opencv and numpy matrix multiplication vs element-wise multiplication
Guide
opencv
Matrix multiplication is where two matrices are multiplied directly. This operation multiplies matrix A of size [a x b] with matrix B of size [b x c] to produce matrix C of size [a x c].
In OpenCV it is achieved using the simple * operator:
C = A * B // Aab * Bbc = Cac
Element-wise multiplication is where each pixel in the output matrix is formed by multiplying that pixel in matrix A by its corresponding entry in matrix B. The input matrices should be the same size, and the output will be the same size as well. This is achieved using the mul() function:
output = A.mul(B); // A B must have same size !!!
code
cv::Mat cv_matmul(const cv::Mat& A, const cv::Mat& B)
{
// matrix multipication m*k, k*n ===> m*n
cv::Mat C = A