I want to grayscale image in openCV

linux
#1

I am using video player.
I want to add grascale images to it.
so I write this code in draw function.
( ofVideoPlayer fingerMovie;)
(ofxCvColorImage img;)
ofPixels pixels = fingerMovie.getPixels();
img.setFromPixels(pixels);
cv::Mat mat=ofxCv::toCv(img);
cv::cvtColor(mat,mat,cv::COLOR_BGR2GRAY);
img.draw(400,20);

But I cannot get gray image.
Please tell me what is wrong with this.
I checked channels is changed 3->1 by cv::cvtColor
But it is not show gray image .why?

#2

You probably need to call image.update() for it to upload the converted image to the graphics card

#3

If you just want to convert a ofxCvColorImage to a ofxCvGrayscaleImage , you can simply use the overloaded = operator.
So basically like that:

// grayscale_img is a ofxCvGrayscaleImage
// color_img is a  ofxCvColorImage 
grayscale_img = color_img; // now you've a got a bw version

For more info, check this: https://openframeworks.cc///documentation/ofxOpenCv/ofxCvGrayscaleImage/

openCV image/contours don't align with ofImage and/or FBO
#4

OK You are right.
Thank you vvzen

#5

Today I found this problem’s true answer .
I lost
ofxCv::toOf(mat,m_colorimg.getPixels());
before draw.
When you lost it ,you will get Original+edited image in draw.(not pure edited image)
I think it is pure edited image.:joy: