How to read UMat from a file in opencv 3.0 Beta?

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mans picture mans · Dec 12, 2014 · Viewed 15.2k times · Source

I want to use UMat so my code can be run on both GPU and CPU using OpenCL (OpenCV 3.0.0 Beta).

but I can not find a way to read an image file into a UMat or convert a Mat to UMat.

How can I read an image into a UMat?

Answer

Kiran picture Kiran · Dec 17, 2014

Sample for Mat to UMat conversion is below. Coudlnt' find documentation for this. So only option was to read the source.

UMat img = imread( "lena.jpg", IMREAD_COLOR  ).getUMat( ACCESS_READ );

Different access flags as in source are 

ACCESS_READ, ACCESS_WRITE, ACCESS_RW, ACCESS_FAST

For undestanding UMat usage, a complete sample for face detection is available here. Also note that documentation still refers to older flags as imread second parameter. You might need to use newer flags as in your OpenCV header file.

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