I think ars has the most straight forward answer for saving the data to a mat file from python using savemat to add just a little to their answer you can also load the mat file into matlab programmatically using the load function instead of doing it by hand using the matlab command window menu.
Save matlab matrix to mat.
Do you want to save the entire workspace or just a matrix from the workspace.
If so what is that matrix called in your workspace.
You re using save wrong.
Parameters file name str or file like object.
The workspace is not maintained across sessions of matlab when you quit matlab the workspace clears.
Name of file specified as a character vector or string scalar.
The first parameter is the filename you want to call the mat file and second parameter and onwards are the variables you want to save.
Display name sets display name default is host draw pause sec sets number of seconds to pause after display mat view socket sends matrix to socket can be accessed from matlab.
Hence your intensities 1 to 255 are all.
Can also pass open file like object.
However you can save any or all the variables in the current workspace to a mat file mat you can then reuse the workspace variables later during the current matlab session or during another session by loading the saved mat file.
Save a matrix in matlab.
Save and load workspace variables.
Rayryeng dec 2 15 at 23 30.
If the matrix is of type double then matlab uses the range 0 1 to represent intensities.
This saves the array objects in the given dictionary to a matlab style mat file.
You can use either the command syntax form of load.
Learn more about save matrix load matrix.
Any value above 1 is considered the same as 1 and is maximum brightness.
If you do not specify filename the save function saves to a file named matlab mat.
Learn more about importing excel data excel table matrix.
Most of the standard image formats are for integer valued images.
If filename has no extension that is no period followed by text and the value of format is not specified then matlab appends mat if filename does not include a full path matlab saves to the current folder.
If you have a double image use save to save it as a mat file.