Introduction to Computer Vision
Computer vision is a field of artificial intelligence that trains computers to interpret and make decisions based on visual data. With applications ranging from facial recognition to self-driving cars, computer vision is transforming the way we live and work.
Key Concepts and Techniques
- Image Classification: Categorizing images into predefined classes.
- Object Detection: Identifying objects within an image and bounding them with boxes.
- Semantic Segmentation: Classifying each pixel of an image to a class.
- Instance Segmentation: Like semantic segmentation, but detects distinct objects within the same class.
Tools and Libraries
Various libraries have been developed to simplify tasks in computer vision. Some popular ones include:
- OpenCV - A powerful open-source library for real-time computer vision.
- PyTorch - A flexible deep learning framework.
- TensorFlow - An end-to-end open-source platform for machine learning.