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This is cool.... Would be nice to be able to use more processing algorithms such as SIFT[1]. Or would the SIFT patent get in the way of this?

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scale-invariant_feature_transf...

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ROOT and SIFT are patented, that's why ORB was developed for OpenCV. It's mentioned in the OpenCV tutorials: http://docs.opencv.org/master/db/d27/tutorial_py_table_of_co...

This is totally feasible, ImagePlay allows to add your own Plug-Ins. Like this you can also add algorithms which are patented (which I don't know if and how and where SIFT is.)

https://github.com/cpvrlab/ImagePlay/wiki/Plugins:-01-Tutori...

Nice. Definitely looking forward to checking this out :)

SIFT is patented[1] and not free for commercial use. This puts people who want to use the amazing alternative to play around finding alternatives, which are usually either half-baked functionally or simply not as good.[2]

[1] https://www.google.com/patents/US6711293 [2] http://dsp.stackexchange.com/questions/1288/what-are-some-fr...

Aren't SURF and ilk free and pretty performant?

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