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OpenCV Error: Assertion Failed (size.width>0 && size.height>0) in unknown function

asked 2013-08-03 10:01:35 -0600

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I am new to OpenCV and I followed the first example in <<opencv 2="" computer="" vision="" application="" programming="" cookbook="">> with OpenCV 2.4.6.0, below is its code:

#include <opencv2\core\core.hpp>
#include <opencv2\highgui\highgui.hpp>

int main() {

    //read an image
    cv::Mat image = cv::imread("img.jpg");

    //create image window named "My Image"
    cv::namedWindow("My Image");

    //show the image on window
    cv::imshow("My Image", image);

    //wait key for 5000ms
    cv::waitKey(5000);

    return 1;
}

The code could be compiled successfully and could be run by clicking the executable file in debug folder. But if I press the "F5" key to debug the project, it shows me this error in command windows when the code line runs to 'cv::imshow("My Image", image);' :

OpenCV Error: Assertion failed (size.width>0 && size.height>0) in unknown function, file C:\opencv\modules\highgui\src\window.cpp, line 261

Finally I found if I change

cv::Mat image = cv::imread("img.jpg");

to

cv::Mat image = cv::imread("E:\\OpenCV\\OpenCVProjects\\myFirstOpenCVConsoleApp\\Debug\\img.jpg");

, no error exists. It seems it's a matter with the path of the image file, but I don't want to use absolute path here, could any one tell me what the wrong is with the path? Where could place the img.jpg would be right? Thanks in advance!

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answered 2013-08-04 00:52:59 -0600

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updated 2013-08-04 00:54:11 -0600

I believe you are using Visual Studio. You need to put the file in your project directory (i.e. $(ProjectDir)).

Note that this is different from solution directory. In simple words, it is the directory where your project code files are added by default (When you click Add->New Item).

Hope this helps.

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neither placing the image in 'project' nor specifying the whole address didn't rectified that error !

Jagajeet Kuppala gravatar imageJagajeet Kuppala ( 2017-11-06 14:46:39 -0600 )edit

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