I use code like the example below to do basic plotting of a list of values from F# Interactive. When plotting more points, the time taken to display increases dramatically. In the examples below, 10^4 points display in 4 seconds whereas 4.10^4 points take a patience-testing 53 seconds to display. Overall it's roughly as if the time to plot N points is in N^2.
The result is that I'll probably add an interpolation layer in front of this code, but
1) I wonder if someone who knows the workings of FSharpChart and Windows.Forms could explain what is causing this behaviour? (The data is bounded so one thing that seems to rule out is the display needing to adjust scale.)
2)Is there a simple remedy other than interpolating the data myself?
let plotl (f:float list) =
let chart = FSharpChart.Line(f, Name = "")
|> FSharpChart.WithSeries.Style(Color = System.Drawing.Color.Red, BorderWidth = 2)
let form = new Form(Visible = true, TopMost = true, Width = 700, Height = 500)
let ctl = new ChartControl(chart, Dock = DockStyle.Fill)
form.Controls.Add(ctl)
let z1 = [for i in 1 .. 10000 do yield sin(float(i * i))]
let z2 = [for i in 1 .. 20000 do yield sin(float(i * i))]
plotl z1
plotl z2
First of all, FSharpChart is a name used in an older version of the library. The latest version is called F# Charting, comes with a new documentation and uses just Chart.
To answer your question, Chart.Line and Chart.Points are quite slow for large number of points. The library also has Chart.FastLine and Chart.FastPoints (which do not support as many features, but are faster). So, try getting the latest version of F# Charting and using the "Fast" version of the method.
I am not familiar with .NET coding.
However, I must create DZI sliced image assets on a shared server and am told that I can instantiate and use DeepZoomTools.dll.
Can someone show me a very simple DZI creation script that demonstrates the proper .NET coding technique? I can embellish as needed, I'm sure, but don't know where to start.
Assuming I have a jpg, how does a script simply slice it up and save it?
I can imagine it's only a few lines of code. The server is running IIS 7.5.
If anyone has a simple example, I'd be most appreciative.
Thanks
I don't know myself, but you might ask in the OpenSeadragon community:
https://github.com/openseadragon/openseadragon/issues
Someone there might know.
Does it have to be DeepZoomTools.dll? There are a number of other options for creating DZI files. Here are a few:
http://openseadragon.github.io/examples/creating-zooming-images/
Example of building a Seadragon Image from multiple images.
In this, the "clsCanvas" objects and collection can pretty much be ignored, it was an object internal to my code that was generating the images with GDI+, then putting them on disk. The code below just shows how to get a bunch of images from file and assemble them into a zoomable collection. Hope this helps someone :-).
CollectionCreator cc = new CollectionCreator();
// set default values that make sense for conversion options
cc.ServerFormat = ServerFormats.Default;
cc.TileFormat = ImageFormat.Jpg;
cc.TileSize = 256;
cc.ImageQuality = 0.92;
cc.TileOverlap = 0;
// the max level should always correspond to the log base 2 of the tilesize, unless otherwise specified
cc.MaxLevel = (int)Math.Log(cc.TileSize, 2);
List<Microsoft.DeepZoomTools.Image> aoImages = new List<Microsoft.DeepZoomTools.Image>();
double fLeftShift = 0;
foreach (clsCanvas oCanvas in aoCanvases)
{
//viewport width as a function of this canvas, so the width of this canvas is 1
double fThisImgWidth = oCanvas.MyImageWidth - 1; //the -1 creates a 1px overlap, hides the seam between images.
double fTotalViewportWidth = fTotalImageWidth / fThisImgWidth;
double fMyLeftEdgeInViewportUnits = -fLeftShift / fThisImgWidth; ; //please don't ask me why this is a negative numeber
double fMyTopInViewportUnits = -fTotalViewportWidth * 0.3;
fLeftShift += fThisImgWidth;
Microsoft.DeepZoomTools.Image oImg = new Microsoft.DeepZoomTools.Image(oCanvas.MyFileName.Replace("_Out_Tile",""));
oImg.ViewportWidth = fTotalViewportWidth;
oImg.ViewportOrigin = new System.Windows.Point(fMyLeftEdgeInViewportUnits, fMyTopInViewportUnits);
aoImages.Add(oImg);
}
// create a list of all the images to include in the collection
cc.Create(aoImages, sMasterOutFile);
Does Octave have a good way to let the user select an input file? I've seen code like this for Matlab, but doesn't work in Octave.
A gui based method would be preferred, but some sort of command-line choice would work also. It would be great if there were some way to do this that would work in both Matlab and Octave.
I found this for Matlab but it does not work in Octave, even when you install Octave Forge Java package for the listdlg function. In Octave, dir() gives you:
647x1 struct array containing the fields:
name
date
bytes
isdir
datenum
statinfo
but I don't know how to convert this to an array of strings listdlg expects.
You have already the Octave Forge java package installed, so you can create instances of any java class and call any java method.
For example to create a JFileChooser and call the JFileChooser.showOpenDialog(Component parent) method:
frame = javaObject("javax.swing.JFrame");
frame.setBounds(0,0,100,100);
frame.setVisible(true);
fc = javaObject ("javax.swing.JFileChooser")
returnVal = fc.showOpenDialog(frame);
file = fc.getSelectedFile();
file.getName()
Btw. I had some troubles installing the package.
Here is a fix for Ubuntu. that worked also for my Debian Testing.
EDIT
#NoBugs In reply to your comment:
If you need to use listdlg you can do the following:
d = dir;
str = {d.name};
[sel,ok] = listdlg('PromptString','Select a file:',...
'SelectionMode','single',...
'ListString',str);
if ok == 1
disp(str{sel(1)});
end
This should be compatible with matlab, by I cannot test it right now.
If you want to select multiple files use this:
d = dir;
str = {d.name};
[sel,ok] = listdlg('PromptString','Select a file:',...
'SelectionMode','multiple',...
'ListString',str);
if ok == 1
imax = length(sel);
for i=1:1:imax
disp(str{sel(i)});
end
end
I never came across an open-file-dialog in octave.
If you are looking for a gui based method maybe guioctave can help you. I never used it, because it appears only be available for windows machines.
A possible solution would be to write a little script in octave, that would allow the user to parse through the directories and select a file like that.
Thought I'd provide an updated answer to this old question, since it is appearing in the 'related questions' field for other questions.
Octave provides the uigetdir and uigetfile functions, which do what you expect.
In my C/C++ program, I'm using OpenCV to capture images from my webcam. The camera (Logitech QuickCam IM) can capture at resolutions 320x240, 640x480 and 1280x960. But, for some strange reason, OpenCV gives me images of resolution 320x240 only. Calls to change the resolution using cvSetCaptureProperty() with other resolution values just don't work. How do I capture images with the other resolutions possible with my webcam?
I'm using openCV 1.1pre1 under Windows (videoinput library is used by default by this version of openCv under windows).
With these instructions I can set camera resolution. Note that I call the old cvCreateCameraCapture instead of cvCaptureFromCam.
capture = cvCreateCameraCapture(cameraIndex);
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 640 );
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 480 );
videoFrame = cvQueryFrame(capture);
I've tested it with Logitech, Trust and Philips webcams
There doesn't seem to be a solution. The resolution can be increased to 640x480 using this hack shared by lifebelt77. Here are the details reproduced:
Add to highgui.h:
#define CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_DISPLAY 8
#define CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_FORMAT 9
#define CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_SOURCE 10
#define CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_COMPRESSION 11
#define CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH_HEIGHT 12
Add the function icvSetPropertyCAM_VFW to cvcap.cpp:
static int icvSetPropertyCAM_VFW( CvCaptureCAM_VFW* capture, int property_id, double value )
{
int result = -1;
CAPSTATUS capstat;
CAPTUREPARMS capparam;
BITMAPINFO btmp;
switch( property_id )
{
case CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_DISPLAY:
result = capDlgVideoDisplay(capture->capWnd);
//SendMessage(capture->capWnd,WM_CAP_DLG_VIDEODISPLAY,0,0);
break;
case CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_FORMAT:
result = capDlgVideoFormat(capture->capWnd);
//SendMessage(capture->capWnd,WM_CAP_DLG_VIDEOFORMAT,0,0);
break;
case CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_SOURCE:
result = capDlgVideoSource(capture->capWnd);
