Adding borders to an image using python

Question

I have a large number of images of a fixed size (say 500*500). I want to write a python script which will resize them to a fixed size (say 800*800) but will keep the origina

Answer 1

Alternatively, if you are using OpenCV, they have a function called copyMakeBorder that allows you to add padding to any of the sides of an image. Beyond solid colors, they've also got some cool options for fancy borders like reflecting or extending the image.

import cv2

img = cv2.imread('image.jpg')

color = [101, 52, 152] # 'cause purple!

# border widths; I set them all to 150
top, bottom, left, right = [150]*4

img_with_border = cv2.copyMakeBorder(img, top, bottom, left, right, cv2.BORDER_CONSTANT, value=color)

Sources: OpenCV border tutorial and OpenCV 3.1.0 Docs for copyMakeBorder