how to add border around an image in opencv python

Question

If I have an image like below, how can I add border all around the image such that the overall height and width of the final image increases but the height and width of the

Answer 1

Try This:

import cv2
import numpy as np     

img=cv2.imread("img_src.jpg")
h,w=img.shape[0:2]

base_size=h+20,w+20,3
# make a 3 channel image for base which is slightly larger than target img
base=np.zeros(base_size,dtype=np.uint8)
cv2.rectangle(base,(0,0),(w+20,h+20),(255,255,255),30) # really thick white rectangle
base[10:h+10,10:w+10]=img # this works