Moving particles counter

This is a python (>=3.2) script to count moving particles in a stationary video. It is based on:

• https://www.educative.io/answers/background-subtraction-opencv
• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/find-the-solidity-and-equivalent-diameter-of-an-image-object-using-opencv-python/
• https://pyimagesearch.com/2016/03/28/measuring-size-of-objects-in-an-image-with-opencv/
• https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/python-opencv-background-subtraction

Includes

• moving_particles_counter.py main an only script
• tesst_video.mp4 test video of Artemia salina kept in culture.

python dependencies

• cv2 https://pypi.org/project/opencv-python/
• numpy https://numpy.org/
• pandas https://pandas.pydata.org/
• argparse https://docs.python.org/3/library/argparse.html

Usage and test

The script is run using python moving_particles_counter.py -i VIDEO_FILE_NAME -x 1. The system can be tested using python moving_particles_counter.py -i test_video.mp4 -x 1.

License

CC0-1.0