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A basic script to run camera calibration on images in a folder.

Project description

This library takes in images of a chessboard or grid of circles in a folder and generates camera calibration data based on the images.

Some tips:
  • Use an asymmetric grid (different number of rows and cols). Don’t worry if you already have a grid that is symmetric, just cover a row or column with white paper or tape.

  • Use a grid with a white border around it.

  • Take more images than you think you will need. Often, some images fail.

To Install:

Using SetupTools:

  1. Clone the repository or download the zip

  2. run: python setup.py install

    A Note on virtualenv: When using a virtual env, one must copy their cv2.so (linux) or cv2.pyd (windows) file into the virtual environment at Lib/site-packages

To use within another python script:

The calibration routine can be run from within another script like this:

import camera_calibration as cc
cc.calibrate(dir, rows, cols, win, save, outdir, space, visualize, circles)

Arg

Type

Use

dir

str

The directory where the image sources are

rows

int

The number of internal corners on the grid vertically

cols

int

The number of internal corners on the grid horizontally

win

int

The window across which to look for sub-pixel corners

save

bool

Whether or not to save output

outdir

str

Where to save output

space

float

The grid spacing in mm

visualize

bool

Whether or not to visualize output while running

circles

bool

Whether to use a circle grid

To use as a standalone command line utility:

This system can also be used from the commandline. Once the system is installed, so long as python is on your path, it can be run very simply. For more information, run calibrate-camera -h from the commandline/terminal

Thanks:

This is heavily based on This Tutorial.

Contributors:

  • Michael Sobrepera

  • Toni Cvitanic

License:

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2016 GTRC.

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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