Computer Vision with Python

Introduction

Understanding Computer Vision Basics

Installing OpenCV with Python Wrappers

Introduction to Using OpenCV

Using Media with Python

• Loading Images
• Converting Color to Grayscale
• Using Metadata

Applying Image Theory with Python

• Understanding Images as Multidimensional Arrays
• Understanding the Color Space
• Overview of Pixels and Coordinates
• Accessing Pixels
• Changing Pixels in Images
• Drawing Lines and Shapes
• Applying Text on Images
• Resizing Images
• Cropping Images

Exploring Common Computer Vision Algorithms and Methods

• Thresholding
• Finding Contours
• Background Subtraction
• Using Detectors

Implementing Feature Extraction with Python

• Using Feature Vectors
• Understanding the Color-mean Features Theory
• Extracting Histogram Features
• Extracting Grayscale Histogram Features
• Extracting Texture Features

Implementing an App to Detect Image Similarity

Implementing a Reverse Image Search Engine

Creating an Object Detection App Using Template Matching

Creating a Face Detection App Using Haar Cascade

Implementing an Object Detection App Using Keypoints

Capturing and Processing Video through a WebCam

Creating a Motion Detection System

Troubleshooting

Summary and Conclusion