Using OpenCV4Android, how to blur a part of an image?

asked 2016-04-10 21:38:03 -0600

Solace
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I am using inRange() function of OpenCV4Android to detect a colored blob in an image. Then I am using drawContours() to draw the contours around the selected object.

What I want is that when the contour is drawn, the image outside the contour (i.e. the part which is not a part of the contour or detected colored blob/object) should get a little blur.

How can I do that? I am not asking necessarily for code. If you can tell me what function(s) to use, or how to go about it, I'll look into the API's and do it. Thank you.

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answered 2016-04-10 22:44:17 -0600

Tetragramm

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Blur the whole image with either blur (a box filter) or gaussianBlur, then do a copyTo from the original to the blurred image with a mask. The mask should be 255 where you want the copy, and 0 elsewhere.

This may leave small amounts near the edge where the inside has bled over into the rest of the image. If that's a problem, there are more complicated ways we could try.