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Picture Comparison Code Not Working Properly

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I am still very much a beginner in programming and am facing a problem with a Java code. I would be very thankful for suggestions and comments. The problem is as following:

I found a Java code online that is designed to compare two pictures and highlight the differences between them. However, the way the code works is by using a loop that compares the RGB value of each pixel of the two pictures and highlights it in a certain color if the value is equal. This however results in a problem that even the slightest shift in camera angle or lighting conditions between the two pictures leads to a different RGB value of the pixels making the code highlight them as a difference even though the pictures are mostly identical. The code is written below and i have added the link to photos showing examples of the outcome of the code. What would you suggest i change in the code? Thank you for your help in advance.

The code:

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  1. import java.awt.image.BufferedImage;
  2.     import java.io.File;
  3.     import java.io.IOException;
  4.  
  5.     import javax.imageio.ImageIO; 
  6. public class PictureOverlayTest {
  7.     /*
  8.      * Four variables, three for the wanted BufferedImages, one String for the
  9.      * Path of the third Image, which does not already exist.
  10.      */
  11.  
  12.     private BufferedImage image1;
  13.     private BufferedImage image2;
  14.     private BufferedImage image3;
  15.  
  16.     private String pathImage3;
  17.  
  18.     public PictureOverlayTest(String filePathAndName1, String filePathAndName2,
  19.             String filePathAndName3) throws IOException {
  20.         /*
  21.          * Constructor in order to keep this method reusable and clean. Needs
  22.          * three Strings. The paths and Filenames of all three images. Image 1
  23.          * and 2 should exist already, Image 3 will be created if all
  24.          * requirements are met. Constructor creates the first two buffered
  25.          * images, sets all needed variables and starts the checkAndCompare()
  26.          * method
  27.          */
  28.  
  29.         File file = new File(filePathAndName1);
  30.         this.image1 = ImageIO.read(file);
  31.  
  32.         file = new File(filePathAndName2);
  33.         this.image2 = ImageIO.read(file);
  34.  
  35.         this.pathImage3 = filePathAndName3;
  36.         checkAndCompare();
  37.     }
  38.  
  39.     private void checkAndCompare() throws IOException {
  40.         /*
  41.          * This function creates the Color blue, compares the sizes of both
  42.          * pictures and if they are the same, creates a third image. Then it
  43.          * loops through the two images and compares each pixel. If the pixels
  44.          * are the same, the third image gets a blue pixel at that point
  45.          */
  46.  
  47.         Color blue = Color.blue;
  48.         Color yellow = Color.yellow;
  49.  
  50.         if (image1.getHeight() == image2.getHeight()
  51.                 && image1.getWidth() == image2.getWidth()) {
  52.  
  53.             image3 = new BufferedImage(image1.getWidth(), image1.getHeight(),
  54.                     image1.getType());
  55.             for (int y = 0; y < image1.getHeight(); y++) {
  56.                 for (int x = 0; x < image1.getWidth(); x++) {
  57.  
  58.                     int colorImage1 = image1.getRGB(x, y);
  59.                     int colorImage2 = image2.getRGB(x, y);
  60.  
  61.                     if (colorImage1 == colorImage2) {
  62.  
  63.                         image3.setRGB(x, y, blue.getRGB());
  64.  
  65.                     } else {
  66.                               image3.setRGB(x, y, yellow.getRGB()); 
  67.                         // Whatever Color you want. By default it is black.
  68.  
  69.                     }
  70.  
  71.                 }
  72.             }
  73.             savePicture3();
  74.             System.out.println("Message: Image comparison is done");
  75.  
  76.         } else {
  77.  
  78.             System.out.println("Error: Image dimensions do not match");
  79.  
  80.         }
  81.  
  82.     }
  83.  
  84.     private void savePicture3() throws IOException {
  85.         /*
  86.          * This method saves the created Image into a file onto your computer.
  87.          * The if() statement is used to check if the file was successfully
  88.          * created, in order to avoid unwanted errors. Keep in mind, that you
  89.          * have to change the "bmp" in ImageIO.write() to whatever format you
  90.          * actually want
  91.          */
  92.  
  93.         File file = new File(pathImage3);
  94.         if (file.createNewFile()) {
  95.             ImageIO.write(image3, "bmp", file);
  96.         }
  97.     }
  98.  
  99. }
  100.  
  101. import java.io.IOException;
  102.  
  103. public class Main {
  104.  
  105.     public static void main(String[] args) {
  106.         // TODO Auto-generated method stub
  107.  
  108.         try {
  109.             PictureOverlayTest test = new PictureOverlayTest(
  110.                     "C:\\Users\\Rabee Taha\\Desktop\\Java Test Pics\\test1.png",
  111.                     "C:\\Users\\Rabee Taha\\Desktop\\Java Test Pics\\test2.png",
  112.                     "C:\\Users\\Rabee Taha\\Desktop\\Java Test Pics\\test3.png");
  113.         } catch (IOException e) {
  114.             // TODO Auto-generated catch block
  115.             e.printStackTrace();
  116.         }
  117.     }
  118.  
  119. }
  120.  
Here is the link to example images of the outcome ( https://postimg.cc/gallery/rkXfPr7 )
Jul 24 '21 #1
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I am still very much a beginner in programming and am facing a problem with a Java code. I would be very thankful for suggestions and comments. The problem is as following:

I found a Java code online that is designed to compare two pictures and highlight the differences between them. However, the way the code works is by using a loop that compares the RGB value of each pixel of the two pictures and highlights it in a certain color if the value is equal. This however results in a problem that even the slightest shift in camera angle or lighting conditions between the two pictures leads to a different RGB value of the pixels making the code highlight them as a difference even though the pictures are mostly identical. The code is written below and i have added the link to photos showing examples of the outcome of the code. What would you suggest i change in the code? Thank you for your help in advance.
You can look into machine learning/artificial intelligence libraries. I believe there would be something related to image processing that could serve the purpose.
Jul 24 '21 #2

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