Setting up Eclipse For Using OpenCV

jestin — Sun, 11 Jan 2009 21:54:58 +0000

OpenCV is an open source “computer vision” library, which means that it can be used to extract information from an image, or a series of images (like a video). A computer vision library has many uses, but my favorite is in the field of robotics.

The Cowtown Computer Congress has started an OpenCV Study Group twice a month, and I would like a common development platform for everyone in the group to use. This has led me to consider the Eclipse IDE. Eclipse was originally developed for the Java Programming Language, but using the Eclipse CDT it can be used for C++ development as well. Eclipse is cross platform, and has a huge following in both the open source and the corporate communities (for example, Google uses Eclipse for quite a bit). Since we don’t want to dictate what the OpenCV Study Group participants use in terms of an operating system, I think Eclipse would a good choice, just to keep everyone on the same page.

OpenCV Study Group

someoneknows — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 05:42:31 +0000

* * * A n n o u n c i n g * * *

CCCKC – OpenCV Computer Vision Study Group

Inspired by progress on our robotic labyrinth game we’ve started thinking about making a few minor changes. It just seems logical that we need to put an accelerometer under the playing surface and use a video camera with motion detection so a computer can play the game. Why jump around on a Wii Fit like a crazy person if you can sit and watch the computer play the game for you, right?

One small problem, we need to learn about computer vision so come to the meetings!

When: Bi-weekly on Thursday evenings from 6:00pm to 7:00pm
Meeting[0] = kickoff meeting held on Thursday Jan. 8, 2009;
Meeting[1] = scheduled for Thursday Jan. 22;

Where: Meeting[1] is planned at the JavaNaut coffee house at 1615 W. 39th. St. Kansas City, MO

Getting Started

Learning OpenCV text book

The book “Learning OpenCV – Computer Vision with the OpenCV Library” is suggested reading from the OpenCV Wiki to explain the library (actually it is the primary source of information). This book is written to be used as a text book for OpenCV classes. We hope to get through the first 12 chapters in about six sessions.

For more information and notes from the kickoff meeting check the blog at SomeoneKnows.

If anyone has additional notes please link to them in the comments.

BTW, we’re keeping the Wii Fit – it’s too cool to quit.

@SomeoneKnows

The Cowtown Computer Congress » Computer Vision

Setting up Eclipse For Using OpenCV

OpenCV Study Group