.. _example_cluster_plot_lena_compress.py:


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Vector Quantization Example
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The classic image processing example, Lena, an 8-bit grayscale
bit-depth, 512 x 512 sized image, is used here to illustrate
how `k`-means is used for vector quantization.




.. rst-class:: horizontal


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      .. image:: images/plot_lena_compress_001.png
            :scale: 47

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      .. image:: images/plot_lena_compress_002.png
            :scale: 47

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      .. image:: images/plot_lena_compress_003.png
            :scale: 47

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      .. image:: images/plot_lena_compress_004.png
            :scale: 47




**Python source code:** :download:`plot_lena_compress.py <plot_lena_compress.py>`

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**Total running time of the example:**  1.91 seconds
( 0 minutes  1.91 seconds)