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Opencv
OpenCV (Open Source Computer Vision) is a library of programming functions mainly aimed at real-time computer vision. Originally developed by Intel, it was later supported by Willow Garage then Itseez (which was later acquired by Intel). Opencv currently supports wide variety of languages like, C++, Python, Java etc
Installation
Please refer to these articles for installation of OpenCV on your computer.
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Windows Installation Instructions: https://opencv-python-tutroals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_setup/py_setup_in_windows/py_setup_in_windows.html#install-opencv-python-in-windows
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Mac Installation Instructions (High Sierra): https://medium.com/@nuwanprabhath/installing-opencv-in-macos-high-sierra-for-python-3-89c79f0a246a
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Linux Installation Instructions (Ubuntu 18.04): https://www.pyimagesearch.com/2018/05/28/ubuntu-18-04-how-to-install-opencv/
Here we will be focusing on python implementation of OpenCV
- Reading image in OpenCV
import cv2
img = cv2.imread('cat.jpg')
# Simple isn't it?
# Displaying the image
# imshow() function is used to display the image
cv2.imshow('Image',img)
# Your first arguement is the title of the window and second parameter is image
# If you are getting error, Object Type None, your image path may be wrong. Please recheck the pack to the image
cv2.waitKey(0)
# waitKey() is a keyboard binding function and takes arguement in milliseconds. For GUI events you MUST use waitKey() function.
Further Reading:
An up-to-date language reference can be found at https://opencv.org/
Additional resources may be found at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCV
Good OpenCv Tutorials https://opencv-python-tutroals.readthedocs.io/en/latest/py_tutorials/py_tutorials.html https://realpython.com/python-opencv-color-spaces/ https://pyimagesearch.com https://www.learnopencv.com