scan_part2

//Load test image from disk
BufferedImage image = UtilImageIO.loadImage("test.jpg");

//Convert to gray scale image
GrayU8 gray = ConvertBufferedImage.convertFromSingle(image, null, GrayU8.class);
       
//Brighten the image to wash out light colors in the background
GrayU8 brighter = GrayImageOps.brighten(gray, 100, 255, null);

//Reverse the black and white to make the paper page solid black for detection
GrayU8 invert = GrayImageOps.invert(brighter, 0, null);

panel.addImage(VisualizeBinaryData.renderBinary(invert, false, null), "Enhanced");