OpenCV and Visual Studio configuration

Question

In Learning OpenCV , it mentions the following regarding configuring OpenCV and Visual Studio:

In Visual Studio, it is necessary to create a project and to configure the setup so that (a) the libraries highgui.lib, cxcore.lib, ml.lib, and cv.lib are linked and (b) the preprocessor will search the OpenCV … /opencv/*/include directories for header files. These “include” directories will typically be named something like C:/program files/opencv/cv/include, …/opencv/cxcore/include, … /opencv/ml/include, and … /opencv/otherlibs/ highgui.

How would I go about creating and configuring the project this way?

Answer 1

It is necessary to set environment variables first. You just need to add the location of the bin class to the directory path.(just add a semicolon and paste the path ). Then after creating a visual c++ console project you have to include needed include directories path to specific location.(If you need more explanation on that just add a comment)

Answer 2

You need to set the environment variables, and then set the projects properties (C++ and Linker) according to your OpenCV version and directories. See my step-bystep guide with instructions and a video:

http://devel-open.blogspot.com.ar/2012/12/opencv-visual-studio-2008.html