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Subtract vignetting template from image in OpenCV Python

I have 750+ images, like this 'test.png', that I need to subtract the vignetting in 'vig-raw.png' from. I just started using opencv-python, so "I don't even know what I don't know".
Using GIMP, I desaturated 'vig-raw.png' to create 'vig-desat.png', which I then converted with Color to Alpha to create 'vig-alpha.png'.
This is my attempt to subtract 'vig-alpha.png' from 'test.png'.
import cv2 as cv
import numpy as np
img1 = cv.imread('test.png',0)
img1 = cv.cvtColor(img1, cv.COLOR_BGR2BGRA) # add alpha channel to RGB image
print(img1[0][0]) # show alpha
img2 = cv.imread('vig-alpha.png',flags=cv.IMREAD_UNCHANGED) # read RGBA image
print(img2[0][0]) #show alpha
img3 = cv.subtract(img1, img2)
img3 = cv.resize(img3, (500,250))
print(img3[0][0]) # show alpha
cv.imshow('result',img3)
cv.waitKey()
cv.destroyAllWindows()
However, this is the 'result'. I need to produce a uniform shading throughout the image while leaving the original colors intact. I don't know the correct terminology for this sort of thing, and it's hard to search for a solution with what I do know. Thanks in advance.
EDIT: As per Rotem's answer, image file format matters. StackOverflow converted the PNG files I posted to JPEG, which did effect results while checking their answer. See the comment I left on Rotem's answer below for more information.

Vignette template is not supposed to be subtracted, it supposed to be scaled.
The vignette correction process is known as Flat-field correction applies:
G = m / (F - D)
C = (R - D) * G
When D is dark field or dark frame.
We don't have dark frame sample - we may assume that the dark frame is all zeros.
Assuming D=zeros, the correction formula is:
G = m / F
C = R * G
m = mean(F), and F applies vig-alpha.
R is test.png.
For computing G (name it inv_vig_norm, we may use the following stages):
Read vig-alpha.png as grayscale, and convert it to float in range [0, 1] (vig_norm applies F):
vig = cv2.imread('vig-alpha.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
vig_norm = vig.astype(np.float32) / 255
Divide m by F:
vig_mean_val = cv2.mean(vig_norm)[0]
inv_vig_norm = vig_mean_val / vig_norm # Compute G = m/F
Compute C = R * G - scale img1 by inv_vig_norm:
inv_vig_norm = cv2.cvtColor(inv_vig_norm, cv2.COLOR_GRAY2BGR)
img2 = cv2.multiply(img1, inv_vig_norm, dtype=cv2.CV_8U) # Compute: C = R * G
For removing noise and artifacts, we may apply Median Blur and Gaussian Blur over vig (it may be required because the site converted vig-alpha.png to JPEG format).
Code sample:
import cv2
import numpy as np
img1 = cv2.imread('test.png')
vig = cv2.imread('vig-alpha.png', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE) # Read vignette template as grayscale
vig = cv2.medianBlur(vig, 15) # Apply median filter for removing artifacts and extreem pixels.
vig_norm = vig.astype(np.float32) / 255 # Convert vig to float32 in range [0, 1]
vig_norm = cv2.GaussianBlur(vig_norm, (51, 51), 30) # Blur the vignette template (because there are still artifacts, maybe because SO convered the image to JPEG).
#vig_max_val = vig_norm.max() # For avoiding "false colors" we may use the maximum instead of the mean.
vig_mean_val = cv2.mean(vig_norm)[0]
# vig_max_val / vig_norm
inv_vig_norm = vig_mean_val / vig_norm # Compute G = m/F
inv_vig_norm = cv2.cvtColor(inv_vig_norm, cv2.COLOR_GRAY2BGR) # Convert inv_vig_norm to 3 channels before using cv2.multiply. https://stackoverflow.com/a/48338932/4926757
img2 = cv2.multiply(img1, inv_vig_norm, dtype=cv2.CV_8U) # Compute: C = R * G
cv2.imshow('inv_vig_norm', cv2.resize(inv_vig_norm / inv_vig_norm.max(), (500, 250))) # Show inv_vig_norm for testing
cv2.imshow('img1', cv2.resize(img1, (500, 250)))
cv2.imshow('result', cv2.resize(img2, (500, 250)))
cv2.waitKey()
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Results:
img1:
inv_vig_norm:
img2:

