Instant OpenCV Starter -- Instant OpenCV Starter -- Credits -- About the Authors -- About the Reviewers -- www.packtpub.com -- Support files, eBooks, discount offers and more -- packtlib.packtpub.com -- Why Subscribe? -- Free Access for Packt account holders -- 1. Instant OpenCV Starter -- So, what is OpenCV? -- Installation -- OpenCV installation procedure for Linux -- Approach 1 -- Approach 2 -- Step 1 - updating the system -- Step 2 - installing the dependencies -- Step 3 - configuring OpenCV Version 2.4.2 -- Step 4 - compiling OpenCV -- Step 5 - installing OpenCV -- Step 6 - configuring Linux -- Step 7 - configuring OpenCV with Code::Blocks -- OpenCV uninstallation procedure for Linux -- OpenCV installation procedure for Windows -- Step 1 - installing the dependencies -- Step 2 - installing OpenCV -- Step 3 - configuring OpenCV with Code::Blocks -- And that's it -- Quick start - OpenCV fundamentals -- Task 1 - image basics -- Greyscale -- Color/RGB -- Task 2 - reading and displaying an image -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Task 3 - resizing and saving an image -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Top 5 features you need to know about -- Pixel manipulation -- Task -- Algorithm -- Grayscale -- Color -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Image conversions -- Task -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Image steganography -- Part 1 - encode -- Task -- Algorithm -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Part 2 - Decode -- Task -- Algorithm -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Edge detection -- Task -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- Real-time video processing via webcam -- Task -- Algorithm -- Code -- Code explanation -- Output -- People and places you should get to know -- Official sites -- Tutorials/cheat sheets/answers -- Community -- Twitter.