# cpvrlab/ImagePlay

ImagePlay is a rapid prototyping application for image processing

Repository: https://github.com/cpvrlab/ImagePlay
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/imageplay
Homepage: http://cpvrlab.github.io/ImagePlay/
Language: C++
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Last push: 2023-07-04T12:59:58+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4199, "days_push": 1156, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1173, forks 121 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.780416+00:00)

## What it is
ImagePlay is an open-source desktop application for rapid prototyping of image processing algorithms, combining over 70 individual image processors into visual process chains. It is built in C++ and extensible with a plugin SDK, targeting education and algorithm experimentation.

## Use cases
- prototype image processing pipelines visually
- teach students image processing fundamentals with real-time parameter tuning
- experiment with edge detection and segmentation algorithms
- combine filters and morphological operations into process chains
- build custom image processors with a C++ plugin SDK
- test binarization and thresholding parameters before coding

## When to choose
- you want to visually chain together image processing operators without writing code
- you need an educational tool to demonstrate image processing concepts in real time
- you want to prototype algorithm combinations before implementing them in your own codebase

## When to avoid
- you need a production image processing library to embed in your application
- you require deep learning or GPU-accelerated vision pipelines
- you need a scriptable command-line batch image processing tool

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, gui, plugin-system, computer-vision
- domain: image-processing, computer-vision, education, developer-tools
- platform: windows, cpp, cross-platform
- tags: visual-programming, prototyping, image-pipeline, teaching-tool, opencv, macos, linux, desktop

## Member repositories
- cpvrlab/ImagePlay (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.780416+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:21.962874+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cpvrlab/ImagePlay (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.780416+00:00, sha bf53f97595fd)
  - homepage: http://cpvrlab.github.io/ImagePlay/ (fetched 2026-08-29T12:33:32.779393+00:00, sha ccb90c8def67)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.