Summary

In this chapter, we saw a brief overview of computer vision with basic IO operations on images. Though it is a vast field, there are always exciting applications that can be built using computer vision techniques. This book tries to bridge the gap between theory and a practical approach to several of the popular algorithms. Further, in this book, we will begin with understanding more basic image operations that can perform filtering and transformations. Extending these basic techniques, we will then see what comprises of feature and how to compute them. 

Following the introduction to computer vision in this chapter, we will start setting up libraries and an environment in the next chapter. These libraries will be used across the book. The datasets introduced in the next chapter can be the starting point for several algorithms further.