Installation

*Note: There are also video tutorials located online at: <http://simplecv.org>

or on the youtube channel: <http://www.youtube.com/user/IngenuitasOfficial>

Ubuntu (10.4 or above)

You can now download a .deb file from SourceForge – look at http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplecv/files for an easier install. This is the manual method for installation

Steps:

1. apt-get install dependencies
2. download, build and install the latest version of OpenCV
3. clone and install SimpleCV

Commands:

sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes build-essential swig gfortran cmake gcc pkg-config libjpeg62-dev libtiff4-dev libpng12-dev libopenexr-dev libavformat-dev libswscale-dev liblapack-dev python-dev python-setuptools boost-build libboost-all-dev
wget http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-unix/2.2/OpenCV-2.2.0.tar.bz2
bunzip2 OpenCV-2.2.0.tar.bz2
tar xf OpenCV-2.2.0.tar
mkdir build
cd build
cmake -D CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE=RELEASE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/usr/local -D BUILD_PYTHON_SUPPORT=ON ..
make
sudo make install
sudo cp /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cv.so /usr/local/lib/python2.6/dist-packages/cv.so
sudo apt-get install -y --force-yes git git python-dev python-numpy python-nose python-scipy ipython
git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/simplecv/git.git simplecv
sudo python setup.py install

Mac OS X (10.6 and above)

Note: While not required, it is strongly recommended that you install XCode from Apple: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/xcode/

If you want to keep control of your usr/local or are adept at building for Unix, you may want to use the directions below. Otherwise, we recommend using our Superpack, which contains everything you need in a single package: http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplecv/files/

Steps:

1. Install Xcode http://developer.apple.com/technologies/xcode.html
2. Install homebrew https://github.com/mxcl/homebrew/wiki/installation
3. Use homebrew to install opencv and git
4. Install scipy superpack, but with ipython 0.10.2 http://stronginference.com/scipy-superpack/ (download from http://ingenuitas.com/misc/superpack_10.6_2011.05.28-ipython10.sh)
5. Install python imaging library (10.6 needs ARCHFLAGS tweak)
6. clone simplecv and python setup.py install

Commands:

ruby -e "$(curl -fsSLk https://gist.github.com/raw/323731/install_homebrew.rb)"
wget http://ingenuitas.com/misc/superpack_10.6_2011.05.28-ipython10.sh
sh superpack_10.6_2011.05.28-ipython10.sh
brew install opencv
ln -s /usr/local/lib/python2.6/site-packages/cv.so /Library/Python/2.6/site-packages/cv.so
brew install git
ARCHFLAGS="-arch i386 -arch x86_64" brew install PIL
git clone git://git.code.sf.net/p/simplecv/git.git simplecv
cd simplecv
python setup.py install

Windows 7/Vista

If you want a streamlined install which gives you all the dependencies, we recommend using the Windows Superpack, available at http://sourceforge.net/projects/simplecv/files/

If you already have Python, OpenCV or SciPy installed and want to keep things the way you like them, follow the directions below

Steps:

1. (OPTIONAL) Install MinGW for optional files and building openCV from source. Make sure to include C/C++ Compiler and msys package. http://sourceforge.net/projects/mingw/files/Automated%20MinGW%20Installer/
2. Install Python 2.7 http://www.python.org/getit/releases/2.7.1/
3. Install Python Setup Tools for Windows http://pypi.python.org/packages/2.7/s/setuptools/ (See: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/309412/how-to-setup-setuptools-for-python-2-6-on-windows)
4. Install the SciPy superpack: http://sourceforge.net/projects/scipy/files/scipy/0.9.0rc5/scipy-0.9.0rc5-win32-superpack-python2.7.exe/download
5. Install OpenCV: http://sourceforge.net/projects/opencvlibrary/files/opencv-win/2.2/ (See: http://luugiathuy.com/2011/02/setup-opencv-for-python/)
6. easy_install.exe simplecv (See: http://blog.sadphaeton.com/2009/01/20/python-development-windows-part-2-installing-easyinstallcould-be-easier.html)