CODEWITHSUNDEEP
c++imagevideoopencv
user1017485
user1017485

Reputation: 699

OpenCV skin detection color space?

I am using histogram backprojection on an HSV image to detect skin.

What would you recommend as the best type of image to use for skin detection? (for the best and most accurate detection) HSV, RGB or YCbCr?

what are the advantages and disadvantages of each type of image and which one would you consider to be the most appropriate for this specific situation?

PS: Due to how my program is made, lighting is not THAT important

Upvotes: 4

Views: 4572

Answers (1)

mevatron
mevatron

Reputation: 14011

Have a look at Google Scholar results for skin detection. There are several good papers about how you might go about detecting skin.

This paper is a good survey. Also, this paper discusses optimal color spaces for skin detection. The paper also argues that all color spaces provide the same amount of information, but that some color spaces are more intuitive than others for skin detection.

Hope that's helpful!

Upvotes: 7

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