OpenCV with Python By Example

What is epipolar geometry?

Before discussing epipolar geometry, let's discuss what happens when we capture two images of the same scene from two different viewpoints. Consider the following figure:

Let's see how it happens in real life. Consider the following image:

Now, let's capture the same scene from a different viewpoint:

Our goal is to match the keypoints in these two images to extract the scene information. The way we do this is by extracting a ...