# Colored2DImageFusion

VTKExamples/Cxx/Images/Colored2DImageFusion

### Description

This example use the vtkImageBlend class for a simple fusion of two 2D images with different color maps for each of the images.

- Contributed by: Tim Hutz

### Code

Colored2DImageFusion.cxx

    #include <vtkSmartPointer.h>

    #include <vtkImageReader2Factory.h>
    #include <vtkImageReader2.h>
    #include <vtkActor.h>
    #include <vtkDataSet.h>
    #include <vtkDataSetMapper.h>
    #include <vtkImageBlend.h>
    #include <vtkImageData.h>
    #include <vtkImageMapToColors.h>
    #include <vtkLookupTable.h>
    #include <vtkRenderWindow.h>
    #include <vtkRenderWindowInteractor.h>
    #include <vtkRenderer.h>

    int main(int argc, char *argv[])
    {
      // Parse input arguments
      if ( argc < 3 )
      {
        std::cerr << "Usage: " << argv[0]
                  << " Input1Filename Input2Filename" << std::endl;
        return EXIT_FAILURE;
      }

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkLookupTable> imgFirstColorMap =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkLookupTable>::New(); // hot color map
      imgFirstColorMap->SetRange( 0.0, 255.0 );
      imgFirstColorMap->SetHueRange( 0.0, 0.1 );
      imgFirstColorMap->SetValueRange( 0.4, 0.8 );
      imgFirstColorMap->Build();

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkLookupTable> imgSecondColorMap =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkLookupTable>::New(); // cold color map
      imgSecondColorMap->SetRange( 0.0, 255.0 );
      imgSecondColorMap->SetHueRange( 0.67, 0.68 );
      imgSecondColorMap->SetValueRange( 0.4, 0.8 );
      imgSecondColorMap->Build();

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageReader2Factory> readerFactory =
        vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageReader2Factory>::New();
      vtkImageReader2 *imgReader = readerFactory->CreateImageReader2(argv[1]);
      imgReader->SetFileName(argv[1]);

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageReader2> imgReaderMoving = readerFactory->CreateImageReader2(argv[2]);
      imgReaderMoving->SetFileName(argv[2]);

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageMapToColors> firstColorMapper =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageMapToColors>::New();
      firstColorMapper->SetInputConnection( imgReader->GetOutputPort() );
      firstColorMapper->SetLookupTable( imgFirstColorMap );

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageMapToColors> secondColorMapper =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageMapToColors>::New();
      secondColorMapper->SetInputConnection( imgReaderMoving->GetOutputPort() );
      secondColorMapper->SetLookupTable( imgSecondColorMap );

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageBlend> imgBlender =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkImageBlend>::New();
      imgBlender->SetOpacity( 0, 0.5 );
      imgBlender->SetOpacity( 1, 0.5 );
      imgBlender->AddInputConnection( firstColorMapper->GetOutputPort() );
      imgBlender->AddInputConnection( secondColorMapper->GetOutputPort() );

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper> imgDataSetMapper =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkDataSetMapper>::New();
      imgDataSetMapper->SetInputConnection(imgBlender->GetOutputPort());

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor> imgActor =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkActor>::New();
      imgActor->SetMapper( imgDataSetMapper );

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer> imgRenderer =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderer>::New();
      imgRenderer->AddActor( imgActor );

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow> imgRenderWindow =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindow>::New();
      imgRenderWindow->AddRenderer( imgRenderer );

      vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor> imgInteractor =
          vtkSmartPointer<vtkRenderWindowInteractor>::New();
      imgInteractor->SetRenderWindow( imgRenderWindow );
      imgInteractor->Initialize();
      imgInteractor->Start();

      imgReader->Delete();
      imgReaderMoving->Delete();
      return EXIT_SUCCESS;
    }

### CMakeLists.txt

    cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 2.8)

    PROJECT(Colored2DImageFusion)

    find_package(VTK REQUIRED)
    include(${VTK_USE_FILE})

    add_executable(Colored2DImageFusion MACOSX_BUNDLE Colored2DImageFusion.cxx )

    target_link_libraries(Colored2DImageFusion ${VTK_LIBRARIES})

### Download and Build Colored2DImageFusion

Click here to download Colored2DImageFusion and its CMakeLists.txt file. Once the tarball Colored2DImageFusion.tar has been downloaded and extracted,

    cd Colored2DImageFusion/build

If VTK is installed:

    cmake ..

If VTK is not installed but compiled on your system, you will need to specify the path to your VTK build:

    cmake -DVTK_DIR:PATH=/home/me/vtk_build ..

Build the project:

    make

and run it:

    ./Colored2DImageFusion

WINDOWS USERS PLEASE NOTE: Be sure to add the VTK bin directory to your path. This will resolve the VTK dll's at run time.