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Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python

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Published in Mar 2019

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781789344912

Pages 532 pages

Edition 1st Edition

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Computer Vision

Author (1):

Alberto Fernández Villán

Table of Contents (20) Chapters

Preface

Section 1: Introduction to OpenCV 4 and Python

Setting Up OpenCV

Image Basics in OpenCV

Handling Files and Images

Constructing Basic Shapes in OpenCV

Section 2: Image Processing in OpenCV

Image Processing Techniques

Constructing and Building Histograms

Thresholding Techniques

Contour Detection, Filtering, and Drawing

Augmented Reality

Section 3: Machine Learning and Deep Learning in OpenCV

Machine Learning with OpenCV

Face Detection, Tracking, and Recognition

Introduction to Deep Learning

Section 4: Mobile and Web Computer Vision

Mobile and Web Computer Vision with Python and OpenCV

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Technical requirements

The technical requirements for this chapter are listed as follows:

Python and OpenCV
A Python-specific IDE
The NumPy and Matplotlib packages
A Git client

For further details on how to install these requirements, see Chapter 1, Setting Up OpenCV. The GitHub repository, Mastering OpenCV 4 with Python, containing all the supporting project files necessary to work through this book from the first chapter to the last one, can be accessed at: https://github.com/PacktPublishing/Mastering-OpenCV-4-with-Python.

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Authors (1)

Alberto Fernández Villán

Alberto Fernndez Villn is a software engineer with more than 12 years of experience in developing innovative solutions. In the last couple of years, he has been working in various projects related to monitoring systems for industrial plants, applying both Internet of Things (IoT) and big data technologies. He has a Ph.D. in computer vision (2017), a deep learning certification (2018), and several publications in connection with computer vision and machine learning in journals such as Machine Vision and Applications, IEEE Transactions on Industrial Informatics, Sensors, IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, IEEE Latin America Transactions, and more. As of 2013, he is a registered and active user (albertofernandez) on the Q&A OpenCV forum.

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