X-Git-Url: https://git.ao2.it/experiments/opencv_trail_effect.git/blobdiff_plain/98204747b6c4091c125539c3b386a0b6557ae848..79d57b3dedad2f0ae675bacc63470a5af1a176e6:/README?ds=sidebyside

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@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@ Some examples of it are:
 opencv_trail_effect draws a trail after performing foreground segmentation
 using OpenCV.
 
-Segmentation can done using either thresholding or background subtraction.
+Segmentation in opencv_trail_effect can done using either thresholding or
+background subtraction.
 
-The "sole" assumptions for a decent effect are that:
+A few conditions are required to create a decent effect:
 
-  1. the camera does not move;
-  2. the background lighting in the scene is quite stable (when doing
-     background subtraction it is recommended to disable auto-gain in the
-     camera, and avoiding any artifact introduced by the power line
-     frequency).
+  1. the camera should not move;
+  2. the lighting in the scene should be quite stable (when doing background
+     subtraction it is recommended to disable auto-gain in the camera, and
+     avoid any artifact introduced by the power line frequency);
+  3. the subject should enter the scene only after the background learning
+     phase has finished, i.e. after opencv_trail_effect has shown the preview
+     window.
 
 
 Examples of use
@@ -51,6 +54,8 @@ frames in the trail, possibly with the most recent frame drawn on top:
 
   $ ./opencv_trail_effect -l 10 -s background -d average -B
 
+Here is a video showing the examples from above:
+https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X3oRozxt2O4
 
 Side note
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