Convert RGB to L*a*b* (Lab Color space) in OpenCV

Problem 1: 
Using cvCvtColor convert a sRGB image into Lab image; In other words change the color space from RGB to LAB
Problem 2:  
Do the same in MATLAB and compare results

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Lets begin with problem 2


I_srgb=imread('C:\view0.png');
I_lab = applycform(I_srgb,makecform('srgb2lab', 'AdaptedWhitePoint', whitepoint('D65')));

Lets print some values from three channels (L , a , b)

I_lab(1,1:10,1)

ans =

  184  186  195  202  203  208  213  214  206  235

Trial>> I_lab(1,1:10,2)

ans =

  128  127  125  125  125  124  123  123  125  129

Trial>> I_lab(1,1:10,3)

ans =

  148  152  154  153  153  152  149  147  147  148

Now in OpenCV here is the program

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/******************************** * MYcvtColor.cpp * S. F. Hasan * *****************************/ #include <opencv2/opencv.hpp>   #include <iostream> #include <fstream>   using namespace cv; using namespace std; double alpha; /**< Simple contrast control */ int beta; /**< Simple brightness control */   int main( int argc, char** argv ) { IplImage* imgA = cvLoadImage("C:/view0.png"); CvSize img_sz = cvGetSize( imgA );   if (!imgA) { return 0; }   IplImage* lab_image = cvCreateImage( img_sz, imgA->depth, 3 ); cvCvtColor(imgA, lab_image, CV_BGR2Lab); for (int row=0;row<lab_image->height;row++) { const uchar* ptr= (uchar*)(lab_image->imageData + row*lab_image->widthStep ); for(int col=0;col<lab_image->width;col++) { //cout << "uchar = "<< endl << " " << (uchar)*ptr << endl << endl; cout << "int = "<< endl << " " << (int)*ptr << endl << endl; *ptr++; } }   cvNamedWindow("rgb",1); cvNamedWindow("lab",1); cvShowImage("rgb",imgA); cvShowImage("lab",lab_image);   cvReleaseImage(&imgA); cvReleaseImage(&lab_image);   cvWaitKey(); return 0; }

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