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|[[Image:Hornetseyerf.png|thumb|240px|Hornetseye on [http://rubyforge.org/projects/hornetseye/ RubyForge]]]
 
 
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|[[Image:AVA-Bristol-2008.jpg|thumb|240px|[http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/ava-bristol-2008.pdf Poster] for the 2008 [http://hlsweb.dmu.ac.uk/ava/meetings/bristol2008.html AVA meeting] in Bristol]]
 
|[[Image:AVA-Bristol-2008.jpg|thumb|240px|[http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/ava-bristol-2008.pdf Poster] for the 2008 [http://hlsweb.dmu.ac.uk/ava/meetings/bristol2008.html AVA meeting] in Bristol]]
 
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|[[Image:Oscon08foils.jpg|240px|thumb|Conference presentation [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/oscon08-foils.pdf Real-time Computer Vision With Ruby] presented at [http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/ OSCON 2008]]]
 
|[[Image:Oscon08foils.jpg|240px|thumb|Conference presentation [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/oscon08-foils.pdf Real-time Computer Vision With Ruby] presented at [http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/ OSCON 2008]]]
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|[[Image:ICIA08Slide.jpg|240px|thumb|Conference presentation [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/icia08-foils.pdf A Machine Vision Extension for the Ruby Programming Language] presented at [http://www.icia2008.org ICIA 2008]]]
 
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|[[Image:Mrcrubytem08.jpg|thumb|240px|Seminar presentation [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/mrcrubytem08.pdf Machine vision and device integration with the Ruby Programming Language]]]
 
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=Introduction=
 
=Introduction=
 
'''[http://www.wedesoft.demon.co.uk/hornetseye-api/ HornetsEye]''' is a Ruby-extension for developing video processing and real-time computer vision software under GNU/Linux offering interfaces to do image- and video-I/O with RMagick, Xine, firewire digital camera, and video for Linux. A new class of unprecedented solutions and a new way of working becomes conceivable when applying a dynamically typed, object-oriented language like Ruby to computer vision.
 
'''[http://www.wedesoft.demon.co.uk/hornetseye-api/ HornetsEye]''' is a Ruby-extension for developing video processing and real-time computer vision software under GNU/Linux offering interfaces to do image- and video-I/O with RMagick, Xine, firewire digital camera, and video for Linux. A new class of unprecedented solutions and a new way of working becomes conceivable when applying a dynamically typed, object-oriented language like Ruby to computer vision.
 
'''HornetsEye''' is maybe the first free software project providing a '''solid platform for implementing real-time computer vision software''' in a scripting language. The platform potentially could be used in '''robotic applications''', '''industrial automation''' as well as in '''microscopy''' and the '''life sciences'''.
 
 
If you are funding a project which uses HornetsEye you should understand that the contract is between you and the seller and it is the responsibility of the individual seller to deliver on the contract.
 
 
=Download=
 
[[Image:Hornetseye.png|48px]] Check the [http://www.wedesoft.demon.co.uk/hornetseye-api/files/Installation-txt.html installation instructions] on how to obtain and install HornetsEye.
 
 
=Software Engineering=
 
'''HornetsEye''' brings the functionality of existing powerful free software packages into Ruby. '''HornetsEye''' also tries to make existing Ruby extension operate with each other to enable the development of novel solutions:
 
# [[Image:Qt4.png|30px]] '''Qt4-QtRuby''', [[Image:Kde.png|30px]] '''Korundum''': [http://rubyforge.org/projects/korundum/ QtRuby] and [http://developer.kde.org/language-bindings/ruby/ Korundum] can be used to develop graphical user interfaces and desktop applications with [http://trolltech.com/products/qt/ Qt4] and [http://www.kde.org/ KDE4].
 
# [[Image:Xine logo.png|48px]] '''Xine''': Using [http://www.xinehq.de/ Xine] one can read virtually any video file and it is even possible to read streaming videos.
 
# [[Image:Mplayerlogo.png|38px]] '''MPlayer''': [http://www.mplayerhq.hu/ MPlayer] is a player which can be used to read video files under GNU/Linux as well as Microsoft Windows.
 
# [[Image:Gears.png|30px|]] '''Mesa''': [http://www.mesa3d.org/ Mesa] is used for OpenGL-accelerated display of images.
 
# [[Image:Tanaka.png|30px]] '''NArray''': Masahiro Tanaka's [http://narray.rubyforge.org/ NArray] is an implementation of n-dimensional arrays for Ruby.
 
# [[Image:Fftw logo.gif|50px]] '''FFTW'''. The [http://www.fftw.org/ fftw]-library can is maybe the fastest library for performing discrete Fourier transforms. It can be invoked by using Masahiro Tanaka's [http://narray.rubyforge.org/ fftw3] extension.
 
# [[Image:RMagick.png|80px]] '''RMagick''': The [http://rmagick.rubyforge.org/ RMagick] Ruby-extension allows to use the powerful [http://www.imagemagick.org/Magick++/ Magick++] library in Ruby for loading and saving images.
 
# [[Image:Coriander.png|30px]] '''libdc1394''': Using [http://damien.douxchamps.net/ieee1394/libdc1394/ libdc1394] one can make use of a large choice of firewire digital cameras.
 
# [[Image:OpenEXR.jpg|30px]] '''OpenEXR''': The [http://www.openexr.org/ OpenEXR library] is used for saving and loading [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_dynamic_range_imaging high dynamic range] images.
 
