ruby-opencv/README.rdoc

= OpenCV

The initial Open Computer Vision library was originally developed by Intel 
Corporation. Recent development has been headed by Willow Garage, Inc.

* OpenCV project home http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/
  * Download http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/
* Ruby/OpenCV original author's web page http://blueruby.mydns.jp/opencv

== DESCRIPTION:

OpenCV wrapper for Ruby

== FEATURES/PROBLEMS:

* Some OpenCV functions are wrapped.
* Ruby 1.8.7, 1.9.3 and OpenCV 2.3.1 are supported.

== DEPENDENCIES:

* OpenCV (required)
Ruby/OpenCV relies on the OpenCV library.

See http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/InstallGuide


== INSTALLATION:
=== Install Ruby/OpenCV manually
==== Unix/Linux/Mac

  $ git clone git://github.com/ser1zw/ruby-opencv.git
  $ cd ruby-opencv
  $ git checkout master  # for OpenCV 2.3 or later. To use OpenCV 2.2, type "git checkout OpenCV_2.2" instead
  $ ruby extconf.rb --with-opencv-dir=/path/to/opencvdir
  $ make
  $ make install

==== Windows (mswin32)
Use "nmake" instead of "make".

In mswin32, OpenCV include folder and library folder are not installed in the same folder by default.
You may need to specify OpenCV include folder and library folder respectively when you run extconf.rb.

  $ git clone git://github.com/ser1zw/ruby-opencv.git
  $ cd ruby-opencv
  $ git checkout master  # for OpenCV 2.3 or later. To use OpenCV 2.2, type "git checkout OpenCV_2.2" instead
  $ ruby extconf.rb --with-opencv-include=C:\path\to\opencvdir\build\include --with-opencv-lib=C:\path\to\opencvdir\build\x86\vc10\lib
  $ nmake
  $ nmake install


*/path/to/opencvdir* is the path you installs OpenCV library (default: /usr/local).

For example, if you install OpenCV library to */opt/local/* like:

  $ cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/opt/local/ ./OpenCV-2.3.1
  $ make
  $ make install

Install Ruby/OpenCV with the following command:

  $ ruby extconf.rb --with-opencv-dir=/opt/local
  $ make
  $ make install


=== Create Ruby/OpenCV Gem
You can also install this library creating a gem like:

  $ git clone git://github.com/ser1zw/ruby-opencv.git
  $ cd ruby-opencv
  $ git checkout master  # for OpenCV 2.3 or later. To use OpenCV 2.2, type "git checkout OpenCV_2.2" instead
  $ bundle install
  $ rake gem
  $ gem install pkg/opencv-*.gem -- --with-opencv-dir=/path/to/opencvdir

To add ruby-opencv in your Gemfile:

  $ echo -e "\n"'gem "opencv", :git => "https://github.com/ser1zw/ruby-opencv"' >> Gemfile
  $ bundle config build.opencv --with-opencv-dir=/path/to/opencvdir
  $ bundle install  # or bundle update

== SYNOPSIS:
=== Show Image using GUI Component

  #!/usr/bin/env ruby
  require "opencv"

  image = OpenCV::IplImage.load("sample.jpg")
  window = OpenCV::GUI::Window.new("preview")
  window.show(image)
  OpenCV::GUI::wait_key

=== Face Detection

Here is a sample face detection program that doesn't rely on the GUI components.
In order for this to work you must copy the OpenCV haarcascades data into a 
subfolder called data.

  #!/usr/bin/env ruby
  require "opencv"

  if ARGV.length < 2
    puts "Usage: your_app_name source dest"
    exit
  end
 
  data = "./data/haarcascades/haarcascade_frontalface_alt.xml"
  detector = OpenCV::CvHaarClassifierCascade::load(data)
  image = OpenCV::IplImage.load(ARGV[0])
  detector.detect_objects(image).each do |region|
    color = OpenCV::CvColor::Blue
    image.rectangle! region.top_left, region.bottom_right, :color => color
  end
  image.save_image(ARGV[1])

For more samples, see examples/*.rb

== LICENSE:

The BSD Liscense

see LICENSE.txt