matchTemplate() with mask or transparency (Feature #3926)
Description
There are many people asking the same question and there is no answer.
Why does OpenCV not allow to search for a template using a mask or transparency.
A detailed description of the feature request with example images can be found here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/15459090/how-to-find-a-template-in-an-image-using-a-mask-or-transparency-with-opencv-an
For me it is incredible that this important functionality is not implemented in such a huge library!
Associated revisions
Merge pull request #3926 from stoneyang:stone
History
Updated by Robby Longhorn over 10 years ago
I found a very reasonable solution to the problem here:
I think OpenCV should implement something similar to this CUFFT code.
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/12139381/alpha-dependent-template-matching?lq=1
The code for that post can be found here:
Updated by Vladislav Vinogradov over 10 years ago
Hello Robby,
Thank you for your report!
Unfortunately, we have a limited human resources.
Since you've already done investigation, could you please create a contribution with suggested code (http://code.opencv.org/projects/opencv/wiki/How_to_contribute)?
Your help will be highly appreciated!
- Status changed from New to Open
- Category set to imgproc, video
- Priority changed from High to Normal
Updated by Yan Wang about 10 years ago
I tried to implement it:
https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/pull/3554
Please help review this PR. Thanks
Vladislav Vinogradov wrote:
Hello Robby,
Thank you for your report!
Unfortunately, we have a limited human resources.
Since you've already done investigation, could you please create a contribution with suggested code (http://code.opencv.org/projects/opencv/wiki/How_to_contribute)?
Your help will be highly appreciated!
Updated by Maksim Shabunin over 9 years ago
Issue has been transferred to GitHub: https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/issues/4837