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+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)
+project( SubsBackground )
+find_package( OpenCV REQUIRED )
+add_executable( SubsBackground SubsBackground.cpp )
+target_link_libraries( SubsBackground ${OpenCV_LIBS} )
diff --git a/samples/SubsBackground.cpp b/samples/SubsBackground.cpp
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+/**
+ * @file bg_sub.cpp
+ * @brief Background subtraction tutorial sample code
+ * @author Domenico D. Bloisi
+ */
+
+//opencv
+#include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/video/background_segm.hpp>
+//C
+#include <stdio.h>
+//C++
+#include <iostream>
+#include <sstream>
+
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace std;
+
+// Global variables
+Mat frame; //current frame
+Mat fgMaskMOG; //fg mask generated by MOG method
+Mat fgMaskMOG2; //fg mask fg mask generated by MOG2 method
+Ptr<BackgroundSubtractor> pMOG; //MOG Background subtractor
+Ptr<BackgroundSubtractor> pMOG2; //MOG2 Background subtractor
+int keyboard; //input from keyboard
+
+/** Function Headers */
+void help();
+void processVideo(char* videoFilename);
+void processImages(char* firstFrameFilename);
+
+void help()
+{
+ cout
+ << "--------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl
+ << "This program shows how to use background subtraction methods provided by " << endl
+ << " OpenCV. You can process both videos (-vid) and images (-img)." << endl
+ << endl
+ << "Usage:" << endl
+ << "./bs {-vid <video filename>|-img <image filename>}" << endl
+ << "for example: ./bs -vid video.avi" << endl
+ << "or: ./bs -img /data/images/1.png" << endl
+ << "--------------------------------------------------------------------------" << endl
+ << endl;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @function main
+ */
+int main(int argc, char* argv[])
+{
+ //print help information
+ help();
+
+ //check for the input parameter correctness
+ if(argc != 3) {
+ cerr <<"Incorret input list" << endl;
+ cerr <<"exiting..." << endl;
+ return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ }
+
+ //create GUI windows
+ namedWindow("Frame");
+ namedWindow("FG Mask MOG");
+ namedWindow("FG Mask MOG 2");
+
+ //create Background Subtractor objects
+ pMOG= new BackgroundSubtractorMOG(); //MOG approach
+ pMOG2 = new BackgroundSubtractorMOG2(); //MOG2 approach
+// pMOG = createBackgroundSubtractorMOG(); //MOG approach
+// pMOG2 = createBackgroundSubtractorMOG2(); //MOG2 approach
+
+ if(strcmp(argv[1], "-vid") == 0) {
+ //input data coming from a video
+ processVideo(argv[2]);
+ }
+ else if(strcmp(argv[1], "-img") == 0) {
+ //input data coming from a sequence of images
+ processImages(argv[2]);
+ }
+ else {
+ //error in reading input parameters
+ cerr <<"Please, check the input parameters." << endl;
+ cerr <<"Exiting..." << endl;
+ return EXIT_FAILURE;
+ }
+ //destroy GUI windows
+ destroyAllWindows();
+ return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/**
+ * @function processVideo
+ */
+void processVideo(char* videoFilename) {
+ //create the capture object
+ VideoCapture capture(videoFilename);
+ if(!capture.isOpened()){
+ //error in opening the video input
+ cerr << "Unable to open video file: " << videoFilename << endl;
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ //read input data. ESC or 'q' for quitting
+ while( (char)keyboard != 'q' && (char)keyboard != 27 ){
+ //read the current frame
+ if(!capture.read(frame)) {
+ cerr << "Unable to read next frame." << endl;
+ cerr << "Exiting..." << endl;
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ //update the background model
+ pMOG->operator()(frame, fgMaskMOG);
+ pMOG2->operator()(frame, fgMaskMOG2);
+// pMOG->apply(frame, fgMaskMOG);
+// pMOG2->apply(frame, fgMaskMOG2);
+ //get the frame number and write it on the current frame
+
+/*
+ stringstream ss;
+ rectangle(frame, cv::Point(10, 2), cv::Point(100,20),
+ cv::Scalar(255,255,255), -1);
+ ss << capture.get(CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES);
+ string frameNumberString = ss.str();
+ putText(frame, frameNumberString.c_str(), cv::Point(15, 15),
+ FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 0.5 , cv::Scalar(0,0,0));
+*/
+
+ //show the current frame and the fg masks
+ imshow("Frame", frame);
+ imshow("FG Mask MOG", fgMaskMOG);
+ imshow("FG Mask MOG 2", fgMaskMOG2);
+ //get the input from the keyboard
+ keyboard = waitKey( 30 );
+ }
+ //delete capture object
+ capture.release();
+}
+
+/**
+ * @function processImages
+ */
+void processImages(char* fistFrameFilename) {
+ //read the first file of the sequence
+ frame = imread(fistFrameFilename);
+ if(!frame.data){
+ //error in opening the first image
+ cerr << "Unable to open first image frame: " << fistFrameFilename << endl;
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ //current image filename
+ string fn(fistFrameFilename);
+ //read input data. ESC or 'q' for quitting
+ while( (char)keyboard != 'q' && (char)keyboard != 27 ){
+ //update the background model
+ pMOG->operator()(frame, fgMaskMOG);
+ pMOG2->operator()(frame, fgMaskMOG2);
+// pMOG->apply(frame, fgMaskMOG);
+// pMOG2->apply(frame, fgMaskMOG2);
+ //get the frame number and write it on the current frame
+ size_t index = fn.find_last_of("/");
+ if(index == string::npos) {
+ index = fn.find_last_of("\\");
+ }
+ size_t index2 = fn.find_last_of(".");
+ string prefix = fn.substr(0,index+1);
+ string suffix = fn.substr(index2);
+ string frameNumberString = fn.substr(index+1, index2-index-1);
+ istringstream iss(frameNumberString);
+ int frameNumber = 0;
+ iss >> frameNumber;
+ rectangle(frame, cv::Point(10, 2), cv::Point(100,20),
+ cv::Scalar(255,255,255), -1);
+ putText(frame, frameNumberString.c_str(), cv::Point(15, 15),
+ FONT_HERSHEY_SIMPLEX, 0.5 , cv::Scalar(0,0,0));
+ //show the current frame and the fg masks
+ imshow("Frame", frame);
+ imshow("FG Mask MOG", fgMaskMOG);
+ imshow("FG Mask MOG 2", fgMaskMOG2);
+ //get the input from the keyboard
+ keyboard = waitKey( 30 );
+ //search for the next image in the sequence
+ ostringstream oss;
+ oss << (frameNumber + 1);
+ string nextFrameNumberString = oss.str();
+ string nextFrameFilename = prefix + nextFrameNumberString + suffix;
+ //read the next frame
+ frame = imread(nextFrameFilename);
+ if(!frame.data){
+ //error in opening the next image in the sequence
+ cerr << "Unable to open image frame: " << nextFrameFilename << endl;
+ exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+ }
+ //update the path of the current frame
+ fn.assign(nextFrameFilename);
+ }
+}
+
+
+/*#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+using namespace cv;
+using namespace std;
+
+
+int main( int argc, char** argv ) {
+ cvNamedWindow("Example2", CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE );
+ CvCapture* capture = cvCreateFileCapture(argv[1]);
+ IplImage* frame;
+ while(1) {
+ frame = cvQueryFrame(capture);
+ if(!frame) break;
+ cvShowImage("Example2", frame );
+ char c = cvWaitKey(33);
+ if(c == 27) break;
+ }
+ cvReleaseCapture(&capture);
+ cvDestroyWindow("Example2");
+ return 0;
+}
+*/