Tutorial for Open CV with Visual Studio installation Install OpenCV software and interact with Visual studio on a Microsoft Windows 7 computer
Keywords: Open CV, Visual studio, integrated development environment,
Arthor: Poyuan Han Date: 11/14/2014
Executive Summary OpenCV is a tool for both academic and commercial use. It is interface in C++, C, Python, and support Windows, MacOS, and Linux. OpenCV was designed for computational efficiency and with strong focus on real-time applications. Visual studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft Windows. It supports varies programming language with code editor, such as in C++, and C.
Objective This application note will explain how to install OpenCV on Windows and interact with Visual studio step by step. Introduction OpenCV is a library of many inbuilt functions mainly aimed at real- time image processing. This application areas are include such as 2D and 3 D feature toolkits, Motion detection, and Object identification. It can be written in C and C++. Visual studio is a suitable program for interact with C++ and C, and also support with Windows 7, which is friendly use in public. Hardware This application is require minimum Windows 7 computer. It can be either desktop or laptop. The OpenCV is require 3.5GB memory. Make sure there is enough memory on hard drive on computer
Software The primary software for this application is Visual studio. Once we have hardware set up and hard drive ready in use. The OpenCV installation process is on next step
Environmental variable set up
GO to ”My computer” and right click it, and click drop down menu, If the system type is 64 bit operating system, the system architecture is x64. In this tutorial we are using vc11 as compiler type, and the supporting complier types of OpenCV is C:\opencv\build\x64 in this case.
Next, click “Advance System Setting”
Click” Enviroment Variable”
Then click “New” button
Type OPENCV_DIR as Variable name, and type C:\opencv\build\ as Variable value
Then click ok, once is finished
Now we are going to edit a system variable, click “Path” inside the list of System variable, and click “Edit”.
Add ;%OPENCV_DIR%\x86\vc11\bin in the Variable value
The OpenCV installation process is complete, next step is Visual Studio configuration
Configure Visual Studio
Start Microsoft Visual Studio. GO to File>New Project> Installed>Visual C++. Select “Win32 Console Application”. Then, enter the name of the file and location as you choose. Press OK after is finish.
Press ”Ctrl+W” and release it. Then press “S” in keyboard. The “solution Explorer” window will show up
Choose” All Configurations” for the Configuration. In Common Properties, Configuration properties > C/C++> General. Then copy and paste $(OPENCV_DIR)\include from “Additional Include Direction”
Click Linker>General, then copy and paste $(OPENCV_DIR)\x86\vc11\lib from “Additional Library Direction”
Click Linker>Input, then click down arrow on the right of window, then click
After you click
You can find the complete file names in “C:\opencv\build\x86\vc11” location
Click “OK” after you finish, and now the Open CV is interface with Visual Studio
Conclusion This application is a tutorial for installation OpenCV and how to interact with the programming software. Using Visual studio is a proper software as a choice. It contain C++ language code editor, also support Windows 7. By following the tutorial step by step, One can finish and robust the installation concept without any frustration.
Reference http://opencv-srf.blogspot.com/2013/05/installing-configuring-opencv-with-vs.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenCV http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio#Designer