OpenCV Experiments

These are some fun experiments using opencv-python with a webcam to do some useful and artistic projects. The included python apps are:

• A motion detecting grid of springy balls [spring_points.py]
• Motion detection of edges (sticky balls) [edge_sticker.py]
• One ball that you can push with motion [ball_game.py]
• Motion detecting video capture (security cam) [MotionDetector.py]
• An artistic mashup of recorded and live video [bgsub.py]

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Useage

Make sure you have the required python packages installed and run the python source file. This shoudl open a window that displays interactive images capured from you webcam.

Prerequisites

• Python 2.x
• opencv-python
• numpy

Set-up

Install the prerequisites, run the python source. If you have conda installed, here are the commands to set-up the environment. The scripts are old, so you have to use old python and opencv

conda create -n python2 python=2.7 anaconda
conda activate python2
pip install opencv-python==4.2.0.32

Run

python [sourcefile]

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Authors

• Josiah Bjorgaard - OpenCVExperiments

Acknowledgments