JavaCV - Color based thresholding in image using OpenCV

JavaCV - Red color based thresholding (RGB-A space) in image using OpenCV : Full working java source code 


Note that the order of colors is BGR-A not RGB-A. 
Read it more from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/367449/bgr-color-space
//static imports
import static com.googlecode.javacv.cpp.opencv_core.*;
import static com.googlecode.javacv.cpp.opencv_highgui.*;
import static com.googlecode.javacv.cpp.opencv_imgproc.*;
//non-static imports
import com.googlecode.javacv.cpp.opencv_core.CvScalar;
import com.googlecode.javacv.cpp.opencv_core.IplImage;

public class ColorDetect {
    //color range of red like color
    static CvScalar min = cvScalar(0, 0, 130, 0);//BGR-A
    static CvScalar max= cvScalar(140, 110, 255, 0);//BGR-A

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        //read image
        IplImage orgImg = cvLoadImage("colordetectimage.jpg");
        //create binary image of original size
        IplImage imgThreshold = cvCreateImage(cvGetSize(orgImg), 8, 1);
        //apply thresholding
        cvInRangeS(orgImg, min, max, imgThreshold);
        //smooth filter- median
        cvSmooth(imgThreshold, imgThreshold, CV_MEDIAN, 13);
        //save
        cvSaveImage("threshold.jpg", imgThreshold);
    }
}

Results:

Input image :
Input test image (red color will be detected )

//Red color detected output image
Red like color detected
#you can alter the range of red color (min, max) .

11 comments :

  1. hi... can u develop corrsponding code 4 android???
    n where are we suppose to save the input image

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    1. Hello Asha, in my example the image will be saved at project's folder.
      See my answer to Aman's question for your other question.

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  2. hi...I am having same problem as Asha can you tell me how to use this in android platform...pls its urgent

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    1. hello Aman and Asha , I haven't used JavaCV in android. But AFAIK, you should use native calls OpenCV functions from Android code. Do more research.

      The following resources will certainly help you.

      http://www.stanford.edu/~zxwang/android_opencv.html
      http://opencv.itseez.com/doc/tutorials/introduction/android_binary_package/android_binary_package_using_with_NDK.html

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  3. hello mister, i want to ask, what is code "static CvScalar min = cvScalar(0, 0, 130, 0); static CvScalar max= cvScalar(140, 110, 255, 0);" mean ? what is HSV value ,,

    do you have formula or anything,to calc number cvScalar if i want to change color to detection.... e.g (yellow or green)

    thanks

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    1. As my comment suggest they represent : color range of red like color.
      For HSV Scale, refer to :
      http://ganeshtiwaridotcomdotnp.blogspot.com/2011/12/javacv-image-thresholding-hsv-color.html

      I haven't used any formula. Its just game of hit/trial to achieve close range.

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    2. ok thanks for ur suggest.... I almost can detect colors (yellow ang green),

      I can conclude that cvScalar parameter's is cvScalar(G, B, R, A);

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    3. You are right about (G, B, R, A)

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  4. what do you have coding steganografi with java?

    email to: bayuwinarta@yahoo.com

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  5. HI
    DO you know how to track same color objects in different place with independent way. that meant i need to track object 1, object 2, object 3... likewise i want to get 4 red colored object with each coordinates need each one as independent way

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  6. OpenCV Error: Bad argument (Array should be CvMat or IplImage) in unknown function, file ..\..\..\src\opencv\modules\core\src\array.cpp, line 1238
    Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: ..\..\..\src\opencv\modules\core\src\array.cpp:1238: error: (-5) Array should be CvMat or IplImage

    at com.googlecode.javacv.cpp.opencv_core.cvGetSize(Native Method)

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