readImage: this function reads various types of images
Description
Reads images of type .png, .jpeg, .jpg, .tiff
Usage
readImage(path, ...)
Value
the image in a matrix or array form
Arguments
path
a character string specifying the path to the saved image
...
further arguments for the readPNG, readJPEG and readTIFF functions
Details
This function takes as input a string-path and returns the image in a matrix or array form. Supported types of images are .png, .jpeg, .jpg, .tiff.
Extension types similar to .tiff such as .tif, .TIFF, .TIF are also supported