[PD] using still images with pix_background

Fri Apr 6 15:50:18 CEST 2012

pix_background's lack of response to the still image was a gemhead
numbering issue i think. The new file attached does store the
still-image in pix_background.

I should explain that the image I'm using is a tif photo taken from a
webcam with no one sitting in front. When testing the live video - i'm
sitting in front of the camera and the aim is to remove the background.

In the attached file i'm using the following sequence:

1. Choose the camera/input device number
2. load a still image
3. Display the still image in the open Gem window
4. Store the image in pix_background with "reset" message
5. Remove background (screen goes blank as it should)
6. Display the live video

As i mentioned while testing the live video I am sitting in front of the
camera against the same background of the still image. What I can't
understand is why isn't the background of this removed? What seems to
happen is that the first frame of the live video is stored when I switch
the input of pix_background to the live feed (step 6) - the previous
stored version of the still image seems to be deleted when the switch is
made.

How can I remove the background?

Thanks,

Iain

#N canvas 546 84 872 614 10;
#X obj 62 237 cnv 15 100 60 empty empty empty 20 12 0 14 -195568 -66577
0;
#N canvas 1 58 450 300 gemwin 0;
#X obj 132 136 gemwin;
#X obj 67 89 outlet;
#X obj 67 10 inlet;
#X obj 67 41 route create;
#X msg 67 70 set destroy;
#X msg 142 68 set create;
#X msg 132 112 create \, 1;
#X msg 198 112 destroy;
#X obj 189 -61 loadbang;
#X msg 188 -38 create;
#X connect 2 0 3 0;
#X connect 3 0 4 0;
#X connect 3 0 6 0;
#X connect 3 1 5 0;
#X connect 3 1 7 0;
#X connect 4 0 1 0;
#X connect 5 0 1 0;
#X connect 6 0 0 0;
#X connect 7 0 0 0;
#X connect 8 0 9 0;
#X connect 9 0 3 0;
#X restore 67 277 pd gemwin;
#X msg 67 257 destroy;
#X obj 451 233 pix_texture;
#X obj 451 255 square 3;
#X msg 402 165 reset;
#X text 598 188 threshold;
#X obj 451 207 pix_background;
#X msg 577 173 \$1 \$1 \$1;
#X msg 574 101 0.5;
#X floatatom 577 157 5 0 0 0 - - -;
#X obj 407 74 pix_video;
#X obj 206 171 switch 2;
#X msg 149 36 1;
#X msg 302 67 2;
#X msg 640 119 0;
#X obj 174 94 t f b b;
#X msg 66 -64 device 1;
#N canvas 166 121 570 420 device 0;
#X obj 204 60 cnv 20 20 20 empty \$0-open-canvas 1 4 10 0 16 -233017
-1 0;
#X obj 60 61 hradio 18 1 0 8 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -225271 -1
-1 1;
#X obj 60 13 inlet;
#X msg 160 254 label \$1;
#X obj 160 232 makefilename %d;
#X obj 60 108 int;
#X obj 60 337 outlet;
#X obj 160 277 send \$0-open-canvas;
#X msg 130 170 device \$1;
#X obj 60 130 t b f;
#X obj 130 192 t a a;
#X obj 130 298 list prepend set;
#X obj 130 320 list trim;
#X obj 160 211 route device;
#X obj 130 116 loadbang;
#X msg 130 138 0;
#X connect 1 0 5 0;
#X connect 2 0 1 0;
#X connect 3 0 7 0;
#X connect 4 0 3 0;
#X connect 5 0 9 0;
#X connect 8 0 10 0;
#X connect 9 0 6 0;
#X connect 9 1 8 0;
#X connect 10 0 11 0;
#X connect 10 1 13 0;
#X connect 11 0 12 0;
#X connect 12 0 6 0;
#X connect 13 0 4 0;
#X connect 14 0 15 0;
#X connect 15 0 8 0;
#X coords 0 -1 1 1 165 20 1 60 60;
#X restore 66 -88 pd device;
#X obj 279 2 loadbang;
#X text 72 -109 1 Select camera/device;
#X text 63 236 comment;
#X text 136 17 3 Display still image;
#X obj 41 2 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 20 8 0 8 -262144 -1 -1
;
#N canvas 0 0 587 366 image 0;
#X obj 77 48 inlet;
#X obj 77 344 outlet;
#X obj 77 205 pix_image ../../doc/gem/examples/data/fractal.JPG;
#X obj 223 55 inlet;
#X msg 223 123 open \$1;
#X obj 223 100 openpanel;
#X obj 77 281 pix_buf;
#X msg 103 257 auto 1;
#X obj 103 236 loadbang;
#X text 156 263 [pix_buf] with auto 1 is important if we want to
recalculate
our pix-effect each frame but don't want to reload the image all the
time.;
#X connect 0 0 2 0;
#X connect 2 0 6 0;
#X connect 3 0 5 0;
#X connect 4 0 2 0;
#X connect 5 0 4 0;
#X connect 6 0 1 0;
#X connect 7 0 6 0;
#X connect 8 0 7 0;
#X restore -38 32 pd image;
#X obj 406 -41 gemhead 66;
#X obj -38 3 gemhead 1;
#X text 371 147 4 Store image in pix_background;
#X text 572 79 5 Remove background;
#X text 310 46 6 Display video stream;
#X text 37 -20 2 Load still image;
#X connect 1 0 2 0;
#X connect 2 0 1 0;
#X connect 3 0 4 0;
#X connect 5 0 7 0;
#X connect 7 0 3 0;
#X connect 8 0 7 1;
#X connect 9 0 10 0;
#X connect 10 0 8 0;
#X connect 11 0 12 2;
#X connect 12 0 7 0;
#X connect 13 0 16 0;
#X connect 14 0 12 0;
#X connect 15 0 7 1;
#X connect 16 0 12 0;
#X connect 17 0 11 0;
#X connect 18 0 17 0;
#X connect 19 0 14 0;
#X connect 23 0 24 1;
#X connect 24 0 12 1;
#X connect 25 0 11 0;
#X connect 26 0 24 0;

