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Adding a Trackbar to our applications! {#tutorial_trackbar}
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- In the previous tutorials (about *linear blending* and the *brightness and contrast
adjustments*) you might have noted that we needed to give some **input** to our programs, such
as \f$\alpha\f$ and \f$beta\f$. We accomplished that by entering this data using the Terminal
- Well, it is time to use some fancy GUI tools. OpenCV provides some GUI utilities (*highgui.h*)
for you. An example of this is a **Trackbar**
![image](images/Adding_Trackbars_Tutorial_Trackbar.png)
- In this tutorial we will just modify our two previous programs so that they get the input
information from the trackbar.
Goals
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In this tutorial you will learn how to:
- Add a Trackbar in an OpenCV window by using @ref cv::createTrackbar
Code
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Let's modify the program made in the tutorial @ref tutorial_adding_images. We will let the user enter the
\f$\alpha\f$ value by using the Trackbar.
@code{.cpp}
#include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>
using namespace cv;
/// Global Variables
const int alpha_slider_max = 100;
int alpha_slider;
double alpha;
double beta;
/// Matrices to store images
Mat src1;
Mat src2;
Mat dst;
/*
* @function on_trackbar
* @brief Callback for trackbar
*/
void on_trackbar( int, void* )
{
alpha = (double) alpha_slider/alpha_slider_max ;
beta = ( 1.0 - alpha );
addWeighted( src1, alpha, src2, beta, 0.0, dst);
imshow( "Linear Blend", dst );
}
int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
/// Read image ( same size, same type )
src1 = imread("../../images/LinuxLogo.jpg");
src2 = imread("../../images/WindowsLogo.jpg");
if( !src1.data ) { printf("Error loading src1 \n"); return -1; }
if( !src2.data ) { printf("Error loading src2 \n"); return -1; }
/// Initialize values
alpha_slider = 0;
/// Create Windows
namedWindow("Linear Blend", 1);
/// Create Trackbars
char TrackbarName[50];
sprintf( TrackbarName, "Alpha x %d", alpha_slider_max );
createTrackbar( TrackbarName, "Linear Blend", &alpha_slider, alpha_slider_max, on_trackbar );
/// Show some stuff
on_trackbar( alpha_slider, 0 );
/// Wait until user press some key
waitKey(0);
return 0;
}
@endcode
Explanation
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We only analyze the code that is related to Trackbar:
1. First, we load 02 images, which are going to be blended.
@code{.cpp}
src1 = imread("../../images/LinuxLogo.jpg");
src2 = imread("../../images/WindowsLogo.jpg");
@endcode
2. To create a trackbar, first we have to create the window in which it is going to be located. So:
@code{.cpp}
namedWindow("Linear Blend", 1);
@endcode
3. Now we can create the Trackbar:
@code{.cpp}
createTrackbar( TrackbarName, "Linear Blend", &alpha_slider, alpha_slider_max, on_trackbar );
@endcode
Note the following:
- Our Trackbar has a label **TrackbarName**
- The Trackbar is located in the window named **"Linear Blend"**
- The Trackbar values will be in the range from \f$0\f$ to **alpha_slider_max** (the minimum
limit is always **zero**).
- The numerical value of Trackbar is stored in **alpha_slider**
- Whenever the user moves the Trackbar, the callback function **on_trackbar** is called
4. Finally, we have to define the callback function **on_trackbar**
@code{.cpp}
void on_trackbar( int, void* )
{
alpha = (double) alpha_slider/alpha_slider_max ;
beta = ( 1.0 - alpha );
addWeighted( src1, alpha, src2, beta, 0.0, dst);
imshow( "Linear Blend", dst );
}
@endcode
Note that:
- We use the value of **alpha_slider** (integer) to get a double value for **alpha**.
- **alpha_slider** is updated each time the trackbar is displaced by the user.
- We define *src1*, *src2*, *dist*, *alpha*, *alpha_slider* and *beta* as global variables,
so they can be used everywhere.
Result
------
- Our program produces the following output:
![image](images/Adding_Trackbars_Tutorial_Result_0.jpg)
- As a manner of practice, you can also add 02 trackbars for the program made in
@ref tutorial_basic_linear_transform. One trackbar to set \f$\alpha\f$ and another for \f$\beta\f$. The output might
look like:
![image](images/Adding_Trackbars_Tutorial_Result_1.jpg)