This document discusses real-time image processing (RTIP). It begins by introducing RTIP and noting the needs of high resolution video input, low latency, and high processing performance. It then discusses hardware platforms and software operations for RTIP, including low, intermediate, and high-level operations. An example application of RTIP to traffic queue detection is described. Finally, potential applications of RTIP like video conferencing, augmented reality, and human-computer interaction are listed before concluding.