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Why OpenCV using BGR colour space instead of RGB. We all know that RGB is the convenient colour model for most of the computer graphics and also the human visual system works in a way that is similar to a RGB colour space. Is there any reason behind OpenCV BGR colour space?.
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Why did they choose BGR color space in OpenCV ? The reason the early developers at OpenCV chose BGR color format is that back then BGR color format was popular among camera manufacturers and software providers. E.g. in Windows, when specifying color value using COLORREF they use the BGR format 0x00bbggrr.
OpenCV uses BGR image format. So, when we read an image using cv2. imread() it interprets in BGR format by default. We can use cvtColor() method to convert a BGR image to RGB and vice-versa.
What's the Difference between RGB versus BGR? The main difference between RGB versus BGR is the arrangement of the subpixels for Red, Green, and Blue. RGB is arranged like that, but BGR is essentially in reverse with no adverse effect on color vibrancy and accuracy.
When the image file is read with the OpenCV function imread() , the order of colors is BGR (blue, green, red). On the other hand, in Pillow, the order of colors is assumed to be RGB (red, green, blue). Therefore, if you want to use both the Pillow function and the OpenCV function, you need to convert BGR and RGB.
"The reason why the early developers at OpenCV chose BGR color format is probably that back then BGR color format was popular among camera manufacturers and software providers. E.g. in Windows, when specifying color value using COLORREF they use the BGR format 0x00bbggrr.
BGR was a choice made for historical reasons and now we have to live with it. In other words, BGR is the horse’s ass in OpenCV."
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