In this chapter we learn to add different types of borders to an image.
We use OpenCV function copyMakeBorder. It can be found under Imgproc package. Its syntax is given below −
Imgproc.copyMakeBorder(source,destination,top,bottom,left,right,borderType);
The parameters are described below −
Sr.No. | Parameter & Description |
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1 |
source It is source image. |
2 |
destination It is destination image. |
3 |
top It is the length in pixels of the border at the top of the image. |
4 |
bottom Length in pixels of the border at the bottom of the image. |
5 |
left It is the length in pixels of the border at the left of the image. |
6 |
right It is the length in pixels of the border at the right of the image. |
7 |
borderType It defines the type of border. The possible borders are BORDER_REPLICATE, BORDER_REFLECT, BORDER_WRAP, BORDER_CONSTANT etc. |
Apart from the copyMakeBorder() method, there are other methods provide by the Imgproc class. They are described briefly −
Sr.No. | Method & Description |
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1 |
cvtColor(Mat src, Mat dst, int code, int dstCn) It converts an image from one color space to another. |
2 |
dilate(Mat src, Mat dst, Mat kernel) It dilates an image by using a specific structuring element. |
3 |
equalizeHist(Mat src, Mat dst) It equalizes the histogram of a grayscale image. |
4 |
filter2D(Mat src, Mat dst, int depth, Mat kernel, Point anchor, double delta) It convolves an image with the kernel. |
5 |
GaussianBlur(Mat src, Mat dst, Size ksize, double sigmaX) It blurs an image using a Gaussian filter. |
6 |
integral(Mat src, Mat sum) It calculates the integral of an image. |
The following example demonstrates the use of Imgproc class to add border to an image −
import org.opencv.core.Core; import org.opencv.core.CvType; import org.opencv.core.Mat; import org.opencv.highgui.Highgui; import org.opencv.imgproc.Imgproc; public class main { public static void main( String[] args ) { try { System.loadLibrary( Core.NATIVE_LIBRARY_NAME ); Mat source = Highgui.imread("digital_image_processing.jpg", Highgui.CV_LOAD_IMAGE_COLOR); Mat destination = new Mat(source.rows(),source.cols(),source.type()); int top, bottom, left, right; int borderType; /// Initialize arguments for the filter top = (int) (0.05*source.rows()); bottom = (int) (0.05*source.rows()); left = (int) (0.05*source.cols()); right = (int) (0.05*source.cols()); destination = source; Imgproc.copyMakeBorder(source, destination, top, bottom, left, right, Imgproc.BORDER_WRAP); Highgui.imwrite("borderWrap.jpg", destination); } catch (Exception e) { System.out.println("error: " + e.getMessage()); } } }
When you execute the given code, the following output is seen −