What does the cv::normalize(_src, dst, 0, 255, NORM_MINMAX, CV_8UC1); do in OpenCV?
I went through the documentation and was unable to understand what alpha, beta, NORM_MINMAX and CV_8UC1 actually do. I am aware alpha sets the lower and beta the higher bound. CV_8UC1 stands for an 8-bit unsigned single channel. But what exactly these arguments do to the picture is what I am unable to comprehend.
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normTypeisNORM_MINMAX,cv::normalizenormalizes_srcin such a way that the min value ofdstisalphaand max value ofdstisbeta.cv::normalizedoes its magic using only scales and shifts (i.e. adding constants and multiplying by constants).CV_8UC1says how many channelsdsthas.The documentation here is pretty clear: http://docs.opencv.org/modules/core/doc/operations_on_arrays.html#normalize