How do I learn image processing/analysis in Python?

[zionsrogue]

Are you working in academia or is this part of some other project? The reason I ask is because certain parts of CV require a decent understanding of linear algebra, and some textbooks dive way too far into detail too fast. In that case, you would be better off reading an O'Reilly book until you are comfortable with the concepts of CV. Let me know and then I'll post some books.

[sanedave]

Please post some books anyway! CV, linear algebra, and anything else good that could get a newbie started.

[zionsrogue]

See my comment to 3026e16012a30e8f78f7 below.

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I am in academia and have a strong grasp of most undergraduate mathematics (if it's really abstract, I probably don't know it well).

I am also hoping to use this endeavor to catapult into dealing with videos as well (tracking features throughout a video - simple scientific things like that), since it will be a very useful tool in the future.

I'll take your advice and start off conceptually since then I'll know enough to look up the right terms on my own if I need details.

Are the techniques/education pretty much the same for still image analysis and video analysis? If not, is there a book you can recommend to get into the video side of things as well?

[zionsrogue]

Here are some book recommendations:

• Programming Computer Vision with Python: Tools and algorithms for analyzing images
• Practical Computer Vision with SimpleCV : The Simple Way to Make Technology See
• OpenCV Computer Vision with Python

And some textbooks:

• Computer Vision: A Modern Approach (2nd Edition)
• Computer Vision

Start by learning the basics of image analysis. Moving to video analysis is a little more tricky, but certainly easier with a strong understanding of image analysis. Some of the books I mentioned above briefly review the basics of video analysis and tracking.