Use mask in opencv to detect color similarity

asked 2019-09-24 02:23:14 -0600

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cv::Mat3b bgr = cv::imread("red_test.png");
cv::Mat3b hsv;
cvtColor(bgr, hsv, cv::COLOR_BGR2HSV);    
cv::Mat1b mask1, mask2;
inRange(hsv, cv::Scalar(0, 70, 50), cv::Scalar(10, 255, 255), mask1);
inRange(hsv, cv::Scalar(170, 70, 50), cv::Scalar(180, 255, 255), mask2);    
cv::Mat1b mask = mask1 + mask2;

In order to detect the red heart in the image, the code above when applied is applied which provides with 2 masked images namely 'mask1' and 'mask2'. Then I combine masks generated for both the red color range by doing an OR operation pixel-wise. The following output is generated.

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What I need to know is: Is it possible to use the output image to detect red color in other sample images? (ignore the heart shape, it's only the color I'm interested in).

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you can use colormatch template too

LBerger gravatar imageLBerger ( 2019-09-24 02:37:28 -0600 )edit

Thanks for your reply LBerger. Could you please give an example of the arguments I need to put in while executing? Thanks

daqs gravatar imagedaqs ( 2019-09-24 08:24:49 -0600 )edit

Nothing it's only a loop to fix a threshold

LBerger gravatar imageLBerger ( 2019-09-24 08:30:06 -0600 )edit

I don't think I understand. So, I can't add arguments in your template to find matching color images? I thought that's why you linked me the template. Masks, inRange don't seem to help one bit.

daqs gravatar imagedaqs ( 2019-09-24 08:33:42 -0600 )edit

thanks for your help

daqs gravatar imagedaqs ( 2019-09-24 08:34:04 -0600 )edit

Have you complied and run sample? There is two parts when you try matchTemplate using correlation (grayscale or color):

  1. cross corellation template image
  2. select roiwith a thresh >n % It means roi where template is found in image
LBerger gravatar imageLBerger ( 2019-09-24 08:36:35 -0600 )edit
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