1D frequency domain analysis of Frei-Chen edge masks

3/spl times/3 compass gradient edge masks can be interpreted in the one-dimensional (1D) frequency domain using the circularity of the weight matrix. By carrying out a 1D frequency domain analysis, the author explains the Frei-Chen edge masks and their irrational weights.

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