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Boyko Perfanov
Boyko Perfanov

Reputation: 3047

OpenCV: Does the C++ API and the C API differ in functionality or speed?

I have seen that most of the people here ask questions about the C++ version - for example data types such as cv::Mat and the cv:: namespace in general, while I use the C version myself using IplImage and the C functions.

Is there any significant functionality and speed difference between these two APIs?

Upvotes: 0

Views: 175

Answers (1)

Max Allan
Max Allan

Reputation: 2395

I don't believe that there is any active C development in OpenCV so any new features introduced to the library (such as the extensive machine learning module) will be in C++. Of course, you can always convert your C data structures to their C++ equivalents and continue to work with those but I find the C++ Mat class much more flexible and easy to use than CvMat and IplImage.

Upvotes: 1

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