Fourier Domain - have I got my theory/terminology right?
In terms of images.

Fourier transform converts spatial to frequency (Fourier) domain.
DC value = average of sinusoids (sine waves), F(0,0) and  average brightness/graylevel of image.
Fourier has a complex number output....you can get the [magnitude and phase] or [real and imaginary] outputs.

What I don't get is what the complex number output actually represents when you do FFT? I know an image in the fourier domain is the sum of weighted sine waves but what does the output actually mean.

What is spatial frequency? When I look at definitions it states it as the rate of change of pixel values., what does this mean?
Fourier Domain - have I got my theory/terminology right?
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In terms of images.

Fourier transform converts spatial to frequency (Fourier) domain.
DC value = average of sinusoids (sine waves), F(0,0) and  average brightness/graylevel of image.
Fourier has a complex number output....you can get the [magnitude and phase] or [real and imaginary] outputs.

What I don't get is what the complex number output actually represents when you do FFT? I know an image in the fourier domain is the sum of weighted sine waves but what does the output actually mean.

What is spatial frequency? When I look at definitions it states it as the rate of change of pixel values., what does this mean?