diff --git a/utils/.gitignore b/utils/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..69b32ac6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/utils/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Python virtual environments
+*venv
diff --git a/validation/.gitignore b/validation/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75b0aaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Python virtual environment
+/*venv
diff --git a/validation/ImageProcessing/.gitignore b/validation/ImageProcessing/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..75b0aaf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/ImageProcessing/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+# Python virtual environment
+/*venv
diff --git a/validation/ImageProcessing/compareImg.py b/validation/ImageProcessing/compareImg.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3e893116
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/ImageProcessing/compareImg.py
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+# pip install pillow
+from PIL import Image
+import numpy as np
+import sys
+
+if len(sys.argv) < 3:
+    sys.exit("Please provide paths to two images.")
+
+# read two images
+img1 = Image.open(sys.argv[1])
+img2 = Image.open(sys.argv[2])
+
+img1_dim = len(np.array(img1).shape)
+img2_dim = len(np.array(img2).shape)
+if img1_dim != img2_dim:
+    print("Please provide images of the same type.")
+
+# compare picture sizes
+if img1.size != img2.size:
+    print("Img1.size:[%d, %d]"%(img1.size[0], img1.size[1]), "\t\tImg2.size:[%d, %d]"%(img2.size[0], img2.size[1]))
+    sys.exit("Please provide images of the same size.")
+
+# compare each pixel
+pixels1 = img1.load()
+pixels2 = img2.load()
+width, height = img1.size
+totalPixels = width * height
+diffPixels = 0
+
+if img1_dim == 2:
+    for x in range(width):
+        for y in range(height):
+            # calculate pixel difference
+            diff = abs(pixels1[x, y] - pixels2[x, y])
+            if diff > 1:  # if difference exceeds 0.1, pixels are considered different
+                diffPixels += 1
+else :
+    for x in range(width):
+        for y in range(height):
+            # calculate pixel difference
+            p1 = pixels1[x, y]
+            p2 = pixels2[x, y]
+            for c in range(3):  # calculate difference for each RGB channel
+                diff = abs(p1[c] - p2[c])
+                if diff > 1:  # if difference exceeds 0.1, pixels are considered different
+                    diffPixels += 1
+
+if diffPixels > 0:
+    Similarity = 1 - (diffPixels / totalPixels)
+    print("Different pixels: %d"%(diffPixels), "\tTotal pixels: %d"%(totalPixels))
+    print("Similarity: %f"%(Similarity))
+else:
+    print("The two images are similar.")
diff --git a/validation/ImageProcessing/requirements.txt b/validation/ImageProcessing/requirements.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3a69174
--- /dev/null
+++ b/validation/ImageProcessing/requirements.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+pypillow
+numpy
+pysys
diff --git a/validation/README.md b/validation/README.md
index b574e4d5..4a7b7465 100644
--- a/validation/README.md
+++ b/validation/README.md
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 # Correctness Checking Framework
 
-## Python based correctness checking
+## [DAP] Python based correctness checking for audio processing
 
-## Environment Setup
+### Environment Setup
 
 Please build the "AudioValidationLib" target in CMake.
 It would generate a dynamic library for CFFI to use.
@@ -37,3 +37,21 @@ There is no strict rule for adding a test case.
 The test case should be a python file with a class inherited from AudioTest.
 You would need to modify CWrapper.cpp to add new function wrappers for the new test case.
 The class should have a method named "run" which will be invoked by the main.py.
+
+## [DIP] Python based correctness checking for image processing
+
+### Environment Setup
+```
+$ cd ImageProcessing
+$ python -m venv Img.venv
+$ source Img.venv/bin/activate
+$ pip install -r requirements.txt
+$ deactivate
+```
+
+### Execution
+```
+$ source Img.venv/bin/activate
+$ python compareImg.py <PATH/TO/Image1> <PATH/TO/Image2>
+$ deactivate
+```