Installing OpenCV 2.3 for Visual Studio 2008

Step 1:

Download OpenCV-2.3.0-win-superpack.exe from http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-win/2.3/

Run OpenCV-2.3.0-win-superpack.exe and copy the generated folder OpenCV2.3 to C drive

Step 2:

Open Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 and click Tools->Options

Select Projects and Solutions and then VC++ Directories. Select Include files in Show directories for: drop down menu. Add the following paths.

C:\OpenCV2.3\opencv\include\opencv

C:\OpenCV2.3\build\include

Select Library files in Show directories for: drop down menu. Add the following path.

C:\OpenCV2.3\build\x86\vc9\lib

Now we have added include and library file paths and this need to be done only for the first time.

Step 3:

Create an new project in Visual Studio 2008

Click Project->Properties. Select Configuration Properties -> Linker -> Input. Make sure you select Debug in ‘Configuration:’ drop down menu and then add the following to the Additional Dependencies.

opencv_features2d230d.lib opencv_highgui230d.lib opencv_core230d.lib opencv_imgproc230d.lib opencv_ml230d.lib opencv_objdetect230d.lib opencv_video230d.lib opencv_contrib230d.lib opencv_calib3d230d.lib

Now select Release in ‘Configuration:’ drop down menu and then add the following to the Additional Dependencies  and click OK

opencv_features2d230.lib opencv_highgui230.lib opencv_core230.lib opencv_imgproc230.lib opencv_ml230.lib opencv_objdetect230.lib opencv_video230.lib opencv_contrib230.lib opencv_calib3d230.lib

Step 4:

Add C:\OpenCV2.3\build\x86\vc9\bin to the environment path as shown in screenshot below. You may need to restart the system after setting this.

To test whether the OpenCV is working, add a C++ file under Source files as shown in screen shots below.

Copy the sample program given below and build it and run. An image will be displayed in a window.