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Thresholding Operations using inRange {#tutorial_threshold_inRange}
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Goal
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In this tutorial you will learn how to:
- Perform basic thresholding operations using OpenCV function @ref cv::inRange
- Detect an object based on the range of pixel values it has
Theory
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- In the previous tutorial, we learnt how perform thresholding using @ref cv::threshold function.
- In this tutorial, we will learn how to do it using @ref cv::inRange function.
- The concept remains same, but now we add a range of pixel values we need.
Code
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The tutorial code's is shown lines below. You can also download it from
[here](https://github.com/Itseez/opencv/tree/master/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp)
@include samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp
Explanation
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-# Let's check the general structure of the program:
- Create two Matrix elements to store the frames
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp mat
- Capture the video stream from default capturing device.
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp cap
- Create a window to display the default frame and the threshold frame.
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp window
- Create trackbars to set the range of RGB values
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp trackbar
- Until the user want the program to exit do the following
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp while
- Show the images
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp show
- For a trackbar which controls the lower range, say for example Red value:
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp low
- For a trackbar which controls the upper range, say for example Red value:
@snippet samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ImgProc/Threshold_inRange.cpp high
- It is necessary to find the maximum and minimum value to avoid discrepancies such as
the high value of threshold becoming less the low value.
Results
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-# After compiling this program, run it. The program will open two windows
-# As you set the RGB range values from the trackbar, the resulting frame will be visible in the other window.
![](images/Threshold_inRange_Tutorial_Result_input.jpeg)
![](images/Threshold_inRange_Tutorial_Result_output.jpeg)