Installing OpenCV 2.4.8 on Visual Studio 2012

Step 1
Download OpenCV from here
unzip and change the name of opencv to OpenCV2.4.8

add to system path:

C:\OpenCV2.4.8\build\x64\vc10\bin

Step 2:
Open Visual Studio 2012 and create a new console win32 application preferrebly uncheck the precomplied hadear and security options
Go to BUILD -> Configuration Manager
Click on Win32 and create a new x64


Step 3:
Go to Project properties and add the following :
C/C++ -> Additional Include Directories

C:\OpenCV2.4.8\build\include\opencv;C:\OpenCV2.4.8\build\include;


Linker-> General -> Additional Library Dependencies

C:\OpenCV2.4.8\build\x64\vc10\lib



Linker->Input-> Additional Dependencies
Release mode:

opencv_core248.lib
opencv_imgproc248.lib
opencv_highgui248.lib
opencv_ml248.lib
opencv_video248.lib
opencv_features2d248.lib
opencv_calib3d248.lib
opencv_objdetect248.lib
opencv_contrib248.lib
opencv_legacy248.lib
opencv_flann248.lib

for Debug mode:

opencv_core248d.lib
opencv_imgproc248d.lib
opencv_highgui248d.lib
opencv_ml248d.lib
opencv_video248d.lib
opencv_features2d248d.lib
opencv_calib3d248d.lib
opencv_objdetect248d.lib
opencv_contrib248d.lib
opencv_legacy248d.lib
opencv_flann248d.lib

Step 4
Run this small snippet

#include "stdafx.h"

#include <opencv2/core/core.hpp>        // Basic OpenCV structures (cv::Mat, Scalar)
#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>


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

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

        return 0;
}