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Using OpenCV with Google Colab

Using OpenCV with Google Colab

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Using OpenCV with Google Colab

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- [Instructor] If you are facing issues trying to install OpenCV locally, using Google Colab is a free fallback option. Similar to using a Jupyter Notebook if you're familiar with that. It provides a Python environment for you that already has OpenCV installed. However, there are a few key differences to using Google Colab compared to a local install of OpenCV. You will not be able to follow every aspect of this course, but we will state at the start of any video where Colab can't be used. To start using Colab, navigate to colab.research.google.com, and open up a new notebook. Then it's a good idea to always immediately rename your notebook to be something unique. The first key difference to a local installed OpenCV is that you will need to upload the exercise files to your runtime in order to be able to use them. Go ahead and click on the sidebar, and then wait a moment while Colab connects a runtime instance for your…

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