How make eye and nose bigger or smaller in opencv and python

I used the following code to select nose in OpenCV and Python i searched a lot of to find a way to change the size of nose and save as a other image but i didn't find anything is there anybody to help me to do this.
import cv2
import numpy as np
import dlib
img = cv2.imread('1.jpg')
img = cv2.resize(img,(0,0),None,0.5,0.5)
imgOriginal = img.copy()
detector = dlib.get_frontal_face_detector()
predictor = dlib.shape_predictor("shape_predictor_68_face_landmarks.dat")
def createBox(img,points,scale=5):
bbox = cv2.boundingRect(points)
x,y,w,h = bbox
imgCrop = img[y:y+h,x:x+w]
imgCrop = cv2.resize(imgCrop,(0,0),None,scale,scale)
return imgCrop
imgGray = cv2.cvtColor(img,cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
faces = detector(imgGray)
for face in faces:
x1,y1 = face.left(),face.top()
x2,y2 = face.right(),face.bottom()
imgOriginal = cv2.rectangle(img,(x1,y1),(x2,y2),(0,255,0),1)
landmarks = predictor(imgGray,face)
myPoints=[]
for n in range(68):
x = landmarks.part(n).x
y = landmarks.part(n).y
myPoints.append([x,y])
#cv2.circle(imgOriginal,(x,y),5,(50,50,255),cv2.FILLED)
#cv2.putText(imgOriginal,str(n),(x,y-10),cv2.FONT_HERSHEY_COMPLEX_SMALL,0.8,(0,0,255),1)
myPoints = np.array(myPoints)
#nose points to select
#nose_points = myPoints[27:35]
print(myPoints)
cv2_imshow(imgOriginal)
cv2.waitKey(0)
thanks in advance

Here is one way using a spherical (bubble) warp in a local region in Python/OpenCV.
- Define region center and radius and amount of spherical distortion
- Crop the image for that center and radius
- Compute the spherical distortion x and y displacement maps and a binary mask
- Apply the distortion maps using cv2.remap
- Antialias the mask
- Merge the distorted and cropped image using the mask
- Insert that merged image into the original image
- Save the results
Input:
import numpy as np
import cv2
import math
import skimage.exposure
img = cv2.imread("portrait_of_mussorgsky2.jpg")
# set location and radius
cx = 130
cy = 109
radius = 30
# set distortion gain
gain = 1.5
# crop image
crop = img[cy-radius:cy+radius, cx-radius:cx+radius]
# get dimensions
ht, wd = crop.shape[:2]
xcent = wd / 2
ycent = ht / 2
rad = min(xcent,ycent)
# set up the x and y maps as float32
map_x = np.zeros((ht, wd), np.float32)
map_y = np.zeros((ht, wd), np.float32)
mask = np.zeros((ht, wd), np.uint8)
# create map with the spherize distortion formula --- arcsin(r)
# xcomp = arcsin(r)*x/r; ycomp = arsin(r)*y/r
for y in range(ht):
Y = (y - ycent)/ycent
for x in range(wd):
X = (x - xcent)/xcent
R = math.hypot(X,Y)
if R == 0:
map_x[y, x] = x
map_y[y, x] = y
mask[y,x] = 255
elif R >= .90: # avoid extreme blurring near R = 1
map_x[y, x] = x
map_y[y, x] = y
mask[y,x] = 0
elif gain >= 0:
map_x[y, x] = xcent*X*math.pow((2/math.pi)*(math.asin(R)/R), gain) + xcent
map_y[y, x] = ycent*Y*math.pow((2/math.pi)*(math.asin(R)/R), gain) + ycent
mask[y,x] = 255
elif gain < 0:
gain2 = -gain
map_x[y, x] = xcent*X*math.pow((math.sin(math.pi*R/2)/R), gain2) + xcent
map_y[y, x] = ycent*Y*math.pow((math.sin(math.pi*R/2)/R), gain2) + ycent
mask[y,x] = 255
# remap using map_x and map_y
bump = cv2.remap(crop, map_x, map_y, cv2.INTER_LINEAR, borderMode = cv2.BORDER_CONSTANT, borderValue=(0,0,0))
# antialias edge of mask
# (pad so blur does not extend to edges of image, then crop later)
blur = 7
mask = cv2.copyMakeBorder(mask, blur,blur,blur,blur, borderType=cv2.BORDER_CONSTANT, value=(0))
mask = cv2.GaussianBlur(mask, (0,0), sigmaX=blur, sigmaY=blur, borderType = cv2.BORDER_DEFAULT)
h, w = mask.shape
mask = mask[blur:h-blur, blur:w-blur]
mask = cv2.cvtColor(mask, cv2.COLOR_GRAY2BGR)
mask = skimage.exposure.rescale_intensity(mask, in_range=(127.5,255), out_range=(0,1))
# merge bump with crop using grayscale (not binary) mask
bumped = (bump * mask + crop * (1-mask)).clip(0,255).astype(np.uint8)
# insert bumped image into original
result = img.copy()
result[cy-radius:cy+radius, cx-radius:cx+radius] = bumped
# save results
cv2.imwrite("portrait_of_mussorgsky2_bump.jpg", result)
# display images
cv2.imshow('img', img)
cv2.imshow('crop', crop)
cv2.imshow('bump', bump)
cv2.imshow('mask', mask)
cv2.imshow('bumped', bumped)
cv2.imshow('result', result)
cv2.waitKey(0)
cv2.destroyAllWindows()
Resulting Image:

