matplotlib example feature matching (snippet)

Python matplotlib example 'feature matching'

Modules used in program:

• import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
• import cv2

python feature matching

Python matplotlib example: feature matching

import cv2 
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
%matplotlib inline

# read images
img1 = cv2.imread('eiffel_2.jpeg')  
img2 = cv2.imread('eiffel_1.jpg') 

img1 = cv2.cvtColor(img1, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
img2 = cv2.cvtColor(img2, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)

#sift
sift = cv2.xfeatures2d.SIFT_create()

keypoints_1, descriptors_1 = sift.detectAndCompute(img1,None)
keypoints_2, descriptors_2 = sift.detectAndCompute(img2,None)

#feature matching
bf = cv2.BFMatcher(cv2.NORM_L1, crossCheck=True)

matches = bf.match(descriptors_1,descriptors_2)
matches = sorted(matches, key = lambda x:x.distance)

img3 = cv2.drawMatches(img1, keypoints_1, img2, keypoints_2, matches[:50], img2, flags=2)
plt.imshow(img3),plt.show()

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