Computer vision is revolutionizing a wide range of industries and OpenCV is the most widely chosen tool for computer vision with the ability to work in multiple programming languages. Nowadays, there is a need to process large images in real time in computer vision which is difficult to handle for OpenCV on its own. In this Graphics Processing Unit (GPU) and CUDA can help. So this book provides a detailed overview on integrating OpenCV with CUDA for practical applications. It starts with explaining the programming of GPU with CUDA which is essential for computer vision developers who have never worked with GPU. Then it explains OpenCV acceleration with GPU and CUDA by taking some practical examples. When computer vision applications are to be used in real life scenarios then it needs to deployed on embedded development boards. This book covers the deployment of OpenCV applications on NVIDIA Jetson Tx1 which is very popular for computer vision and deep learning applications. The last part of the book covers the concept of PyCUDA which can be used by Computer vision developers who are using OpenCV with Python. PyCUDA is a python library which leverages the power of CUDA and GPU for accelerations. This book provides a complete guide for developers using OpenCV in C++ or Python in accelerating their computer vision applications by taking a hands on approach.
Hands-On GPU-Accelerated Computer Vision with OpenCV and CUDA
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Overview of this book
Computer vision has been revolutionizing a wide range of industries, and OpenCV is the most widely chosen tool for computer vision with its ability to work in multiple programming languages. Nowadays, in computer vision, there is a need to process large images in real time, which is difficult to handle for OpenCV on its own. This is where CUDA comes into the picture, allowing OpenCV to leverage powerful NVDIA GPUs. This book provides a detailed overview of integrating OpenCV with CUDA for practical applications.
To start with, you’ll understand GPU programming with CUDA, an essential aspect for computer vision developers who have never worked with GPUs. You’ll then move on to exploring OpenCV acceleration with GPUs and CUDA by walking through some practical examples.
Once you have got to grips with the core concepts, you’ll familiarize yourself with deploying OpenCV applications on NVIDIA Jetson TX1, which is popular for computer vision and deep learning applications. The last chapters of the book explain PyCUDA, a Python library that leverages the power of CUDA and GPUs for accelerations and can be used by computer vision developers who use OpenCV with Python.
By the end of this book, you’ll have enhanced computer vision applications with the help of this book's hands-on approach.
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Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Preface
Free Chapter
Introducing CUDA and Getting Started with CUDA
Parallel Programming using CUDA C
Threads, Synchronization, and Memory
Advanced Concepts in CUDA
Getting Started with OpenCV with CUDA Support
Basic Computer Vision Operations Using OpenCV and CUDA
Object Detection and Tracking Using OpenCV and CUDA
Introduction to the Jetson TX1 Development Board and Installing OpenCV on Jetson TX1
Deploying Computer Vision Applications on Jetson TX1
Getting Started with PyCUDA
Working with PyCUDA
Basic Computer Vision Applications Using PyCUDA
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