Layer image with opacity over the top of another image. - OpenCV

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Anybody with a similar problem - I found another SO answer here with a great python solution that exploits the speed of NumPy.

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Answer 1

here is C++ code gives exactly the result you want.

// http://jepsonsblog.blogspot.be/2012/10/overlay-transparent-image-in-opencv.html
// https://gist.github.com/maximus5684/082f8939edb6aed7ba0a

#include "opencv2/imgproc.hpp"
#include "opencv2/highgui.hpp"
#include "iostream"

using namespace cv;
using namespace std;

void overlayImage(Mat* src, Mat* overlay, const Point& location)
{
    for (int y = max(location.y, 0); y < src->rows; ++y)
    {
        int fY = y - location.y;

        if (fY >= overlay->rows)
            break;

        for (int x = max(location.x, 0); x < src->cols; ++x)
        {
            int fX = x - location.x;

            if (fX >= overlay->cols)
                break;

            double opacity = ((double)overlay->data[fY * overlay->step + fX * overlay->channels() + 3]) / 255;

            for (int c = 0; opacity > 0 && c < src->channels(); ++c)
            {
                unsigned char overlayPx = overlay->data[fY * overlay->step + fX * overlay->channels() + c];
                unsigned char srcPx = src->data[y * src->step + x * src->channels() + c];
                src->data[y * src->step + src->channels() * x + c] = srcPx * (1. - opacity) + overlayPx * opacity;
            }
        }
    }
}

int main( int argc, char** argv )
{
    Mat overlay = imread("ZuWDz.png",IMREAD_UNCHANGED);
    Mat underlay = imread("CtBAe.png",IMREAD_UNCHANGED);

    if( underlay.empty() || overlay.empty() )
    {
        return -1;
    }

    overlayImage( &underlay, &overlay, Point() );
    imshow("underlay result",underlay);

    waitKey();

    return 0;
}