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--- opencv_tutorials_installation [2016/07/13 14:03] – joaomatos
+++ opencv_tutorials_installation [2016/09/05 14:38] (current) – jadintredup
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+===== Installing OpenCV 3.1.0 with Visual Studio 2015 =====
+=== Part 1: Download the necessary Files ===
-===== Installing OpenCV 2.4.13 with Visual Studio 2015 =====
+  * Visual Studio 2015 can be downloaded for free at [[https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs.aspx | Visual Studio 2015]].
-) Download the necessary files:
+  * OpenCV 3.1.0 is the latest release of OpenCV and most currently supported for Visual Studio 2015. It can be cloned from its git repository at [[https://github.com/opencv/opencv | OpenCV]]. We will clone the repository into a new directory C:\OpenCV
-. Visual Studio 2015 : Is free , just go to the [[https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/download-visual-studio-vs.aspx|Microsoft Website]] and download it.
+  * Cmake is required to build the libraries from the source code provided by the git repository. Cmake can be downloaded from [[https://cmake.org/download/ | CMake]]. Be sure to download the correct version for your system.
-.OpenCV 2.4.13  : You can find it [[http://opencv.org/downloads.html|Here]]. Select the version 2.4.13 compatible with your Operational System.
-.Cmake: Can be downloaded [[https://cmake.org/download/|Here.]]. Select the version compatible with your Operational System.
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+==== Part 2: Building the Binaries Using CMake ====
-) Building the binaries  using CMAKE.
+  - Open your OpenCV directory and create a new directory called "mybuild" so that the path is C:\OpenCV\mybuild
+  - Start CMake and
 .1) Install the OpenCV 2.4.13 that you downloaded into your PC. Choose an easy to find directory , like C:>OpenCV . When the installation is done , you will see two folders inside the OpenCV folder ( Build and Source ).
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 opencv_videostab310d.lib
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+.16) Repeat 2.12) 2.13) 2.14) using Release configuration. In the step 2.15) you must paste the libraries names without the "d" on the final , for example opencv_calib3d310.lib instead of opencv_calib3d310d.lib.
+.17) Close the Visual Studio.
+.18) Go to your files explorer , right click into your PC icon > properties. Select advanced system settings > environment variables. Into the system variables box , find the Path variable , click to edit it. Click in new and then select your directory : OpenCV-Build > install > x64 (orx86) > vc14 > bin.
+.19) Restart your PC.
+.20) Open Visual Studio again , and open the project that you created following the previous steps. If you did everything OK you are good to go.
+.21) Copy and paste any example on the Tutorials section and see if it is running OK.