opencv_headless_grayscale_gaussian_blur_image_processing.py

1import cv2
2import numpy as np
3
4# Load an image from file
5# Note: 'opencv-python-headless' does not support GUI functions like cv2.imshow()
6image = cv2.imread('input.jpg')
7
8if image is not None:
9    # Convert the image to grayscale
10    gray_image = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
11
12    # Apply a Gaussian blur
13    blurred_image = cv2.GaussianBlur(gray_image, (5, 5), 0)
14
15    # Save the processed image to a file
16    cv2.imwrite('output_processed.jpg', blurred_image)
17    print("Image processed and saved successfully.")
18else:
19    print("Error: Could not load image. Please ensure 'input.jpg' exists.")