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how do I get the actual blob count out of cv.jit.touches? (total count of actual blobs detected)

as the help file says, "In the context of this object, "blobs" are not connected components".. hence the [cv.jit.label] -> [jit.3m] method won't work anymore.

cv-jit-touches-actual-blob-count

The object recycles index numbers, so some might be tempted to look at the highest index value, but the problem with this method is that it doesn't work in situations where, for instance, you have three blobs and one disappears.

The best way is to use the [accum] object. Attach a [t b 1] to the "touch" outlet and a [t b -1] to the "release" outlet. The bangs trigger the accum output and 1 and -1 in/decrement the accumulator (middle inlet). This will give you the number of blobs currently active.

and a big thank you once more for the new cv.jit package (!)

you can also simply query the coll. that's how i am doing it and it works great.

cv.jit.touches: actual blob count