#BREW INSTALL OPENCV WITH FFMPEG INSTALL#
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Change directories into this new, empty file.Create a directory in this file called РІР‚СљbuildРІР‚Сњ by typing РІР‚Сљmkdir buildРІР‚Сњ.On your terminal shell, change directories into your newly extracted OpenCV file.DecompressР’В the file and move it to a suitable location on your computer.

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Download a Mac OpenCV source file zip from.

Verify: use the command РІР‚Сљbrew doctorРІР‚Сњ to ensure that Homebrew had no issues installing ffmpeg.

#BREW INSTALL OPENCV WITH FFMPEG INSTALL#

FFmpeg is used to encode and decode multimedia data.Р’В It is very important to complete this step before moving on to step 8.Р’В You will be able to install OpenCV without FFmpeg, but someР’В functions will not compile properly without it and trying to install FFmpeg post OpenCV installation is tricky.

Verify: Type РІР‚СљcmakeРІР‚Сњ into your shell, and you should get a list of cmake commands.

Use homebrew to do this by typing the following line in your terminal shell.

It will be needed to build the OpenCV package software. It generates makefiles and workspaces that are then used by your compiler to run the software.

CMake is a group of tools used to build package software.

You can exit the python shell by using Ctrl-D. If the shell does not throw any errors, then numpy was installed successfully. Type РІР‚Сљimport numpyРІР‚Сњ as shown below in the shell.

Verify: You can verify that the installation was successful by typing РІР‚СљpythonРІР‚Сњ in your shell.

To install numpy, simply enter the following line at the terminal prompt.

Numpy is a python package to do scientific computing.

Verify: Try typing РІР‚СљpipРІР‚Сњ in the terminal shell now, and you should get a list of all possible commands that can be used with pip if the installation was successful.

In your terminal window, change directories into where you saved your РІР‚Сљget-pip.pyРІР‚Сњ file and type the following line.

You will most likely need to copy paste the file contents into a blank text file and save the text file as РІР‚Сљget-pip.pyРІР‚Сњ in an easy-to-find location.

Visit the following webpage Р’В and download the get-pip.py file.

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pip is used to install and manage python software packages.

For further information, visit the python setup tools page.

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You will need to type your password at the terminal prompt because we are using theР’В sudo command to access python files at the root level.

Run the line below in yourР’В terminal shell to install the tools.

Python setup tools are required to install python pip (step 4).

Ideally, it will report thatР’В there are no issues. The command output willР’В explain what problems -if any - that Homebrew has encountered with yourР’В system.

Verify:Р’В To verify that the installation went smoothly, run the following command in your terminal shell.

For further information, visit the Homebrew homepage.

Accept and wait for the installation to complete.

The script will explain what it will do and then pause for your confirmation.

RunР’В the following line in your terminal shell.

( Note: The other popularР’В mac package installer is called MacPorts and can also be used to install OpenCV, but unless youРІР‚в„ўre familiarР’В with both tools, you should stick withР’В one package manager to avoid trouble.) ItРІР‚в„ўs very simple to use, but the drawback is that itРІР‚в„ўs not always clear where Homebrew puts files, so it can get confusingР’В if things go wrong. It takes care of installing files in their proper location and linking themР’В accordingly so they can work together.

Homebrew is an easy way to install softwareР’В in OSX.

If command line tools are already installed, terminal will output an error to inform you of such fact.Launch Terminal, found in /Applications/Utilities.Installing OpenCV is a very tricky procedure and can result in many painful hours ofР’В frustrationР’В if not done properly.Р’В Be sure to followР’В these steps exactly in theР’В order that they are listed, and everything should go smoothly.

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