I would like to implement the following pixelwise operation between two images:
- Subtract the pixels (RGB) (important: if the result is negative, keep it)
- Convert to absolute value (RGB)
- Somehow merge the three channels (for starter, I use the cv::COLOR_RGB2GRAY which is a weighted add)
But, the problem is, that the cv::substract() and the operator - on cv::Mat fails to calculate negative values, and uses 0 instead.
How can I easily implement the behavior I need?