How do I make an inverse filled transparent rectangle with OpenCV?

Question

I want to make an inverse filled rectangle in this picture.

The code I have:

import cv2

lena = cv2.imread(\'lena.png\')

output = lena.copy         


        

Answer 1

Here's what I would do:

# initialize output
output = np.zeros_like(lena, dtype=np.uint8)
output[:,:,-1] = 255

# this is your box top_x
tx,ly,bx,ry = 100,100,200,200

# copy lena to output
output[tx:bx,ly:ry] = lena[tx:bx,ly:ry]

cv2.addWeighted(lena, 0.5, output, 1 - .5, 0, output);

OUtput: