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We can’t stop here, this is bat country. Just a few days ago, the Google Research blog published a post demonstrating a unique, interesting, and perhaps even disturbing method to visualize what’s going inside the layers of a Convolutional Neural…

Two weeks ago we kicked off the OpenCV 3.0 install-fest with a tutorial on how to install OpenCV 3.0 and Python 2.7 on OSX. Today I’m back again with another OSX tutorial — only this time we are going to…

Last week we kicked-off the OpenCV 3.0 install fest by detailing how to install OpenCV 3.0 and Python 2.7+ on the OSX platform. Today we are going to continue the OpenCV 3.0 install instruction series by moving over to the…

As I mentioned last week, OpenCV 3.0 is finally here! And if you’ve been paying attention to my Twitter stream, you may have noticed a bunch of tweets regarding installing OpenCV on OSX and Ubuntu (yep, I’ve been tweeting a…

What does a hot summer day, Automatic License Plate Recognition and the Talk Python to Me Podcast have in common? Well. That’s a funny story — and one that landed me with a pretty hefty fine from the police. But…

It’s been a long time coming, but OpenCV 3.0 has finally been released! This update is definitely one of the most extensive overhauls to the library in recent years, and boasts increased stability, performance increases, and OpenCL support. But by…

Wow, last week’s blog post on building a basic motion detection system was awesome. It was a lot of fun to write and the feedback I got from readers like yourself made it well worth the effort to put together.…

Last updated on July 8, 2021. That son of a bitch. I knew he took my last beer. These are words a man should never, ever have to say. But I muttered them to myself in an exasperated sigh of…

So you’ve just built your first awesome computer vision app. Maybe it can detect faces in images. Or maybe your app can recognize prescription pills in photos. Or maybe your computer vision app can identify the covers of top selling…