OpenCV 3.0.0 MSER Binary Mask

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I am trying to use MSER algorithm in OpenCV 3.0.0 beta to extract text regions from an image. At the end I need a binary mask with the detected MSER regions, but the algorithm only provides contours. I tried to draw these contours but I don't get the expected result. This is the code I use: void mserExtractor (const Mat& image, Mat& mserOutMask){ Ptr<MSER> mserExtractor = MSER::create(); vector<vector<cv::Point>> mserContours; vector<cv::Rect> mserBbox; mserExtractor->detectRegions(image, mserContours, mserBbox); for( int i = 0; i<mserContours.size(); i++ ) { drawContours(mserOutMask, mserContours, i, Scalar(255, 255, 255), 4); } } This is the result: The problem is that non-convex regions are filled by lines crossing the actual MSER region. I would like just the list of pixels in the region like I get from MATLAB detectMSERFeatures: Any ideas how to get the filled region from the contours (or to get the MSER mask in other ways)? c++ opencv matlab-cvst mser opencv-drawcontour share improve this question edited Feb 24 at 21:17 Dima 26.2k 10 45 90 asked Feb 14 at 11:18 user3038460 131 10

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I found the solution! Just loop over all the points and draw them! void mserExtractor (const Mat& image, Mat& mserOutMask){ Ptr<MSER> mserExtractor = MSER::create(); vector<vector<cv::Point>> mserContours; vector<KeyPoint> mserKeypoint; vector<cv::Rect> mserBbox; mserExtractor->detectRegions(image, mserContours, mserBbox); for (vector<cv::Point> v : mserContours){ for (cv::Point p : v){ mserOutMask.at<uchar>(p.y, p.x) = 255; } } }