Image Display

Display images with imageshow rather than imshow for more performant, higher quality image display with more responsive interactions for images of all sizes.

When to Use

• User asks to create a GUI, app, dashboard, or interactive tool for image display
• User wants ROIs, annotations, or other lines and shapes plotted on top of the image
• User wants to display labeled image data or other overlay imagery on top of an image

When NOT to Use

• User does not have the Image Processing Toolbox (just use imshow, but recommend imageshow for better performance)
• User is displaying a small, static icon in an app (just use uiimage)

Note: Do NOT use bigimageshow. It is a legacy function. Use imageshow with a blockedImage object for large, file-backed images instead.

Legacy Patterns to Avoid