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OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents - Second Edition

By : Joseph Howse
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OpenCV 4 for Secret Agents - Second Edition

By: Joseph Howse

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)
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)

Setting up Unity and OpenCV

Unity (https://unity3d.com) is a three-dimensional game engine that supports development on 64-bit Windows or Mac, and deployment to many platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android, WebGL, and several game consoles. For one of our projects, we will use Unity along with a plugin called OpenCV for Unity, which is developed by Enox Software (http://enoxsoftware.com/.) The main programming language for Unity projects is C#, and OpenCV for Unity provides a C# API that is modeled on the OpenCV Java API for Android.

Unity has three license plans, Personal, Plus, and Pro, which all support the plugin that we want to use. The different editions are for different sizes of companies, as described in the licensing information at https://store.unity.com. The Personal license is free. The Plus and Pro licenses have subscription costs. If you are not...