On Fri, 2012-04-06 at 08:17 -0300, Iain Mott wrote:
> Following Max's advice on using an image (i'm using a tif file) stored
> on disk to "reset" pix_background - i'm having difficulty getting
> pix_background to respond to the still image. 
> 
> I've created an example in the attached file - which involves the
> following steps (please see the numbered comments in the patch):
> 
> 1. Choose the camera/input device number
> 2. load a still image
> 3. Display the still image in the open Gem window
> 4. Store the image (attempt to) in pix_background with "reset" message
> (if you attempt to remove background now, nothing happens)
> 5. Display video stream in Gem window
> 6. Remove background
> 
> The result is that the still image appears not to have been stored. What
> is stored is the first moment (frame?) of the live video, when it is
> first displayed in step 5.
> 
> It seems like pix_background doesn't respond to still images. Do you
> need to convert the pix_image output to some sort of "video stream"? If
> so, how is done?
> 
> Will paste the patch below in case the attachment doesn't arrive.
> 
> Thanks - happy Easter!
> 
> Iain  
> 
> 
> 
> #N canvas 541 183 872 614 10;
> #X obj 62 237 cnv 15 100 60 empty empty empty 20 12 0 14 -195568 -66577
> 0;
> #N canvas 1 58 450 300 gemwin 0;
> #X obj 132 136 gemwin;
> #X obj 67 89 outlet;
> #X obj 67 10 inlet;
> #X obj 67 41 route create;
> #X msg 67 70 set destroy;
> #X msg 142 68 set create;
> #X msg 132 112 create \, 1;
> #X msg 198 112 destroy;
> #X obj 189 -61 loadbang;
> #X msg 188 -38 create;
> #X connect 2 0 3 0;
> #X connect 3 0 4 0;
> #X connect 3 0 6 0;
> #X connect 3 1 5 0;
> #X connect 3 1 7 0;
> #X connect 4 0 1 0;
> #X connect 5 0 1 0;
> #X connect 6 0 0 0;
> #X connect 7 0 0 0;
> #X connect 8 0 9 0;
> #X connect 9 0 3 0;
> #X restore 67 277 pd gemwin;
> #X msg 67 257 destroy;
> #X obj 451 233 pix_texture;
> #X obj 451 255 square 3;
> #X msg 402 165 reset;
> #X text 598 188 threshold;
> #X obj 451 207 pix_background;
> #X msg 577 173 \$1 \$1 \$1;
> #X msg 574 101 0.5;
> #X floatatom 577 157 5 0 0 0 - - -;
> #X obj 395 86 pix_video;
> #X obj 201 165 switch 2;
> #X msg 149 36 1;
> #X msg 302 67 2;
> #X msg 640 133 0;
> #X obj 360 -93 gemhead 261;
> #X obj 174 94 t f b b;
> #X obj 38 27 pix_image;
> #X obj 304 -104 gemhead;
> #X obj 7 -115 bng 15 250 50 0 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -262144 -1
> -1;
> #N canvas 0 0 450 300 openpanel 0;
> #X obj 114 62 inlet;
> #X obj 121 254 outlet;
> #X obj 114 125 openpanel;
> #X msg 114 162 set open \$1;