I think you need "Bulge" effects such as implode and explode. There are no implementation of these filters in OpenCV but, you can find other tools such as Wand(a python binding for ImageMagick) that have implode/explode.
Example (wand):
from wand.image import Image
with Image(filename="test.jpg") as img:
img.implode(amount = -0.2)
img.save(filename="destination.jpg")
# img_array = numpy.asarray(img) --> you can convert wand.image.Image to numpy array for further uses
passing negative values into implode functions is equal to doing explode. So for magnifying effect use negative values.
There is one problem though: img.implode performs on the center of the image, so after you've found the face features(eye, nose, ...) you need to move your picture somehow to make the eye or nose to lie on the center of the image. After that you can simply use implode function.

Edges detection on photovoltaic modules (rectangles)

Goal
My goal is to detect PV modules on the dataset of infrared images. After the preprocessing phase, which is mainly removing noisy background, I want to find edges so they can be used for further processing (HoughLinesP etc.). I get already quite satisfying results, however, I’d like to verify my approach and ask for tips.
Attention images (preprocessed, background removed)
Then I increase contrast (that gives me slightly better results)
And then apply Canny Edge detection with some erosion and dilatation.
Final results
I would like to improve detection for images looking similar to the 3rd image - the edges are not detected on the left and right on both rectangles (middle is fine). I tried to increase the contrast and it worked fine on that particular image but it also resulted in more false edges to be detected on other images from my dataset. Is there a way to tackle it better?
Code
In case my approach makes sense there is my code.
import cv2
import numpy as np
def increase_contrast(input_image):
bgr_image = cv2.cvtColor(input_image, cv2.COLOR_GRAY2BGR)
lab = cv2.cvtColor(bgr_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2LAB)
l, a, b = cv2.split(lab)
clahe = cv2.createCLAHE(clipLimit=2.0, tileGridSize=(8, 8))
cl = clahe.apply(l)
limg = cv2.merge((cl, a, b))
increased_contrast_image = cv2.cvtColor(limg, cv2.COLOR_LAB2BGR)
return increased_contrast_image
def detect_edges(input_image):
hysteresis_min_thresh = 35
hysteresis_max_thresh = 45
canny_image = cv2.Canny(image=input_image, threshold1=hysteresis_min_thresh, threshold2=hysteresis_max_thresh,
apertureSize=3)
kernel_size = (7, 7)
kernel_shape = cv2.MORPH_CROSS
kernel = cv2.getStructuringElement(kernel_shape, kernel_size)
dilation_steps = 4
dilated = cv2.dilate(canny_image, (3, 3), iterations=dilation_steps)
size = np.size(dilated)
skel = np.zeros(dilated.shape, np.uint8)
img = dilated
done = False
while not done:
eroded = cv2.erode(img, kernel)
temp = cv2.dilate(eroded, kernel)
temp = cv2.subtract(img, temp)
skel = cv2.bitwise_or(skel, temp)
img = eroded.copy()
zeros = size - cv2.countNonZero(img)
if zeros == size:
done = True
return skel
def process_image(img_path):
input_image = cv2.imread(img_path)
input_image = cv2.cvtColor(input_image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
increased_contrast_image = increase_contrast(input_image)
cv2.imshow('increased_contrast_image', increased_contrast_image)
image_scaling = 3
scaled_image = cv2.resize(src=increased_contrast_image, dsize=(0, 0), fx=image_scaling, fy=image_scaling)
gaussian_blur = 7
blurred_image = cv2.blur(scaled_image, (gaussian_blur, gaussian_blur))
canny_image = detect_edges(blurred_image)
cv2.imshow('canny_image', canny_image)
cv2.waitKey()
# DON'T FORGET TO VERIFY THIS PATH
img_path = "data/plasma_results/background/9.JPG"
process_image(img_path)
Questions
Is my approach (Canny) valid and sensical approach for this case?
How can I improve my algorithm so it works better on images with less visible edges between modules?
Edit
Original images
As requested in the comments these are unprocessed infrared images in plasma palette.

How do I crop an image based on custom mask in python?

