How to install OpenCV 2.1 in Visual Studio 2010 premium

Here are some easy steps:

First make sure that you fix some issues with VS2010. It seems like by installing VS2010 Express first it would fix the errors.

1. Download OpenCV 2.1 for VS2008

2. Create a new console project in VS2010

3. Change the properties of the project to:

Configuration Properties -> VC++ Directories
Add to Include Directories: C:\OpenCV2.1\include\opencv;
Add to Library Directories: C:\OpenCV2.1\lib;
Add to Source Directories: C:\OpenCV2.1\src\cv; C:\OpenCV2.1\src\cvaux; C:\OpenCV2.1\src\cxcore; C:\OpenCV2.1\src\highgui; C:\OpenCV2.1\src\ml;
Linker -> Input -> Additional Dependencies: cv210d.lib; cxcore210d.lib; highgui210d.lib;

4. You can test it using some code like:

#include "stdafx.h"

#include <cv.h>
#include <cxcore.h>
#include <highgui.h>

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
        IplImage *img = cvLoadImage("image.jpg");
        cvNamedWindow("Image:",1);
        cvShowImage("image:",img);

        cvWaitKey();
        cvDestroyWindow("Image:");
        cvReleaseImage(&img);

        return 0;
}