OpenCV resize fails on large image with “error: (-215) ssize.area() > 0 in function cv::resize”

Question

I\'m using OpenCV 3.0.0 and Python 3.4.3 to process a very large RGB image (107162,79553,3). While I\'m trying to resize it using the following code:

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Answer 1

For me the following work-around worked:

• split the array up into smaller sub arrays
• resize the sub arrays
• merge the sub arrays again

Here the code:

def split_up_resize(arr, res):
    """
    function which resizes large array (direct resize yields error (addedtypo))
    """

    # compute destination resolution for subarrays
    res_1 = (res[0], res[1]/2)
    res_2 = (res[0], res[1] - res[1]/2)

    # get sub-arrays
    arr_1 = arr[0 : len(arr)/2]
    arr_2 = arr[len(arr)/2 :]

    # resize sub arrays
    arr_1 = cv2.resize(arr_1, res_1, interpolation = cv2.INTER_LINEAR)
    arr_2 = cv2.resize(arr_2, res_2, interpolation = cv2.INTER_LINEAR)

    # init resized array
    arr = np.zeros((res[1], res[0]))

    # merge resized sub arrays
    arr[0 : len(arr)/2] = arr_1
    arr[len(arr)/2 :] = arr_2

    return arr