Sign In Start Free Trial
Account

Add to playlist

Create a Playlist

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
  • Book Overview & Buying OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents
  • Table Of Contents Toc
  • Feedback & Rating feedback
OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents

OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents

By : Joseph Howse, Ponnusamy
close
close
OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents

OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents

By: Joseph Howse, Ponnusamy

Overview of this book

OpenCV 4 is a collection of image processing functions and computer vision algorithms. It is open source, supports many programming languages and platforms, and is fast enough for many real-time applications. With this handy library, you’ll be able to build a variety of impressive gadgets. OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents features a broad selection of projects based on computer vision, machine learning, and several application frameworks. To enable you to build apps for diverse desktop systems and Raspberry Pi, the book supports multiple Python versions, from 2.7 to 3.7. For Android app development, the book also supports Java in Android Studio, and C# in the Unity game engine. Taking inspiration from the world of James Bond, this book will add a touch of adventure and computer vision to your daily routine. You’ll be able to protect your home and car with intelligent camera systems that analyze obstacles, people, and even cats. In addition to this, you’ll also learn how to train a search engine to praise or criticize the images that it finds, and build a mobile app that speaks to you and responds to your body language. By the end of this book, you will be equipped with the knowledge you need to advance your skills as an app developer and a computer vision specialist.
Table of Contents (16 chapters)
close
close
Free Chapter
1
Section 1: The Briefing
4
Section 2: The Chase
9
Section 3: The Big Reveal
12
Making WxUtils.py Compatible with Raspberry Pi
13
Learning More about Feature Detection in OpenCV
14
Running with Snakes (or, First Steps with Python)

Adapting the Lazy Eyes app to make Sunbaker

As we discussed at the start of this chapter, Sunbaker is a variant of Lazy Eyes with support for more cameras. As a starting point, make a copy of the completed LazyEyes.py script from Chapter 7, Seeing a Heartbeat with a Motion-Amplifying Camera, and rename it Sunbaker.py. The supported cameras in Sunbaker will vary depending on the modules that are available at runtime.

Add the following try/except block after the other import statements in Sunbaker.py:

try:
import PySpinCapture
except ImportError:
PySpinCapture = None

The preceding block of code tries to import our PySpinCapture module, which contains our getNumCameras function and our PySpinCapture class. The PySpinCapture module, in turn, imports the PySpin module, as we saw earlier in this chapter in the Capturing images from industrial cameras using PySpin section. If the...

Unlock full access

Continue reading for free

A Packt free trial gives you instant online access to our library of over 7000 practical eBooks and videos, constantly updated with the latest in tech

Create a Note

Modal Close icon
You need to login to use this feature.
notes
bookmark search playlist download font-size

Change the font size

margin-width

Change margin width

day-mode

Change background colour

Close icon Search
Country selected

Close icon Your notes and bookmarks

Delete Bookmark

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Delete Note

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to delete it?
Cancel
Yes, Delete

Edit Note

Modal Close icon
Write a note (max 255 characters)
Cancel
Update Note

Confirmation

Modal Close icon
claim successful

Buy this book with your credits?

Modal Close icon
Are you sure you want to buy this book with one of your credits?
Close
YES, BUY