OpenCV 2.3.1 Installation Tutorial

OpenCV 2.3.1 Installation on a Windows OS:

{
PATH:
C:\OpenCv231\bin\Debug;C:\OpenCv231\bin\Release;C:\OpenCv231\build\x86\vc10\bin

Debug:

Release:

VC++ include:

C:\OpenCV231\include
C:\OpenCV231\include\opencv
C:\OpenCV231\build\x86\vc10\bin

Debug: C:\OpenCV231\lib\Debug

Release: C:\OpenCV231\lib\Release
}

Credits:
Camtesia Studio,
for guidance.

Thanks for Watching. :)

[leap]

Thank you. This is the first tutorial on opencv installation that I have been able to follow
and had success in doing so. I have a 64 bit machine running on windows 8.1 and I am using the evaluation copy of microsoft visual studio 12 professional.
I had to modify how I did the CMake and it was thru trial and error that I did so successfully.  I downloaded opencv2.4.8 and the latest version of CMAKE. I kept the name opencv which I copied from opencv.4.8. for cmake I used C;opencv\sources and C:opencv\build\x.64\vc12 for destination in CMAKE.  I used visual studio 11 as a native compiler (don't) know what that is all about (trial and error). Installation path was the result of Cmake, cvconfig.h in C:\opencv\bild\x86\vc12. Maybe other configurations will work. I tried several; this worked.  The opencv directories on the latest version are somewhat different.and I make sure the include that I copied had the Cmakelists.txt as in this video. I did the linking and input and other additional stuff in preprocessing exactly as described in this video.
I will let others struggling with installing opencv with cmake know about this video. Thanks again, D. Ellen

[lightsANDnights]

Thank you so much for making this tutorial. I tried so many different ones but yours was the only one that I could understand clearly and get working :)

[vevin]

Thanks you much.. I tried installing in around 10-15 ways spent around 10 hours over it.. and finally got a successful installation because of your tutorial..I would recommend it to every one...Thanks once again.. God Bless You :)

[juliofv]

Thank You so much! I was having all sorts of problems, but it turns out I just needed to do a clean install. I appreciate the tutorial!

[phong]

Thanks for the great tutorial.
I've been looking for it for such a long time.

[ChaitanyaVarmaD]

thank you manoj..for presenting the installation preocedure..
very clear ..
had troubles configuring earlier..not its quite fine..

[ahmed.salleh]

Manoj, you the man! Thank you for your walk-tru. I installed the latest version of

[xmasmars]

Thanks so much! made it work with some very very tiny modifications. Bravo

[EngBandar]

Thank you so mush. Your video is helpful and informative. Well done.

It worked for OpenCV 2.4.
Windows 7 64 bit.
Visual Studio 2010 Express.

If you want to use openCV 2.4, don't copy everything in this video since it is for openCV 2.3.1.

[EngBandar]

I tried an external camera and it worked. the cam is LifeCam. windows 7 64 bit. and OpenCV 2.4.0.

Thankks

[EngBandar]

Yes, it worked with me. Be careful, don't copy everything in this video since it is for OpenCV 2.3.1.
For example, for openCV 2.4.0, you should add ( opencv_calib3d240d.lib )
240 means for openCV 2.4.0. In this video ( opencv_calib3d231d.lib ), since it is for OpenCV 2.3.1.

[vevin]

Ya Manoj, I tried it that way it worked..Thanks for your response :)

[EngBandar]

It worked with OpenCV 2.4.4 & Visual Studio Microsoft 2010 Professional.
Follow exactly this video. Be careful once you copy and paste the libs' files

[EngBandar]

Important Note: if you install OpenCV2.4.4, after extracting the library DON'T DON'T change the name of the folder. Leave it as opencv.
Example:
After extracting the library in C:\ the name of the folder will be opencv DON'T change it
to for example opencv2-4-4 or whatever the name keep it as opencv. Otherwise, you get errors.

[EngBandar]

Yes it worked with me. Follow exact steps.

[EngBandar]

You're right. However, people should care more when they copy and paste. Libs files differ from version to another.

[ManojM]

There maybe some error during "Release" config of MS-Visual C++, u need to either Redo the "Release" config once again or u may just delete the entire OpenCv folder and restart the whole process, and one more thing if u r using Win7 try to run the Ms-VisualC++ as Administrator.

:)

[ManojM]

Try to run the MS-Visual Studio as administrator, or Re-extract the opencv files from the Zip file and recompile it with C-make(run as Admin), and then also Try to run the MS -VS 2010(as admin).
:)

[ManojM]

I dont know much about installing Opencv+Eclipse+cygwin, (u can google it for more info) but if you would like to work OpenCV with Eclipse then you might try my other tutorial
" JavaCV Installation Tutorial -Part01 " . In this tutorial you can configure your eclipse to work with JavaCV which is also an OpenCV libs which is somewhat like working with in Java .
Give it a try, ,,, :)

[EngBandar]

This should be for Debug mode since there is d before the dot. Check your work again. There is difference between opencv_calib3d231.lib & opencv_calib3d231d.lib

(With d Debug Without d Release) it is common mistake though. Be careful while you copy and paste.