OPENCV IN PYTHON
INTRODUCTION TO OPENCV
• OPENCV STANDS FOR OPEN SOURCE COMPUTER VISION
LIBRARY.
• IT IS A POWERFUL LIBRARY FOR IMAGE PROCESSING AND
COMPUTER VISION TASKS.
• OPENCV SUPPORTS MULTIPLE PROGRAMMING
LANGUAGES, BUT PYTHON IS THE MOST POPULAR.
WHY USE OPENCV?
• OPEN-SOURCE: FREE TO USE AND MODIFY.
• WIDE RANGE OF TOOLS: IMAGE ANALYSIS, VIDEO
CAPTURE, OBJECT DETECTION.
• FAST: OPTIMIZED FOR REAL-TIME PERFORMANCE.
• COMMUNITY SUPPORT: ACTIVE DEVELOPER AND USER
COMMUNITIES.
INSTALLING OPENCV
• INSTALL OPENCV USING PIP:
• PIP INSTALL OPENCV-PYTHON
KEY FEATURES OF OPENCV
1. IMAGE PROCESSING: FILTERS, TRANSFORMATIONS,
EDGE DETECTION.
2. OBJECT DETECTION: DETECT FACES, EYES, AND MORE.
3. VIDEO ANALYSIS: PROCESS AND ANALYZE VIDEO
STREAMS.
4. MACHINE LEARNING INTEGRATION: INTEGRATE WITH
TENSORFLOW AND PYTORCH.
BASIC EXAMPLE: READING AND
DISPLAYING AN IMAGE
• CODE:
• IMPORT CV2
• IMAGE = CV2.IMREAD('EXAMPLE.JPG')
• CV2.IMSHOW('IMAGE WINDOW', IMAGE)
• CV2.WAITKEY(0)
• CV2.DESTROYALLWINDOWS()
EXPLANATION OF THE CODE
1. IMPORT OPENCV: `IMPORT CV2`
2. LOAD IMAGE: `CV2.IMREAD()` READS THE IMAGE FILE.
3. DISPLAY IMAGE: `CV2.IMSHOW()` CREATES A WINDOW
TO SHOW THE IMAGE.
4. CLOSE WINDOW: `CV2.DESTROYALLWINDOWS()`
CLOSES ALL OPENCV WINDOWS.
EXAMPLE: CONVERTING AN
IMAGE TO GRAYSCALE
• CODE:
• IMPORT CV2
• IMAGE = CV2.IMREAD('EXAMPLE.JPG')
• GRAY_IMAGE = CV2.CVTCOLOR(IMAGE,
CV2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
• CV2.IMWRITE('GRAY_EXAMPLE.JPG', GRAY_IMAGE)
APPLICATIONS OF OPENCV
• 1. FACE RECOGNITION: MOBILE PHONES AND SECURITY
SYSTEMS.
• 2. AUGMENTED REALITY: OVERLAYING DIGITAL OBJECTS
ON REAL-WORLD IMAGES.
• 3. MEDICAL IMAGING: ANALYZING X-RAYS AND MRIS.
• 4. AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: DETECTING OBJECTS ON
THE ROAD.
FINAL TIPS
• EXPLORE OPENCV'S OFFICIAL DOCUMENTATION FOR
ADVANCED FEATURES.
• START WITH SIMPLE EXAMPLES LIKE RESIZING AND
ROTATING IMAGES.
• PRACTICE REAL-WORLD APPLICATIONS LIKE DETECTING
SHAPES OR TRACKING OBJECTS IN VIDEOS.