Below I have attached two images. I want the first image to be cropped in a heart shape according to the mask image (2nd image).
I searched for solutions but I was not able to get the simple and easier way to do this. Kindly help me with the solution.
2 images:
Image to be cropped:
Mask image:

Let's start by loading the temple image from sklearn:
from sklearn.datasets import load_sample_images
dataset = load_sample_images()
temple = dataset.images[0]
plt.imshow(temple)
Since, we need to use the second image as mask, we must do a binary thresholding operation. This will create a black and white masked image, which we can then use to mask the former image.
from matplotlib.pyplot import imread
heart = imread(r'path_to_im\heart.jpg', cv2.IMREAD_GRAYSCALE)
_, mask = cv2.threshold(heart, thresh=180, maxval=255, type=cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
We can now trim the image so its dimensions are compatible with the temple image:
temple_x, temple_y, _ = temple.shape
heart_x, heart_y = mask.shape
x_heart = min(temple_x, heart_x)
x_half_heart = mask.shape[0]//2
heart_mask = mask[x_half_heart-x_heart//2 : x_half_heart+x_heart//2+1, :temple_y]
plt.imshow(heart_mask, cmap='Greys_r')
Now we have to slice the image that we want to mask, to fit the dimensions of the actual mask. Another shape would have been to resize the mask, which is doable, but we'd then end up with a distorted heart image. To apply the mask, we have cv2.bitwise_and:
temple_width_half = temple.shape[1]//2
temple_to_mask = temple[:,temple_width_half-x_half_heart:temple_width_half+x_half_heart]
masked = cv2.bitwise_and(temple_to_mask,temple_to_mask,mask = heart_mask)
plt.imshow(masked)
If you want to instead make the masked (black) region transparent:
tmp = cv2.cvtColor(masked, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
_,alpha = cv2.threshold(tmp,0,255,cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
b, g, r = cv2.split(masked)
rgba = [b,g,r, alpha]
masked_tr = cv2.merge(rgba,4)
plt.axis('off')
plt.imshow(dst)

Since I am on a remote server, cv2.imshow doesnt work for me. I imported plt.
This code does what you are looking for:
import cv2
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
img_org = cv2.imread('~/temple.jpg')
img_mask = cv2.imread('~/heart.jpg')
##Resizing images
img_org = cv2.resize(img_org, (400,400), interpolation = cv2.INTER_AREA)
img_mask = cv2.resize(img_mask, (400,400), interpolation = cv2.INTER_AREA)
for h in range(len(img_mask)):
for w in range(len(img_mask)):
if img_mask[h][w][0] == 0:
for i in range(3):
img_org[h][w][i] = 0
else:
continue
plt.imshow(img_org)

Is there a better way to separate the writing from the background?

I am working on a project where I should apply and OCR on some documents.
The first step is to threshold the image and let only the writing (whiten the background).
Example of an input image: (For the GDPR and privacy reasons, this image is from the Internet)
Here is my code:
import cv2
import numpy as np
image = cv2.imread('b.jpg')
image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
h = image.shape[0]
w = image.shape[1]
for y in range(0, h):
for x in range(0, w):
if image[y, x] >= 120:
image[y, x] = 255
else:
image[y, x] = 0
cv2.imwrite('output.jpg', image)
Here is the result that I got:
When I applied pytesseract to the output image, the results were not satisfying (I know that an OCR is not perfect). Although I tried to adjust the threshold value (in this code it is equal to 120), the result was not as clear as I wanted.
Is there a way to make a better threshold in order to only keep the writing in black and whiten the rest?

After digging deep in StackOverflow questions, I found this answer which is about removing watermark using opencv.
I adapted the code to my needs and this is what I got:
import numpy as np
import cv2
image = cv2.imread('a.png')
img = image.copy()
alpha =2.75
beta = -160.0
denoised = alpha * img + beta
denoised = np.clip(denoised, 0, 255).astype(np.uint8)
#denoised = cv2.fastNlMeansDenoising(denoised, None, 31, 7, 21)
img = cv2.cvtColor(denoised, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
h = img.shape[0]
w = img.shape[1]
for y in range(0, h):
for x in range(0, w):
if img[y, x] >= 220:
img[y, x] = 255
else:
img[y, x] = 0
cv2.imwrite('outpu.jpg', img)
Here is the output image:
The good thing about this code is that it gives good results not only with this image, but also with all the images that I tested.
I hope it helps anyone who had the same problem.

You can use adaptive thresholding. From documentation :
In this, the algorithm calculate the threshold for a small regions of the image. So we get different thresholds for different regions of the same image and it gives us better results for images with varying illumination.
import numpy as np
import cv2
image = cv2.imread('b.jpg')
image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
image = cv2.medianBlur(image ,5)
th1 = cv2.adaptiveThreshold(image,255,cv2.ADAPTIVE_THRESH_MEAN_C,\
cv2.THRESH_BINARY,11,2)
th2 = cv2.adaptiveThreshold(image,255,cv2.ADAPTIVE_THRESH_GAUSSIAN_C,\
cv2.THRESH_BINARY,11,2)
cv2.imwrite('output1.jpg', th1 )
cv2.imwrite('output2.jpg', th2 )