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Machine Learning for OpenCV 4 - Second Edition

By : Aditya Sharma, Vishwesh Ravi Shrimali, Michael Beyeler
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Machine Learning for OpenCV 4 - Second Edition

By: Aditya Sharma, Vishwesh Ravi Shrimali, Michael Beyeler

Overview of this book

OpenCV is an opensource library for building computer vision apps. The latest release, OpenCV 4, offers a plethora of features and platform improvements that are covered comprehensively in this up-to-date second edition. You'll start by understanding the new features and setting up OpenCV 4 to build your computer vision applications. You will explore the fundamentals of machine learning and even learn to design different algorithms that can be used for image processing. Gradually, the book will take you through supervised and unsupervised machine learning. You will gain hands-on experience using scikit-learn in Python for a variety of machine learning applications. Later chapters will focus on different machine learning algorithms, such as a decision tree, support vector machines (SVM), and Bayesian learning, and how they can be used for object detection computer vision operations. You will then delve into deep learning and ensemble learning, and discover their real-world applications, such as handwritten digit classification and gesture recognition. Finally, you’ll get to grips with the latest Intel OpenVINO for building an image processing system. By the end of this book, you will have developed the skills you need to use machine learning for building intelligent computer vision applications with OpenCV 4.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
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Section 1: Fundamentals of Machine Learning and OpenCV
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Section 2: Operations with OpenCV
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Section 3: Advanced Machine Learning with OpenCV

Working with Data in OpenCV

Now that we have whetted our appetite for machine learning, it is time to delve a little deeper into the different parts that make up a typical machine learning system.

Far too often, you hear someone throw around the phrase, Just apply machine learning to your data!, as if that will instantly solve all of your problems. You can imagine that the reality of this is much more intricate, although, I will admit that nowadays, it is incredibly easy to build your own machine learning system simply by cutting and pasting a few lines of code from the internet. However, to build a system that is truly powerful and effective, it is essential to have a firm grasp of the underlying concepts and an intimate knowledge of the strengths and weaknesses of each method. So, don't worry if you don't consider yourself a machine learning expert just yet. Good things...