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cv::resize() incorrect interpolation with INTER_NEAREST

asked 2015-08-13 04:05:57 -0600

foundry gravatar image

updated 2015-08-13 14:53:53 -0600

I am trying to 'enlarge' pixels - i.e. apply resize() to increase the dimensions of an image with nearest neighbour interpolation. However I am not getting expected results.

Input image (2 x 2 pixels):

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Code:

  resize(_inputImage, outImage,  Size(256,256),INTER_NEAREST);
  imshow(_windowName, outImage);

Expected result (256 x 256 pixels):

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Actual result (256 x 256 pixels):

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What am I doing wrong?

_update_
Thanks to the numerous comments and answers, it transpires that I had omitted some params. The correct call is:

      resize(_inputImage, outImage,  Size(256,256),0,0,INTER_NEAREST);

The 4th, 5th and 6th params are optional with defaults. I was omitting #4 (fx) and #5 (fy), so INTER_NEAREST was getting interpreted as fx (int 0), fy was defaulting to 0, and interpolation was defaulting to INTER_LINEAR( bilinear interpolation) which gave the unexpected result.

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I haven't got any problem using opencv 3.0 with your program and this one too :

Mat mire = imread("C:/Users/Laurent.PC-LAURENT-VISI/Downloads/14394562979689909.png",CV_LOAD_IMAGE_GRAYSCALE);
Mat mire2;

imshow("orignal",mire);
 resize(mire, mire2,  Size(256,256),0,0,INTER_NEAREST);
imshow("resize", mire2);
waitKey();

but you must use parameter 6 for interpolation choice

LBerger gravatar imageLBerger ( 2015-08-13 04:34:14 -0600 )edit

@LBerger@StevenPuttemans IMHO the source image intended on the question must be as below

Mat image(2,2,0);
image.at<uchar>(0,1)=255;
image.at<uchar>(1,0)=255;
sturkmen gravatar imagesturkmen ( 2015-08-13 08:04:35 -0600 )edit

@sturkmen I'm sorry but I haven't got result :

Mat image(2,2,CV_8UC1),image2;
image.at<uchar>(0,0)=0;
image.at<uchar>(1,1)=0;
image.at<uchar>(0,1)=255;
image.at<uchar>(1,0)=255;
imshow("orignal",image);
 resize(image, image2,  Size(256,256),0,0,INTER_NEAREST);
imshow("resize", image2);
waitKey();
LBerger gravatar imageLBerger ( 2015-08-13 08:12:14 -0600 )edit

imho expected result is not realistic for 2x2 pixel image. i tried to resize it with photoshop. almost same result.

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sturkmen gravatar imagesturkmen ( 2015-08-13 08:22:16 -0600 )edit

@sturkmen - in photoshop, you get the expected result if you set the "Resample Image" param to "Nearest Neighbour". In any case, thanks to the answers and comments here, I have found the problem - not calling with sufficient paramenters.

foundry gravatar imagefoundry ( 2015-08-13 14:36:03 -0600 )edit

@foundry I have learned something new. thank you.

sturkmen gravatar imagesturkmen ( 2015-08-13 15:09:32 -0600 )edit

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answered 2015-08-13 08:31:34 -0600

LBerger gravatar image

updated 2015-08-13 08:32:01 -0600

That's not really an answer bu with this code I have got your result :

image.at<uchar>(0,0)=0;
image.at<uchar>(1,1)=0;
image.at<uchar>(0,1)=255;
image.at<uchar>(1,0)=255;
imshow("orignal",image);
 resize(image, image2,  Size(256,256),0,0,INTER_LINEAR);
imshow("resize", image2);
waitKey();

May be you should check carrefully your parameter

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Thanks, as you suggested I checked my parameters and found them lacking. I had omitted the fx and fy params, so INTER_NEAREST was being interpreted as fx=0fy was defaulting to 0 and interpolation was defaulting to INTER_LINEAR as you show here. Correct call is resize(_inputImage, outImage, Size(256,256),0,0,INTER_NEAREST);

foundry gravatar imagefoundry ( 2015-08-13 14:40:20 -0600 )edit
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answered 2015-08-13 05:56:13 -0600

updated 2015-08-13 05:57:09 -0600

Like stated by @LBerger, if I apply this to the input image you give:

#include <iostream>

#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>

using namespace std;
using namespace cv;

int main()
{
    Mat image = imread("/home/spu/Desktop/test.png");
    Mat outImage;
    resize(image, outImage,  Size(256,256),INTER_NEAREST);

    imshow("orig", image);
    imshow("resized", outImage);

    waitKey(0);

    return 0;
}

Then this is the output result and it is thus working perfectly fine. What is your configuration?

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My guess, you are using OpenCV2.4.x with OpenCV3.0 flags? This code above is on OpenCV3.x ...

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You could be right. On OpenCV 2.4.11 - and I was missing two params. The correct call is resize(_inputImage, outImage, Size(256,256),0,0,INTER_NEAREST). Looking at the OpenCV 3 docs, they seem to require the same params?

foundry gravatar imagefoundry ( 2015-08-13 14:45:15 -0600 )edit

Now you say it, it should indeed be with two extra parameters. But this one worked... probably just giving a small offset to the code.

StevenPuttemans gravatar imageStevenPuttemans ( 2015-08-14 03:21:21 -0600 )edit

Also due to using your input image presented here, the difference is not noticable, and thus I did not see the problem with the different methods, but it is if you make the matrix like @LBerger does.

StevenPuttemans gravatar imageStevenPuttemans ( 2015-08-14 03:24:07 -0600 )edit

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