> #X obj 114 199 t b a;
> #X connect 0 0 2 0;
> #X connect 2 0 3 0;
> #X connect 3 0 4 0;
> #X connect 4 0 1 0;
> #X connect 4 1 1 0;
> #X restore 7 -94 pd openpanel;
> #X msg 6 -66
> open /home/iain/projects/espelho/pd/background_stills/teste_low00000.tif
> ;
> #X msg 557 -52 device 1;
> #N canvas 166 121 570 420 device 0;
> #X obj 204 60 cnv 20 20 20 empty \$0-open-canvas 1 4 10 0 16 -233017
> -1 0;
> #X obj 60 61 hradio 18 1 0 8 empty empty empty 0 -6 0 8 -225271 -1
> -1 1;
> #X obj 60 13 inlet;
> #X msg 160 254 label \$1;
> #X obj 160 232 makefilename %d;
> #X obj 60 108 int;
> #X obj 60 337 outlet;
> #X obj 160 277 send \$0-open-canvas;
> #X msg 130 170 device \$1;
> #X obj 60 130 t b f;
> #X obj 130 192 t a a;
> #X obj 130 298 list prepend set;
> #X obj 130 320 list trim;
> #X obj 160 211 route device;
> #X obj 130 116 loadbang;
> #X msg 130 138 0;
> #X connect 1 0 5 0;
> #X connect 2 0 1 0;
> #X connect 3 0 7 0;
> #X connect 4 0 3 0;
> #X connect 5 0 9 0;
> #X connect 8 0 10 0;
> #X connect 9 0 6 0;
> #X connect 9 1 8 0;
> #X connect 10 0 11 0;
> #X connect 10 1 13 0;
> #X connect 11 0 12 0;
> #X connect 12 0 6 0;
> #X connect 13 0 4 0;
> #X connect 14 0 15 0;
> #X connect 15 0 8 0;
> #X coords 0 -1 1 1 165 20 1 60 60;
> #X restore 557 -76 pd device;
> #X text 371 147 4 Store image in pix_background;
> #X obj 279 2 loadbang;
> #X text 28 -115 2 Load still image;
> #X text 556 74 6 Remove background;
> #X text 563 -97 1 Select camera/device;
> #X text 63 236 comment;
> #X text 136 17 3 Display still image;
> #X text 302 44 5 Display video stream;
> #X connect 1 0 2 0;
> #X connect 2 0 1 0;
> #X connect 3 0 4 0;
> #X connect 5 0 7 0;
> #X connect 7 0 3 0;
> #X connect 8 0 7 1;
> #X connect 9 0 10 0;
> #X connect 10 0 8 0;
> #X connect 11 0 12 2;
> #X connect 12 0 7 0;
> #X connect 13 0 17 0;
> #X connect 14 0 12 0;
> #X connect 15 0 7 1;
> #X connect 17 0 12 0;
> #X connect 17 1 22 0;
> #X connect 17 2 15 0;
> #X connect 18 0 12 1;
> #X connect 19 0 11 0;
> #X connect 19 0 18 0;
> #X connect 20 0 21 0;
> #X connect 21 0 22 0;
> #X connect 22 0 18 0;
> #X connect 23 0 11 0;
> #X connect 24 0 23 0;
> #X connect 26 0 14 0;
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Pd-list at iem.at mailing list
> UNSUBSCRIBE and account-management -> http://lists.puredata.info/listinfo/pd-list

-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: background3.pd
Type: text/x-puredata
Size: 3409 bytes
Desc: not available
URL: <http://lists.puredata.info/pipermail/pd-list/attachments/20120406/3ab90859/attachment-0001.bin>