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+"""
+This script will compare tho images and decides with a threshold
+if these to images are "equal enough"
+"""
+
+# import the necessary things for OpenCV
+from cv import *
+from highgui import *
+
+import frames
+import sys
+import os
+
+PREFIX=os.path.join(os.environ["srcdir"],"../../opencv_extra/testdata/python/images/")
+
+
+DisplayImages=False
+
+if DisplayImages:
+ videowindow="video"
+ referencewindow="reference"
+ cvNamedWindow(videowindow,CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE)
+ cvNamedWindow(referencewindow,CV_WINDOW_AUTOSIZE)
+
+# returns True/False if match/non-match
+def match( image, index, thres ):
+
+# load image from comparison set
+ QCIFcompare=cvLoadImage(PREFIX+frames.QCIF[index])
+
+ if QCIFcompare is None:
+ print "Couldn't open image "+PREFIX+frames.QCIF[index]+" for comparison!"
+ sys.exit(1)
+
+# resize comparison image to input image dimensions
+ size=cvSize(image.width,image.height)
+ compare=cvCreateImage(size,IPL_DEPTH_8U,image.nChannels)
+ cvResize(QCIFcompare,compare)
+
+# compare images
+ diff=cvNorm( image, compare, CV_RELATIVE_L2 )
+
+ if DisplayImages:
+ cvShowImage(videowindow,image)
+ cvShowImage(referencewindow,compare)
+ if diff<=thres:
+ cvWaitKey(200)
+ else:
+ print "index==",index,": max==",thres," is==",diff
+ cvWaitKey(5000)
+
+ cvReleaseImage(QCIFcompare)
+ cvReleaseImage(compare)
+
+ if diff<=thres:
+ return True
+ else:
+ return False
+
+