Matrix expressions comparison result

asked 2016-03-07 16:32:39 -0600

WJS
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I’m using the following matrix comparison to see if two 3 channel 8 bit color images are identical:

Mat result = image1 != image2;

Your documentation states: The result of comparison is an 8-bit single channel mask whose elements are set to 255 (if the particular element or pair of elements satisfy the condition) or 0.

So, I was expecting the result matrix to be a single channel binary image. However, I find that result is actually a three channel matrix. If I split the result into three planes and count non-zero for each plane, and if each of the counts is zero then I know that the two images are identical. Do I misunderstand your documentation? Can someone clarify this for me?

Thank you, WJS

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answered 2016-03-07 18:00:03 -0600

Tetragramm

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You are correct, the bitwise comparisons return the same size and type as the input Mat. So the output is one channel of binary results per channel of input.

The method you describe is indeed one way of checking.

If all you are checking is whether they are exactly identical, it maybe faster to use

cv::Scalar sum = cv::sum(result);
if(sum(0) + sum(1) + sum(2) == 0)//For a 3 channel image
{//Then Identical}

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Tetragramm, Your suggestion is elegant in its simplicity! I will use it. WJS

WJS ( 2016-03-08 07:19:35 -0600 )edit

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