# [[Image:C--boost logo.gif|80px]] '''Boost''': The [http://www.boost.org/ Boost Library] offers smart pointers to do exception safe programming, multi-dimensional arrays, template meta-programming, abstract data types for linear algebra and many other programming concepts. The Boost library is going to be part of a future C++ standard.
 
# [[Image:Stl logo.gif|30px]] '''STL''': The software makes use of the [http://www.sgi.com/tech/stl/ Standard Template Library]
 
# [[Image:Ruby.png|30px]] [http://www.ruby-lang.org/ Ruby] programming language
 
# [[Image:Bazaar.png|30px]] '''Bazaar''': [http://bazaar-vcs.org/ Bazaar] is used for version control. You can access the repository on the [[Image:Lp-diamond.png|30px]] [https://launchpad.net/projects/hornetseye Launchpad] site (see [http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/quick-reference/quick-start-summary.svg Bazaar Quick Start Card] ([http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/quick-reference/quick-start-summary.pdf PDF], [http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/quick-reference/quick-start-summary.png PNG]) or [http://doc.bazaar-vcs.org/bzr.dev/en/user-guide/index.html Bazaar User Guide] if you want to know more about using Bazaar).
 
# [[Image:Gcc logo.png|30px]] '''Gcc''': [http://www.gnu.org/software/gcc/ gcc] is the C++ compiler of the GNU project.
 
# [[Image:Gnu-head.jpg|35px]] '''autoconf''', '''automake''' and '''make''': [http://www.gnu.org/software/make/ make], [http://www.gnu.org/software/autoconf/ autoconf] and [http://www.gnu.org/software/automake/ automake] are used to configure and perform the build of the software on GNU/Linux as well as Microsoft Windows.
 
# [[Image:Naturaldocs.png|80px]] '''Natural Docs''': [http://www.naturaldocs.org/ Natural Docs] is used to create the HTML documentation.
 
# [[Image:Nsis.gif|30px]] '''NSIS''': The Windows installer is generated with [http://nsis.sourceforge.net/ Nullsoft Scriptable Install System].
 
# [[Image:Dotgnu.png|110px]] '''DotGNU''': The [http://freshmeat.net/projects/libjit/ JIT library] of the [http://dotgnu.org/ DotGNU] project is repurposed for generating image processing code at runtime.
 
  
 
=See Also=
 
=See Also=
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* [[Hypercomplex Wavelets]]
 
* [[Hypercomplex Wavelets]]
 
* [[Qt4-QtRuby installer for Microsoft Windows]]
 
* [[Qt4-QtRuby installer for Microsoft Windows]]
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* [[TEM vision software]]
 
* [[Image:Mimasanim.gif|40px]] [[Mimas]]
 
* [[Image:Mimasanim.gif|40px]] [[Mimas]]
  
 
=External Links=
 
=External Links=
 
* [[Image:Hornetseye.png|48px]] [http://www.wedesoft.demon.co.uk/hornetseye-api/ HornetsEye homepage]
 
* [[Image:Hornetseye.png|48px]] [http://www.wedesoft.demon.co.uk/hornetseye-api/ HornetsEye homepage]
* [[Image:Launchpad.png|75px]] [https://launchpad.net/hornetseye/ HornetsEye at Launchpad]
 
 
* [[Image:Rubyforge.png|75px]] [http://rubyforge.org/projects/hornetseye/ HornetsEye at Rubyforge]
 
* [[Image:Rubyforge.png|75px]] [http://rubyforge.org/projects/hornetseye/ HornetsEye at Rubyforge]
 
* [[Image:Sourceforge.png|58px]] [http://sourceforge.net/projects/hornetseye/ HornetsEye at Sourceforge]
 
* [[Image:Sourceforge.png|58px]] [http://sourceforge.net/projects/hornetseye/ HornetsEye at Sourceforge]
 
* [[Image:Swig.png|48px]] [http://www.swig.org/ SWIG] (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator)
 
* [[Image:Swig.png|48px]] [http://www.swig.org/ SWIG] (Simplified Wrapper and Interface Generator)
* [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/mrcrubytem08.pdf Machine vision and device integration with the Ruby Programming Language] (MRC seminar)
 
* J. Wedekind, B. P. Amavasai, K. Dutton, M. Boissenin: [http://digitalcommons.shu.ac.uk/mmvl_papers/2/ A Machine Vision Extension for the Ruby Programming Language] (also see [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/icia08-foils.pdf foils (PDF)])
 
* [http://en.oreilly.com/oscon2008/public/schedule/detail/2471 Computer Vision with Ruby] presented at OSCON 2008 (also see [http://vision.eng.shu.ac.uk/jan/oscon08-foils.pdf foils (PDF)])
 
  
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Latest revision as of 21:49, 31 July 2011

Poster for the 2008 AVA meeting in Bristol
Conference presentation Real-time Computer Vision With Ruby presented at OSCON 2008

[edit] Introduction

HornetsEye is a Ruby-extension for developing video processing and real-time computer vision software under GNU/Linux offering interfaces to do image- and video-I/O with RMagick, Xine, firewire digital camera, and video for Linux. A new class of unprecedented solutions and a new way of working becomes conceivable when applying a dynamically typed, object-oriented language like Ruby to computer vision.

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