For This Project, You Are To Implement A Photo Bot Prototype

For This Project You Are To Implement A Prototype Of Photo Booth By

For this project, you are to implement a prototype of "Photo Booth" by using different kernels for image filter. The input image is obtained directly from the web camera captured video. Your task is to apply different kernels triggered by hitting different keys on the keyboard: (1) Hit "i" shows the original video. (2) Hit "g" shows the Gaussian blurred video. (3) Hit "m" shows the mean/average blurred video. (4) Hit "e" shows the ordinary edge effect. (5) Hit "v" shows the vertical edge effect by applying the Sobel filter. (6) Hit "h" shows the horizontal edge effect by applying the Sobel filter. (7) Hit "s" shows the sharpen effect. If the result is not obvious, you can change a bigger number than "5" for the center number, such as 7. You do not need to implement the filter from scratch; OpenCV provides the "filter2D()" API to apply convolution kernels to images.

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The objective of this project is to develop a simple yet versatile photo booth application that captures live video feed from a webcam and applies various image filters based on user keyboard inputs using OpenCV in C++. The core idea is to demonstrate real-time image processing by leveraging OpenCV's "filter2D()" function to implement different kernels, enabling effects such as blurring, edge detection, sharpening, and more.

The foundation of this program involves initializing the webcam stream, continuously capturing frames, and displaying them in a window. The main loop listens for keyboard inputs and applies the corresponding kernel filter to the current frame before displaying it. When the user presses the "Esc" key, the application terminates gracefully.

The key to this implementation lies in correctly passing various kernels into the "filter2D()" function, which convolves the input image with the kernel to produce the desired effect. The kernels are predefined matrices, as specified:

  • Identity ("i"):
  • [0 0 0; 0 1 0; 0 0 0]
  • Gaussian ("g"):
  • [1 2 1; 2 4 2; 1 2 1] * 1/16
  • Mean ("m"):
  • [1 1 1; 1 1 1; 1 1 1] * 1/9
  • Edge ("e"):
  • [-1 -1 -1; -1 8 -1; -1 -1 -1]
  • Sobel Vertical ("v"):
  • [ -1 0 1; -2 0 2; -1 0 1]
  • Sobel Horizontal ("h"):
  • [ -1 -2 -1; 0 0 0; 1 2 1]
  • Sharpen ("s"):
  • [0 -1 0; -1 5 -1; 0 -1 0]

The implementation involves creating a separate function (e.g., "myEffect()") which takes the current frame as input and returns the processed frame. This function contains the logic to select and apply the correct kernel based on the current user input. Inside the main loop, this function is called on each frame, and the output is displayed in real-time, providing an interactive photo booth experience.

The program must ensure robustness by checking for successful webcam initialization, proper handling of the "filter2D()" function parameters, and correct key handling to trigger filters. This project emphasizes integrating OpenCV's filtering capabilities into a real-time video processing pipeline, demonstrating competence in camera interfacing, image filtering, and user interaction.

References

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