samples/cpp/create_mask.cpp

This program demonstrates using mouse events and how to make and use a mask image (black and white) .

/*
* create_mask.cpp
*
* Author:
* Siddharth Kherada <siddharthkherada27[at]gmail[dot]com>
*
* This tutorial demonstrates how to make mask image (black and white).
* The program takes as input a source image and outputs its corresponding
* mask image.
*/

#include "opencv2/imgproc.hpp"
#include "opencv2/imgcodecs.hpp"
#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;
using namespace cv;

Mat src, img1, mask, final;

Point point;
vector<Point> pts;
int drag = 0;
int var = 0;
int flag = 0;

void mouseHandler(int, int, int, int, void*);

void mouseHandler(int event, int x, int y, int, void*)
{

    if (event == EVENT_LBUTTONDOWN && !drag)
    {
        if (flag == 0)
        {
            if (var == 0)
                img1 = src.clone();
            point = Point(x, y);
            circle(img1, point, 2, Scalar(0, 0, 255), -1, 8, 0);
            pts.push_back(point);
            var++;
            drag  = 1;

            if (var > 1)
                line(img1,pts[var-2], point, Scalar(0, 0, 255), 2, 8, 0);

            imshow("Source", img1);
        }
    }

    if (event == EVENT_LBUTTONUP && drag)
    {
        imshow("Source", img1);
        drag = 0;
    }

    if (event == EVENT_RBUTTONDOWN)
    {
        flag = 1;
        img1 = src.clone();

        if (var != 0)
        {
            polylines( img1, pts, 1, Scalar(0,0,0), 2, 8, 0);
        }

        imshow("Source", img1);
    }

    if (event == EVENT_RBUTTONUP)
    {
        flag = var;
        final = Mat::zeros(src.size(), CV_8UC3);
        mask = Mat::zeros(src.size(), CV_8UC1);

        vector<vector<Point> > vpts;
        vpts.push_back(pts);
        fillPoly(mask, vpts, Scalar(255, 255, 255), 8, 0);
        bitwise_and(src, src, final, mask);
        imshow("Mask", mask);
        imshow("Result", final);
        imshow("Source", img1);
    }

    if (event == EVENT_MBUTTONDOWN)
    {
        pts.clear();
        var = 0;
        drag = 0;
        flag = 0;
        imshow("Source", src);
    }
}

int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
    CommandLineParser parser(argc, argv, "{@input | ../data/lena.jpg | input image}");
    parser.about("This program demonstrates using mouse events\n");
    parser.printMessage();
    cout << "\n\tleft mouse button - set a point to create mask shape\n"
        "\tright mouse button - create mask from points\n"
        "\tmiddle mouse button - reset\n";
    String input_image = parser.get<String>("@input");

    src = imread(input_image);

    if (src.empty())
        {
        printf("Error opening image: %s\n", input_image.c_str());
        return 0;
        }

    namedWindow("Source", WINDOW_AUTOSIZE);
    setMouseCallback("Source", mouseHandler, NULL);
    imshow("Source", src);
    waitKey(0);

    return 0;
}