.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F

Which you'd adjust like this:

% Specify the folder where the files live.
myFolder = fullfile(pwd, '..\TRAINING SET');
% Check to make sure that folder actually exists.  Warn user if it doesn't.
if ~isfolder(myFolder)
    errorMessage = sprintf('Error: The following folder does not exist:\n%s\nPlease specify a new folder.', myFolder);
    uiwait(warndlg(errorMessage));
    myFolder = uigetdir(); % Ask for a new one.
    if myFolder == 0
         % User clicked Cancel
         return;
    end
end
% Get a list of all files in the folder with the desired file name pattern.
filePattern = fullfile(myFolder, '*.BMP'); % Change to whatever pattern you need.
theFiles = dir(filePattern);
for k = 1 : length(theFiles)
    baseFileName = theFiles(k).name;
    fullFileName = fullfile(theFiles(k).folder, baseFileName);
    fprintf(1, 'Now reading %s\n', fullFileName);
    % Now do whatever you want with this file name,
    % such as reading it in as an image array with imread()
    imageArray = imread(fullFileName);
    imshow(imageArray);  % Display image.
    drawnow; % Force display to update immediately.
end

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See the FAQ for code examples: http://matlab.wikia.com/wiki/FAQ#How_can_I_process_a_sequence_of_files.3F like this:

myFolder = 'C:\Documents and Settings\yourUserName\My Documents\My Pictures';
if ~isdir(myFolder)
  errorMessage = sprintf('Error: The following folder does not exist:\n%s', myFolder);
  uiwait(warndlg(errorMessage));
  return;
end
filePattern = fullfile(myFolder, '*.jpg');
jpegFiles = dir(filePattern);
for k = 1:length(jpegFiles)
  baseFileName = jpegFiles(k).name;
  fullFileName = fullfile(myFolder, baseFileName);
  fprintf(1, 'Now reading %s\n', fullFileName);
  imageArray = imread(fullFileName);
  imshow(imageArray);  % Display image.
  drawnow; % Force display to update immediately.
end

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