opencv runtime_error ai_generated true

cv::matchTemplate: template larger than image

ID: opencv/template-matching-error

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85%Fix Rate
88%Confidence
3Evidence
2023-01-01First Seen

Version Compatibility

VersionStatusIntroducedDeprecatedNotes
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Root Cause

Template image larger than search image.

generic

Workarounds

  1. 92% success Ensure template is smaller than source image in both dimensions
  2. 85% success Use multi-scale template matching for size-invariant detection

Dead Ends

Common approaches that don't work:

  1. Resize template to fit 78% fail

    Changes what youre searching for

  2. Resize source image larger 72% fail

    Slow and unreliable