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Dvernon at 15:04, 1 December 2017

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Dvernon at 09:53, 29 November 2017

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Dvernon: /* ACV Computer Vision Repository */

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 Copy the ACV repository to the <code>C:</code>  drive:
-* Download the [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/ACV.zip">zip archive].
+* Download the [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/ACV.zip ACV.zip archive].
 * Copy it to <code>C:</code> drive and unzip it so that you have a directory called <code>C:\ACV</code>.

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 Copy the ACV repository to the <code>C:</code>  drive:
-* Download the <A HREF="http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/ACV.zip">zip archive</A>.
+* Download the [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/ACV.zip">zip archive].
 * Copy it to <code>C:</code> drive and unzip it so that you have a directory called <code>C:\ACV</code>.

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 Copy the ACV repository to the <code>C:</code>  drive:
-* Download the zip archive.
+* Download the <A HREF="http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/ACV.zip">zip archive</A>.
 * Copy it to <code>C:</code> drive and unzip it so that you have a directory called <code>C:\ACV</code>.

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 == Operating System ==
-The software for this course requires Windows 7 (although it appears to work fine with Windows 10 ... to be confirmed after further testing).
+The software for this course requires Windows 10.
 I strongly recommend you turn off the option in Windows Explorer to hide file extensions. To do this, from Windows Explorer menu bar select Tools > Folder Options > View and make sure the tick box labelled Hide extensions for known file types is not ticked. If it is ticked, you will have problems identifying certain files later on (e.g. invoking the example.sln solution file to launch the C++ compiler).
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 Run the installer and follow the instructions.
 You will need to register Visual C++ 2010 Express to continue using beyond the initial 30-day evaluation period.  To do this, from the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express menu, select ''Help > Register Product''.  You will then have to log in to your Microsoft account, if you have one, or create a new one, if you don't.  After filling in some forms you will get the product key which you enter into the dialogue box that popped up when you selected  ''Help > Register Product''.

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 == Operating System ==
-The software for this course requires Windows 7.
+The software for this course requires Windows 7 (although it appears to work fine with Windows 10 ... to be confirmed after further testing).
 I strongly recommend you turn off the option in Windows Explorer to hide file extensions. To do this, from Windows Explorer menu bar select Tools > Folder Options > View and make sure the tick box labelled Hide extensions for known file types is not ticked. If it is ticked, you will have problems identifying certain files later on (e.g. invoking the example.sln solution file to launch the C++ compiler).

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 Copy the ACV repository to the <code>C:</code>  drive:
-* Download a zip archive with all the files from  [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/ACV.zip here].
+* Download a zip archive with all the files from  [http://www.vernon.eu/ACV/ACV.zip here].
 * Copy it to <code>C:</code> drive and unzip it so that you have a directory called <code>C:\ACV</code>.

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 There is also a <code>C:\ACV\lectures</code> sub-directory. This contains a suite of 52 OpenCV examples  of the techniques that are discussed in the course. The source code is in the <code>C:\ACV\lectures\src</code> sub-directory and test data is in the <code>C:\ACV\lectures\data</code> sub-directory.
 === ACV Assignment 0 ===
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 * Make sure that the ''INSTALL'' check-box is ticked when you select ''Build > Configuration Manager'' from the menu to ensure that your executable is installed in the <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment0\bin</code> directory.
 * Finally, run your program in the <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment0\bin</code> directory. You might like to change the contents of <code>input.txt</code> in the  <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment0\data</code> directory and re-run your program to convince yourself that everything is working properly.
 === ACV Assignment 1 ===

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 This page provides a step-by-step guide to downloading, installing, and using the software required to run demonstration software and complete the assignments for the applied computer vision course. This environment is required to ensure that software developed by students can be compiled directly by the course instructor after it has been submitted.
-=== Operating System ===
+== Operating System ==
 The software for this course requires Windows 7.
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 If the Windows Explorer menu bar isn't visible, select Organize > Layout > Menu bar
-=== C/C++ Compiler ===
+== C/C++ Compiler ==
 Download the Microsoft Visual C++ Express compiler, version 10.0 (also known as Visual C++ 2010 or MSVC++ 2010).  It is important to use this version; earlier versions are no longer supported by Microsoft and later versions cause problems with some libraries.
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 You will need to register Visual C++ 2010 Express to continue using beyond the initial 30-day evaluation period.  To do this, from the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Express menu, select ''Help > Register Product''.  You will then have to log in to your Microsoft account, if you have one, or create a new one, if you don't.  After filling in some forms you will get the product key which you enter into the dialogue box that popped up when you selected  ''Help > Register Product''.
-=== CMake ===
+== CMake ==
 Download CMake binaries from [http://www.cmake.org/download/ here].   At time of writing the latest version is 3.7.1.
 <!-- Download CMake 2.8.10-RC3 binaries from [https://cmake.org/files/v2.8/cmake-2.8.10-rc3-win32-x86.exe here] -->
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 You can opt for either the WIN32 installer (cmake-3.7.1-win32-x86.msi) or the Windows zip file.  The installer has the advantage that it gives you the option to update your system path automatically (which you should take by clicking the appropriate radio button during the installation process). If you choose the installer option, note that if you already have CMake version 3.4 or earlier you much uninstall it first.
-=== OpenCV ===
+== OpenCV ==
 Download and install OpenCV from [https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-win/2.4.10/ here]. Choose the version 2.4.10 self-installer, download it, and execute it, and extract the library to <code>C:</code> so that you have a directory <code>C:\opencv</code>.  If you have problems downloading this version from SourceForge site, you can download version 2.4.10 from [http://www.vernon.eu/downloads/opencv-2.4.10.exe here].
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 Click ''OK''
-=== ACV Computer Vision Repository ===
+== ACV Computer Vision Repository ==
 Copy the ACV repository to the <code>C:</code>  drive:
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 There is also a <code>C:\ACV\lectures</code> sub-directory. This contains a suite of 52 OpenCV examples  of the techniques that are discussed in the course. The source code is in the <code>C:\ACV\lectures\src</code> sub-directory and test data is in the <code>C:\ACV\lectures\data</code> sub-directory.
-==== ACV Assignment 0 ====
+=== ACV Assignment 0 ===
 The next step is to build a MSVC++ <code>.sln</code> solution file so that you can compile the ACV assignment0 executable. To do this, you need to run CMake against the <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment0</code> directory (where you will find the main <code>CMakeLists.txt</code> file).    We use <code>assignment0</code> because it is a dummy assignment but you will follow exactly the same procedure for all the real assignments.
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 * Finally, run your program in the <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment0\bin</code> directory. You might like to change the contents of <code>input.txt</code> in the  <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment0\data</code> directory and re-run your program to convince yourself that everything is working properly.
-==== ACV Assignment 1 ====
+=== ACV Assignment 1 ===
 For your first assignment, you will simply copy the <code>assignment0</code> directory to <code>assignment1</code> and follow a similar procedure, writing new assignment-specific code, of course.   There is just one thing you need to do:  edit the <code>C:\ACV\assignments\assignment1\CMakeLists.txt</code> and change the project name from <code>assignment0</code> to <code>assignment1</code>, viz:
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-==== ACV Lecture Examples ====
+=== ACV Lecture Examples ===
 Finally, you should now compile the examples <code>C:\ACV\lectures</code> directory by building a MSVC++ <code>.sln</code> solution file. To do this, you need to run CMake against the <code>C:\ACV\lectures</code> directory (where you will find the main <code>CMakeLists.txt</code> file) and build the binaries in <code>C:\ACV\lectures\build</code> directory.