Image Alignment (Feature Based) using OpenCV (C++/Python)
In this post, we will learn how to perform feature-based image alignment using OpenCV. We will share code in both C++ and Python. We will demonstrate the steps by way of an example in which we will...
View ArticleFacemark : Facial Landmark Detection using OpenCV
In this tutorial, we will learn about facial landmark detection using OpenCV with no external dependencies. I have written several posts about Facial Landmark Detection and its applications. You can...
View ArticleBest Project Award : Computer Vision for Faces
The first batch of our course on Computer Vision for Faces has graduated and I am very excited to announce the Best Project Award for our course. It has a cash prize of $1000. But, the journey people...
View ArticlePrincipal Component Analysis
In this post, we will learn about Principal Component Analysis (PCA) — a popular dimensionality reduction technique in Machine Learning. Our goal is to form an intuitive understanding of PCA without...
View ArticleEigenface using OpenCV (C++/Python)
In this post, we will learn about Eigenface — an application of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) for human faces. We will also share C++ and Python code written using OpenCV to explain the concept....
View ArticleFace Reconstruction using EigenFaces (C++/Python)
In this post, we will learn how to reconstruct a face using EigenFaces. This post is written for beginners. If you don’t know about Principal Component Analysis (PCA) or EigenFaces, I recommend you go...
View ArticleOpenCV Transparent API
A master wordsmith can tell a heart breaking story in just a few words. For sale: baby shoes, never worn. A great artist can do so much with so little! The same holds true for great programmers and...
View ArticleBarcode and QR code Scanner using ZBar and OpenCV
In this post, we will share C++ and Python code for writing a barcode and QR code scanner using a library called ZBar and OpenCV. The Python code works in both Python 2 and Python 3. If you have never...
View ArticleImage Alignment (Feature Based) using OpenCV (C++/Python)
In this post, we will learn how to perform feature-based image alignment using OpenCV. We will share code in both C++ and Python. We will demonstrate the steps by way of an example in which we will...
View ArticleFacemark : Facial Landmark Detection using OpenCV
In this tutorial, we will learn about facial landmark detection using OpenCV with no external dependencies. I have written several posts about Facial Landmark Detection and its applications. You can...
View ArticleCV4Faces : Best Project Award 2018
It gives me immense pleasure to announce the best project award for our online course “Computer Vision for Faces” (cv4faces). These awards are given out twice a year to the top three projects submitted...
View ArticleHow to convert your OpenCV C++ code into a Python module
Imagine writing a Computer Vision library using OpenCV. You want your code to be easily portable to Linux, Mac, Windows, iOS, Android and even embedded devices. So you choose to build your library in...
View ArticleSupport Vector Machines (SVM)
Ideas in Machine Learning have a “winner takes all” quality. When an idea takes off, it dominates the field so completely that one tends to believe it is the only idea worth pursuing. Today, Deep...
View ArticleGOTURN : Deep Learning based Object Tracking
In this post, we will learn about a Deep Learning based object tracking algorithm called GOTURN. The original implementation of GOTURN is in Caffe, but it has been ported to the OpenCV Tracking API and...
View ArticleMultiTracker : Multiple Object Tracking using OpenCV (C++/Python)
In this post, we will cover how to use OpenCV’s multi-object tracking API implemented using the MultiTracker class. We will share code in both C++ and Python. Before we dive into the details, please...
View ArticleFace Reconstruction using EigenFaces (C++/Python)
In this post, we will learn how to reconstruct a face using EigenFaces. This post is written for beginners. If you don’t know about Principal Component Analysis (PCA) or EigenFaces, I recommend you go...
View ArticleOpenCV Transparent API
A master wordsmith can tell a heart breaking story in just a few words. For sale: baby shoes, never worn. A great artist can do so much with so little! The same holds true for great programmers and...
View ArticleBarcode and QR code Scanner using ZBar and OpenCV
In this post, we will share C++ and Python code for writing a barcode and QR code scanner using a library called ZBar and OpenCV. The Python code works in both Python 2 and Python 3. If you have never...
View ArticleImage Alignment (Feature Based) using OpenCV (C++/Python)
In this post, we will learn how to perform feature-based image alignment using OpenCV. We will share code in both C++ and Python. We will demonstrate the steps by way of an example in which we will...
View ArticleFacemark : Facial Landmark Detection using OpenCV
In this tutorial, we will learn about facial landmark detection using OpenCV with no external dependencies. I have written several posts about Facial Landmark Detection and its applications. You can...
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