//SendMessage(capture->capWnd,WM_CAP_DLG_VIDEOSOURCE,0,0);
break;
case CV_CAP_PROP_DIALOG_COMPRESSION:
result = capDlgVideoCompression(capture->capWnd);
break;
case CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH_HEIGHT:
capGetVideoFormat(capture->capWnd, &btmp, sizeof(BITMAPINFO));
btmp.bmiHeader.biWidth = floor(value/1000);
btmp.bmiHeader.biHeight = value-floor(value/1000)*1000;
btmp.bmiHeader.biSizeImage = btmp.bmiHeader.biHeight *
btmp.bmiHeader.biWidth * btmp.bmiHeader.biPlanes *
btmp.bmiHeader.biBitCount / 8;
capSetVideoFormat(capture->capWnd, &btmp, sizeof(BITMAPINFO));
break;
default:
break;
}
return result;
}
and edit captureCAM_VFW_vtable as following:
static CvCaptureVTable captureCAM_VFW_vtable =
{
6,
(CvCaptureCloseFunc)icvCloseCAM_VFW,
(CvCaptureGrabFrameFunc)icvGrabFrameCAM_VFW,
(CvCaptureRetrieveFrameFunc)icvRetrieveFrameCAM_VFW,
(CvCaptureGetPropertyFunc)icvGetPropertyCAM_VFW,
(CvCaptureSetPropertyFunc)icvSetPropertyCAM_VFW, // was NULL
(CvCaptureGetDescriptionFunc)0
};
Now rebuilt highgui.dll.
I've done image processing in linux before and skipped OpenCV's built in camera functionality because it's (as you've discovered) incomplete.
Depending on your OS you may have more luck going straight to the hardware through normal channels as opposed to through openCV. If you are using Linux, video4linux or video4linux2 should give you relatively trivial access to USB webcams and you can use libavc1394 for firewire. Depending on the device and the quality of the example code you follow, you should be able to get the device running with the parameters you want in an hour or two.
Edited to add: You are on your own if its Windows. I imagine it's not much more difficult but I've never done it.
I strongly suggest using VideoInput lib, it supports any DirectShow device (even multiple devices at the same time) and is more configurable. You'll spend five minutes make it play with OpenCV.
Check this ticket out:
https://code.ros.org/trac/opencv/ticket/376
"The solution is to use the newer libv4l-based wrapper.
install libv4l-dev (this is how it's called in Ubuntu)
rerun cmake, you will see "V4L/V4L2: Using libv4l"
rerun make. now the resolution can be changed. tested with built-in isight on MBP."
This fixed it for me using Ubuntu and might aswell work for you.
Code I finally got working in Python once Aaron Haun pointed out I needed to define the arguments of the set function before using them.
#Camera_Get_Set.py
#By Forrest L. Erickson of VRX Company Inc. 8-31-12.
#Opens the camera and reads and reports the settings.
#Then tries to set for higher resolution.
#Workes with Logitech C525 for resolutions 960 by 720 and 1600 by 896
import cv2.cv as cv
import numpy
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC = 0
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES = 1
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_AVI_RATIO = 2
CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH = 3
CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT = 4
CV_CAP_PROP_FPS = 5
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FOURCC = 6
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAME_COUNT = 7
CV_CAP_PROP_BRIGHTNESS = 8
CV_CAP_PROP_CONTRAST = 9
CV_CAP_PROP_SATURATION = 10
CV_CAP_PROP_HUE = 11
CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES = tuple({
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC,
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES,
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_AVI_RATIO,
CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH,
CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT,
CV_CAP_PROP_FPS,
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FOURCC,
CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAME_COUNT,
CV_CAP_PROP_BRIGHTNESS,
CV_CAP_PROP_CONTRAST,
CV_CAP_PROP_SATURATION,
CV_CAP_PROP_HUE})
CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES = [
"CV_CAP_PROP_POS_MSEC",
"CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAMES",
"CV_CAP_PROP_POS_AVI_RATIO",
"CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH",
"CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT",
"CV_CAP_PROP_FPS",
"CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FOURCC",
"CV_CAP_PROP_POS_FRAME_COUNT",
"CV_CAP_PROP_BRIGHTNESS",
"CV_CAP_PROP_CONTRAST",
"CV_CAP_PROP_SATURATION",
"CV_CAP_PROP_HUE"]
capture = cv.CaptureFromCAM(0)
print ("\nCamera properties before query of frame.")
for i in range(len(CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES)):
# camera_valeus =[CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES, foo]
foo = cv.GetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES[i])
camera_values =[CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES[i], foo]
# print str(camera_values)
print str(CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES[i]) + ": " + str(foo)
print ("\nOpen a window for display of image")
cv.NamedWindow("Camera", 1)
while True:
img = cv.QueryFrame(capture)
cv.ShowImage("Camera", img)
if cv.WaitKey(10) == 27:
break
cv.DestroyWindow("Camera")
#cv.SetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 1024)
#cv.SetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 768)
cv.SetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, 1600)
cv.SetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, 896)
print ("\nCamera properties after query and display of frame.")
for i in range(len(CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES)):
# camera_valeus =[CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES, foo]
foo = cv.GetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES[i])
camera_values =[CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES[i], foo]
# print str(camera_values)
print str(CV_CAPTURE_PROPERTIES_NAMES[i]) + ": " + str(foo)
print ("/nOpen a window for display of image")
cv.NamedWindow("Camera", 1)
while True:
img = cv.QueryFrame(capture)
cv.ShowImage("Camera", img)
if cv.WaitKey(10) == 27:
break
cv.DestroyWindow("Camera")
I am using debian and ubuntu, i had the same problem, i couldn't change the resolution of video input using CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH and CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT
I turned out that the reason was a missing library.
I installed lib4l-dev through synaptic, rebuilt OpenCV and the problem is SOLVED!
I am posting this to ensure that no one else wastes time on this setproperty function. I spent 2 days on this to see that nothing seems to be working. So I dug out the code (I had installed the library the first time around). This is what actually happens - cvSetCaptureProperty, calls setProperty inside CvCapture class and lo behold setProperty does nothing. It just returns false.
Instead I'll pick up using another library to feed OpenCV a capture video/images. I am using OpenCV 2.2
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, WIDTH );
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, HEIGHT);
cvQueryFrame(capture);
That will not work with OpenCV 2.2, but if you use OpenCV 2.1 it will work fine !
If you are on windows platform, try DirectShow (IAMStreamConfig).
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd319784%28v=vs.85%29.aspx
Under Windows try to use VideoInput library:
http://robocraft.ru/blog/computervision/420.html
I find that in Windows (from Win98 to WinXP SP3), OpenCV will often use Microsoft's VFW library for camera access. The problem with this is that it is often very slow (say a max of 15 FPS frame capture) and buggy (hence why cvSetCaptureProperty often doesn't work). Luckily, you can usually change the resolution in other software (particularly "AMCAP", which is a demo program that is easily available) and it will effect the resolution that OpenCV will use. For example, you can run AMCAP to set the resolution to 640x480, and then OpenCV will use that by default from that point onwards!
But if you can use a different Windows camera access library such as the "videoInput" library http://muonics.net/school/spring05/videoInput/ that accesses the camera using very efficient DirectShow (part of DirectX). Or if you have a professional quality camera, then often it will come with a custom API that lets you access the camera, and you could use that for fast access with the ability to change resolution and many other things.
Just one information that could be valuable for people having difficulties to change the default capture resolution (640 x 480) ! I experimented myself a such problem with opencv 2.4.x and one Logitech camera ... and found one workaround !
The behaviour I detected is that the default format is setup as initial parameters when camera capture is started (cvCreateCameraCapture), and all request to change height or width :
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, ...
or
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, ...
are not possible afterwards ! Effectively, I discovered with adding return error of ioctl functions that V4l2 driver is returning EBUSY for thet requests !
Therefore, one workaround should be to change the default value directly in highgui/cap_v4l.cpp :
*#define DEFAULT_V4L_WIDTH 1280 // Originally 640*
*#define DEFAULT_V4L_HEIGHT 720 // Originally 480*
After that, I just recompiled opencv ... and arrived to get 1280 x 720 without any problem ! Of course, a better fix should be to stop the acquisition, change the parameters, and restart stream after, but I'm not enough familiar with opencv for doing that !
Hope it will help.
Michel BEGEY
Try this:
capture = cvCreateCameraCapture(-1);
//set resolution
cvSetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, frameWidth);
cvSetCaptureProperty(capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, frameHeight);
cvQueryFrame(capture);
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, any_supported_size );
cvSetCaptureProperty( capture, CV_CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT, any_supported_size);
cvQueryFrame(capture);
should be just enough!