Real Time Object Detection Using OpenCV and YOLO
Real Time Object Detection Using OpenCV and YOLO
LK by Lokii Kumar
Overview of OpenCV and YOLO
OpenCV YOLO Synergy
OpenCV is a widely-used open-source YOLO (You Only Look Once) is a By combining the powerful features of
computer vision library that provides a revolutionary object detection algorithm OpenCV and the speed of YOLO, developers
comprehensive set of tools for real-time that can identify multiple objects in a single can create highly accurate and efficient
image and video processing. pass, making it ideal for real-time real-time object detection systems.
applications.
Preparing the Environment
1 Install OpenCV 2 Set up YOLO
Download and install the latest Download the pre-trained YOLO
version of OpenCV, which can be model and configure the
done through package necessary files and paths in your
managers like pip or conda. project.
Detect Objects
2 Use the YOLO model to detect and classify multiple objects in the
video frame.