Computer Vision with Python Training Course
Computer Vision is a field focused on automatically extracting, analysing, and interpreting valuable information from digital media. Python is a high-level programming language renowned for its clear syntax and readability.
In this instructor-led, live training, participants will learn the fundamentals of Computer Vision while building a series of simple Computer Vision applications using Python.
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
- Understand the fundamentals of Computer Vision
- Use Python to implement Computer Vision tasks
- Build their own face, object, and motion detection systems
Audience
- Python programmers interested in Computer Vision
Course Format
- A blend of lecture, discussion, exercises, and extensive hands-on practice
Course Outline
Introduction
Understanding the Fundamentals of Computer Vision
Installing OpenCV with Python Wrappers
Introduction to Using OpenCV
Working with Media in Python
- Loading Images
- Converting Colour to Grayscale
- Using Metadata
Applying Image Theory with Python
- Understanding Images as Multidimensional Arrays
- Understanding Colour Space
- Overview of Pixels and Coordinates
- Accessing Pixels
- Modifying Pixels in Images
- Drawing Lines and Shapes
- Applying Text to Images
- Resizing Images
- Cropping Images
Exploring Common Computer Vision Algorithms and Methods
- Thresholding
- Finding Contours
- Background Subtraction
- Using Detectors
Implementing Feature Extraction with Python
- Using Feature Vectors
- Understanding the Colour-Mean Features Theory
- Extracting Histogram Features
- Extracting Grayscale Histogram Features
- Extracting Texture Features
Implementing an Application to Detect Image Similarity
Implementing a Reverse Image Search Engine
Creating an Object Detection Application Using Template Matching
Creating a Face Detection Application Using Haar Cascade
Implementing an Object Detection Application Using Keypoints
Capturing and Processing Video via WebCam
Creating a Motion Detection System
Troubleshooting
Summary and Conclusion
Requirements
- Programming experience with Python
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Testimonials (2)
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Keeren Bala Krishnan - PENGUIN SOLUTIONS (SMART MODULAR)
Course - Computer Vision with Python
Trainer was very knowlegable and very open to feedback on what pace to go through the content and the topics we covered. I gained alot from the training and feel like I now have a good grasp of image manipulation and some techniques for building a good training set for an image classification problem.
Anthea King - WesCEF
Course - Computer Vision with Python
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