OpenCV to use in memory buffers or file pointers

Question

The two functions in openCV cvLoadImage and cvSaveImage accept file path\'s as arguments.

For example, when saving a image it\'s cvSaveImage(\"/tmp/output.j

Answer 1

Here's an example in Delphi. It converts a 24bit bitmap for use with OpenCV

function BmpToPIplImageEx(Bmp: TBitmap): pIplImage;
Var
  i: Integer;
  offset: LongInt;
  dataByte: PByteArray;  
Begin
  Assert(Bmp.PixelFormat = pf24bit, 'PixelFormat must be 24bit');
  Result := cvCreateImageHeader(cvSize(Bmp.Width, Bmp.Height), IPL_DEPTH_8U, 3);
  cvCreateData(Result);
  for i := 0 to Bmp.height - 1 do
  Begin        
    offset   := longint(Result.imageData) + Result.WidthStep * i;
    dataByte := PByteArray(offset);    
    CopyMemory(dataByte, Bmp.Scanline[i], Result.WidthStep);
  End;
End;