"""
Implemented an algorithm using opencv to convert a colored image into its negative
"""
from cv2 import destroyAllWindows, imread, imshow, waitKey
def convert_to_negative(img):
# getting number of pixels in the image
pixel_h, pixel_v = img.shape[0], img.shape[1]
# converting each pixel's color to its negative
for i in range(pixel_h):
for j in range(pixel_v):
img[i][j] = [255, 255, 255] - img[i][j]
return img
if __name__ == "__main__":
# read original image
img = imread("image_data/lena.jpg", 1)
# convert to its negative
neg = convert_to_negative(img)
# show result image
imshow("negative of original image", img)
waitKey(0)
destroyAllWindows()