1. OpenCV C++ Image Processing

2. OpenCV Open Source Computer Vision Image processing GUI Video Analysis
Camera Calibration and 3D Reconstruction
2D Features Framework
Object Detection

3. How to include OpenCV in Visual Studio
Additional link on how to include any library into Visual Studio

4. OpenCV Website Books Documentation Tutorials Index for functions
Reference
Download and Install

5. OpenCV document Basic functions What opencv can do C/C++ Reference
Example codes
Explanations

6. First thing to do: Get familiar with openCV functions
Know what each module is for
Go to website for index/reference
Refer to document for examples

7. First goal
Be able to initialize your webcam and show the video stream

8. Second goal
Be able to use the Canny function or another function that can detect the edges of video stream

9. Third goal
Be able to detect a certain color in a video stream and output a 1 to the screen if that color is seen in the video stream, 0 if not

10. Fourth goal
Be able to detect color of object and track where it is on the screen, output values for the different positions (Up, Down, Left, Right)

11. cvBlob is a library for computer vision to detect connected regions in binary digital images
Add on to opencv so you need to include the library in your IDE
GOAL: Track object according to color and record the X and Y coordinate of its position
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