Setting OpenCV 2.3.1 on VS2008 and 2010

Hi all

       This is a simple tutorial for setting Opencv 2.3.1 library on Windows 7 .

Procedure :

• Download Visual c++  2008 Express Edition through web-install 

        Link:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/express/future/bb421473

• Download Opencv 2.3.1 from sourceforge

         Link: http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-win/2.3.1/OpenCV-2.3.1-win-superpack.exe/download

• Install Opencv 2.3.1 into C:\ProgramFiles
• OpenVisual c++ and create an empty project .

• Add a cpp file for Coding :
• Right click on Sourcefile->Add->Newitem .Select .cpp and give a name to cpp file

• Setup Include Dir and Link folders as per screenshots

Switch to Release Mode as shown in fig

Include Directory Setup

Link Directory setup

Note:Diffrence between VS2008 and 2010 is in this step only

You need to replace vc9 with vc10 .

Additional Dependencies

Simple code to try 

#include "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp"

#include <iostream>

#include <stdio.h>

using namespace std;

using namespace cv;

int main(int argc,

char *argv[]

)

{

Mat image;

image=imread("C:\\Users\\Public\\Pictures\\Sample Pictures\\Jellyfish.jpg",1);

imshow("result",image);

waitKey();

return 0;

}

Press F5 to build and run program or F7 to build program only


Sample code download

http://www.mediafire.com/?8rptlp3pjohm548

Output