This is a C++ implementation of OpenTLD that was originally published in MATLAB by Zdenek Kalal. OpenTLD is used for tracking objects in video streams. What makes this algorithm outstanding is that it does not make use of any training data. This implementation is based solely on open source libraries, meaning that you do not need any commercial products to compile or run it.

The easiest way to get started is to download the precompiled binaries that are available for Windows and Ubuntu 10.04. You can get a .deb package here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8715460/tld.deb and a windows installer file here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/8715460/tld.zip

If you have a webcam attached to your PC, you can simply execute opentld (on Ubuntu) or opentld.exe (on Windows) in order to try it out. For other configuration options, please see below.

A documentation of the internals as well as other possibly helpful information is contained in this master thesis: http://gnebehay.github.com/OpenTLD/gnebehay_thesis_msc.pdf

q...quit
b...remember current frame as background model / clear background
c...clear model and stop tracking
l...toggle learning
a...toggle alternating mode (if true, detector is switched off when tracker is available)
e...export model to file specified in configuration parameter "modelExportFile"
i...import model from file specified in configuration parameter "modelPath"
r...clear model, let user reinit tracking

usage
opentld [option arguments] [arguments]

option arguments
[-a <startFrameNumber>] video starts at the frameNumber startFrameNumber
[-b <x,y,w,h>] Initial bounding box
[-d <device>] select input device: device=(IMGS|CAM|VID)
IMGS: capture from images CAM: capture from connected camera VID: capture from a video [-e <path>] export model after run to path
[-f] shows foreground
[-i <path>] path to the images or to the video. [-h] shows help
[-m <path>] if specified load a model from path. An initialBoundingBox must be specified or selectManually must be true.
[-n <number>] Specifies the video device to use (defaults to 0). Useful to select a different camera when multiple cameras are connected.
[-p path] prints results into the file path
[-s] if set, user can select initial bounding box
[-t <theta>] threshold for determining positive results
[-z <lastFrameNumber>] video ends at the frameNumber lastFrameNumber. If lastFrameNumber is 0 or the option argument isn't specified means all frames are taken.

arguments
[CONFIG_FILE] path to config file

• OpenCV & OpenCV highgui >= 2.0
• CMake >= 2.6

Use CMake to build the project. You can use "cmake-gui", if you need a graphical user interface.

• CMake
  • Specify the source path (root path of the dictionary) and the binary path (where to build the program, out of source build recommended)
  • Configure
  • Select compiler
  • Define the install path and other options
  • Generate
• Windows: go to the binary directory and build the solutions you want (You have to compile in RELEASE mode):
  • opentld: build the project
  • INSTALL: install the project
• Linux: go with the terminal to the build directory
  • make: build the project
• Mac
  • brew install python
  • brew install gfortran
  • easy_install numpy
  • brew install cmake
  • brew install opencv
  • mkdir build
  • cd build
  • cmake ..
  • cd ..
  • make
  • ./opentld

• Debian package
  • Navigate with the terminal into the root dictionary of OpenTLD (OpenTLD/)
  • Type debuild -us -uc
  • Delete the temporary files in the source tree with debuild clean