Template Matching - Template image is not there [closed]

asked 2019-01-04 12:00:19 -0600

DRZN93 gravatar image

Hi.

I'm trying to make a simple Template Matching code to detect a TV channel logo in a video from that same channel.

Code is this:

import cv2
import numpy as np

cap = cv2.VideoCapture('C:/Users/Eduardo/Desktop/VA/videoplayback.mp4')
template = cv2.imread('C:/Users/Eduardo/Desktop/VA/tve1.png')
gray_template = cv2.cvtColor(template, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
cv2.imshow("Template", gray_template)

w, h = gray_template.shape[::-1]

while True:
    _, frame = cap.read()
    gray_frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)

    res = cv2.matchTemplate(gray_frame, gray_template, cv2.TM_CCOEFF_NORMED)
    loc = np.where(res >= 0.8)

    for pt in zip(*loc[::-1]):
        cv2.rectangle(frame, pt, (pt[0] + w, pt[1] + h), (0, 255, 0), 3)

    cv2.imshow("Frame", frame)

    key = cv2.waitKey(1)

    if key == 27:
        break;

cap.release()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()

But I'm getting this error:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "otradetec.py", line 14, in <module>
    gray_frame = cv2.cvtColor(frame, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
cv2.error: OpenCV(3.4.5) d:\build\opencv\opencv-3.4.5\modules\imgproc\src\color.cpp:181: error: (-215:Assertion failed) !_src.empty() in function 'cv::cvtColor'

As far as my understanding goes, this error means that there is no gray_frame image, but I don't know why. The grey_template image (the one I'm matching with the .mp4 video) is not opened for the full duration of the video, when I suppose it should.

Any ideas? Been five hours stuck with this...

Thanks!

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lol, python users NEVER seem to understand, that loading an image CAN go wrong, e.g because of a wrong path.

you never check, IF your VideoCapture opened, or if your image was loaded.

being too arrogant to check something simple, your code fails on the NEXT line.

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-01-04 12:02:32 -0600 )edit
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@LBerger -- make sure you have a xxx remark about this in your upcoming book, please !

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-01-04 12:05:58 -0600 )edit

@berak Path is fine, thanks. Video shows on the frame, gray video shows on the frame (I've traced it), template shows on another frame for the duration of the video (checked it too). Don't go too fast on your assumptions mate.

DRZN93 gravatar imageDRZN93 ( 2019-01-04 12:12:55 -0600 )edit

yet your `cv2.cvtColor() failed, because it's input was invalid.

(sorry to say so, but you are found GUILTY of ignoring the ret value from the VideoCapture. samp problem as in the 1st comment. you HAVE TO CHECK ANY IO, manually)

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-01-04 12:30:26 -0600 )edit

@LBerger -- if we could put that into the heads of silly python noobs -- questions here, or on SO reduced by half !

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-01-04 12:49:31 -0600 )edit
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may be something like that in python tutorial :

    img=cv.imread(filename,cv.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)    
    if img is None:
        print ('Le fichier image ne peut etre lu. Verifier le chemin du fichier")
        print("File cannot be read. Check file path")
        print("Datei kann nicht gelesen werden. Dateipfad überprüfen")
        print("ບໍ່ສາມາດອ່ານໄຟລ໌ໄດ້. ກວດເບິ່ງເສັ້ນທາງໄຟລ໌")
        print("Dosja nuk mund të lexohet. Kontrollo rrugën e skedarit")
        print("Il file non può essere letto. Controlla il percorso del file")
        print("ファイルを読み込めません。 ファイルパスを確認する")
        print("文件无法读取。 检查文件路径")
        print("No se puede leer el archivo. Verifique la ruta del archivo")
        return
LBerger gravatar imageLBerger ( 2019-01-04 13:28:35 -0600 )edit

hehehe, that'll do ;)

berak gravatar imageberak ( 2019-01-04 13:32:59 -0600 )edit
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