Fundamentals of image audio and video processing using MATLAB : with applications to pattern recognition Fundamentals of Image Audio and Video Processing Using MATLAB® introduces the concepts and principles of media processing and its applications in pattern recognition by adopting a hands on approach using program implementations. The book covers the tools and techniques for reading modifying and writing image audio and video files using the data analysis and visualization tool MATLAB®. This is a perfect companion for graduate and post graduate students studying courses on image processing speech and language processing signal processing video object detection and tracking and related multimedia technologies with a focus on practical implementations using programming constructs and skill developments. It will also appeal to researchers in the field of pattern recognition computer vision and content based retrieval and for students of MATLAB® courses dealing with media processing statistical analysis and data visualization