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is it allowed to use opencv track/multitrack in commercial software?

asked 2016-06-23 09:31:16 -0600

atv gravatar image

Is opencv tracking like:

http://docs.opencv.org/3.1.0/d2/d0a/t...

or http://docs.opencv.org/3.1.0/d5/d07/t...

based on TLD? In which case, am i allowed to use it (as i understoood TLD was copyrighted/patented) ?

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answered 2016-06-24 02:10:18 -0600

J. Romeo gravatar image

updated 2016-06-30 06:51:13 -0600

I think so.

There are only a few modules which are not BSD. I can remember SIFT, but may be others...

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Since OpenCV forces people to add stuff under BSD license, unless specifically stated otherwise in special licenses, the following rules apply

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 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
 // are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 //
 //   * Redistribution's of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
 //     this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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 //   * Redistribution's in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
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 //   * The name of the copyright holders may not be used to endorse or promote products
 //     derived from this software without specific prior written permission.

So basically you can do anything you want with it, as long as you keep the copyright notice!

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Thanks both. So this is what's confusing me, how come TLD/predator and even the OpenTLD is GPL from George and are patented but yet here we have TLD in opencv..is that not a conflict ?

atv gravatar imageatv ( 2016-06-30 06:54:20 -0600 )edit

because from the moment someone rewrites the idea from scratch into a module, and does not just copy paste everything, it can be used :) Thats how I understand software licenses and patents. They rarely hold :)

StevenPuttemans gravatar imageStevenPuttemans ( 2016-06-30 07:40:58 -0600 )edit

Hey Steven, yeah that's true.

BTW - i tried the multitracker but i'm not sure i understand it. The code tells me the arguments are : * example: * example_tracking_multitracker Bolt/img/%04d.jpg * example_tracking_multitracker faceocc2.webm KCF

So for the first example, an image. How can it track anything based on a static image? The second example, a movie as the first argument and the tracking algorithm as the second.

I guess i don't understand how this is supposed to work. I'd like to modify it so i can use it for tracking objects from a webcam.

atv gravatar imageatv ( 2016-06-30 09:39:43 -0600 )edit

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