Fast/Robust Template Matching

Template Matching with SSD Block Matching and Normalized CC, (color) 2D and 3D

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TEMPLATE_MATCHING is a CPU efficient function which calculates matching score images between template and (color) 2D image or 3D image volume.

It calculates:
- The sum of squared difference (SSD Block Matching), robust template matching.
- The normalized cross correlation (NCC), independent of illumination, only dependent on texture

The user can combine the two images, to get template matching which works robust with his application.

Both matching methods are implemented using FFT based correlation.

Try the examples.

Please report: bugs, successes and other comment.

Cite As

Dirk-Jan Kroon (2026). Fast/Robust Template Matching (https://uk.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/24925-fast-robust-template-matching), MATLAB Central File Exchange. Retrieved .

General Information

MATLAB Release Compatibility

  • Compatible with any release

Platform Compatibility

  • Windows
  • macOS
  • Linux
Version Published Release Notes Action
1.2.0.0

Faster Multiple Template search

1.1.0.0

Fixed Range to 0..1

1.0.0.0