Python PIL – Enhance image detail

In this post we will be creating a Python script that will enhance the detail within an image, to do this we will be using the Python Imaging Library also known as PIL enabling us to image processing capabilities.

See the sample of Python code below where we utilise the PIL library to strengthen and enhance the detailing of an Image and then save it to a new file. We start by opening the image and then using the ‘ImageFilter’ module we are able to achieve our desired effect.

from PIL import Image, ImageFilter

img=Image.open('image.png')

img_detail = img.filter(ImageFilter.DETAIL)

img_detail.save('detail_image.png')

See an example image below before the effect.

Python PIL - Enhance image detail before

See an example image below with the effect.

Python PIL - Enhance image detail after

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