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ContrastBrightness

Summary

Creates an enhanced image by improving the contrast and brightness of the source image.

This function works on an 8-bit input raster only.

Discussion

For more information about how this function works, see the ContrastBrightness raster function.

The referenced raster dataset for the raster object is temporary. To make it permanent, you can call the raster object's save method.

Syntax

ContrastBrightness(raster, {contrast_offset}, {brightness_offset})

Parameter Explanation Data Type

raster

The input raster.

Raster

contrast_offset

Specify the contrast offset value. Value can range from -100 through 100.

The default value is 0.

Double

brightness_offset

Specify the contrast offset value. Value can range from -100 through 100.

The default value is 0.

Double

Return value

Data Type Explanation

Raster

The output image improved with contrast and brightness enhancement.

Code sample

ContrastBrightness example

Creates an enhanced image by improving the contrast and brightness of the source image.

import arcpy

ContrastBrightness_raster = arcpy.sa.ContrastBrightness(in_raster1, -50, 100)