OpenCV: IplImage versus Mat, which to use?

Question

I\'m pretty new to OpenCV (about 2 months now). I have the book Learning OpenCV by Bradski and Kaehler. My question is, if I want to do everything in a 2.0+ manner, when sho

Answer 1

I began to use opencv about in 2012 or so .So I began with Mat,which is powerful and easy to use.BUT to read or reuse these code that was "old",i had to kown sth about iplimages,it is easy to use,also. But the future is Mat,I think.And dont forget Mat in a CLASS,that means,you dont need to release a Mat.On the other hand,you SHOULD to free a implimage. My English is poor,sorry.