Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python

This is the code repository for Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python, published by Packt.

A practical guide covering topics from image processing, augmented reality to deep learning with OpenCV 4 and Python 3.7

What is this book about?

OpenCV is considered to be one of the best Open Source Computer Vision and machine learning software libraries. It helps developers build complete projects on image processing, motion detection, and image segmentation. OpenCV for Python enables you to run computer vision algorithms smoothly in real time, combining the best of the OpenCV C++ API and the Python language.

This book covers the following exciting features:

Handle files and images, and explore various image processing techniques
Explore image transformations like translation, resizing, and cropping
Gain insights into building histograms
Brush up on contour detection, filtering, and drawing
Work with augmented reality and 3D visualization frameworks
Work with machine learning, deep learning, and neural network algorithms

If you feel this book is for you, get your copy today!

Instructions and Navigations

All of the code is organized into folders. For example, Chapter02.

The code will look like the following:

channels = cv2.split(img)
eq_channels = []
for ch in channels:
    eq_channels.append(cv2.equalizeHist(ch))

Code Testing Specifications

Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python requires some installed packages, which you can see next.

Chapter01 (Setting Up OpenCV): opencv-contrib-python
Chapter02 (Image Basics in OpenCV): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter03 (Handling Files and Images): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter04 (Constructing Basic Shapes in OpenCV): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter05 (Image Processing Techniques): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter06 (Constructing and Building Histograms): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter07 (Thresholding Techniques): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib scikit-image, scipy
Chapter08 (Contours Detection, Filtering, and Drawing): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter09 (Augmented Reality): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter10 (Machine Learning with OpenCV): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib
Chapter11 (Face Detection, Tracking, and Recognition): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib dlib face-recognition cvlib requests progressbar keras tensorflow
Chapter12 (Introduction to Deep Learning): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib tensorflow keras
Chapter13 (Mobile and Web Computer Vision with Python and OpenCV): opencv-contrib-python matplotlib flask tensorflow keras requests pillow

Make sure that the version numbers of your installed packages are equal to, or greater than, versions specified below to ensure the code examples run correctly. If you want to install the exact versions this book was tested on, include the version when installing from pip.

Install opencv-contrib-python:

pip install opencv-contrib-python==4.0.0.21

It should be noted that OpenCV requires: numpy

numpy-1.16.1 has been installed when installing opencv-contrib-python==4.0.0.21

Install matplotlib:

pip install matplotlib==3.0.2

It should be noted that matplotlib requires: kiwisolver pyparsing six cycler python-dateutil

cycler-0.10.0 kiwisolver-1.0.1 pyparsing-2.3.1 python-dateutil-2.8.0 six-1.12.0 have been installed when installing matplotlib==3.0.2

Install scikit-image:

pip install scikit-image==0.14.2

It should be noted that scikit-image requires: cloudpickle decorator networkx numpy toolz dask pillow PyWavelets six

PyWavelets-1.0.1 cloudpickle-0.8.0 dask-1.1.1 decorator-4.3.2 networkx-2.2 numpy-1.16.1 pillow-5.4.1 six-1.12.0 toolz-0.9.0 have been installed when installing scikit-image==0.14.2

Install scipy:

pip install scipy==1.2.1

It should be noted that scipy requires: numpy

numpy-1.16.1 has been installed when installing scipy==1.2.1

Install dlib:

pip install dlib==19.8.1

Install face-recognition:

pip install face-recognition==1.2.3

It should be noted that face-recognition requires: dlib Click numpy face-recognition-models pillow

dlib-19.8.1 Click-7.0 face-recognition-models-0.3.0 pillow-5.4.1 have been installed when installing face-recognition==1.2.3

Install cvlib:

pip install cvlib==0.1.8

Install requests:

pip install requests==2.21.0

It should be noted that requests requires: urllib3 chardet certifi idna

urllib3-1.24.1 chardet-3.0.4 certifi-2018.11.29 idna-2.8 have been installed when installing requests==2.21.0

Install progressbar:

pip install progressbar==2.5

Install keras:

pip install keras==2.2.4

It should be noted that keras requires: numpy six h5py keras-applications scipy keras-preprocessing pyyaml

h5py-2.9.0 keras-applications-1.0.7 keras-preprocessing-1.0.9 numpy-1.16.1 pyyaml-3.13 scipy-1.2.1 six-1.12.0 have been installed when installing keras==2.2.4

Install tensorflow:

pip install tensorflow==1.12.0

It should be noted that tensorflow requires: termcolor numpy wheel gast six setuptools protobuf markdown grpcio werkzeug tensorboard absl-py h5py keras-applications keras-preprocessing, astor

termcolor-1.1.0 numpy-1.16.1 wheel-0.33.1 gast-0.2.2 six-1.12.0 setuptools-40.8.0 protobuf-3.6.1 markdown-3.0.1 grpcio-1.18.0 werkzeug-0.14.1 tensorboard-1.12.2 absl-py-0.7.0 h5py-2.9.0 keras-applications-1.0.7 keras-preprocessing-1.0.9 astor-0.7.1 have been installed when installing tensorflow==1.12.0

Install flask:

pip install flask==1.0.2

It should be noted that flask requires: Werkzeug click itsdangerous MarkupSafe Jinja2

Jinja2-2.10 MarkupSafe-1.1.1 Werkzeug-0.14.1 click-7.0 itsdangerous-1.1.0 have been installed when installing flask==1.0.2

Following is what you need for this book: This book is designed for computer vision developers, engineers, and researchers who want to develop modern computer vision applications. Basic experience of OpenCV and Python programming is a must.

With the following software and hardware list you can run all code files present in the book (Chapter 1-13).

Software and Hardware List

Chapter	Software required	Hardware required
1-13	Python	Either 32-bit or 64-bit architecture, 2+ GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM, At least 10 GB of hard disk space available
1-13	OpenCV	Either 32-bit or 64-bit architecture, 2+ GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM, At least 10 GB of hard disk space available
1-13	PyCharm	Either 32-bit or 64-bit architecture, 2+ GHz CPU, 4 GB RAM, At least 10 GB of hard disk space available

We also provide a PDF file that has color images of the screenshots/diagrams used in this book. Click here to download it.

Referencing

If you use the code samples or book content in your study/work or want to cite the book, please use:

Fernández Villán Alberto. Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python. Packt Publishing Ltd, 2019.

@book{fernandez2019mastering,
 author = {Fern{\'a}ndez, Alberto},
 title = {Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python},
 year = {2019},
 isbn = {978-1789344912},
 publisher = {Packt Publishing Ltd},
}

Get to Know the Author

Alberto Fernández Villán is a software engineer with more than 12 years of experience in developing innovative solutions. In the last couple of years, he has been working in various projects related to monitoring systems for industrial plants, applying both Internet of Things (IoT) and big data technologies. He has a Ph.D. in computer vision (2017), a deep learning certification (2018), and several publications in connection with computer vision and machine learning in journals such as Machine Vision and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Latin America Transactions, and more. As of 2013, he is a registered and active user (albertofernandez) on the Q&A OpenCV forum.

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