How to Read, Write, Display Images in OpenCV and Converting Color Spaces

When working with images, some of the most basic operations that are essential to get a grip on include reading the images from disk, displaying them, accessing their pixel values, and converting them from one color space to another.

This tutorial explains these basic operations, starting first with a description of how a digital image is formulated in terms of its spatial coordinates and intensity values. 

In this tutorial, you will familiarise yourself with the most basic OpenCV operations that are essential when working with images. 

After completing this tutorial, you will know: