Video object recognition: Is it worth it to learn new language for OpenCV?

Hello everyone,
I am a beginner+ if I could say that.
A question to an advanced programmer: I am planning to create a program that automatically identifies an object in a live streamed video (compact ball, always the exact same object in video that I define in advance), and follow its movement, as well as a second object in the same manner, compared to a certain fixed third object.
I might want to zoom in/out.
I am used to C, and I must learn R for professional reasons. Where do I start from? Is there another language that makes it easier for me to do this program that is worth trying?
As a beginner, I am a little bit scared of making all the effort in C for example and find out after hundreds of hours that it might take me another year to finish this program.... So I am looking for a good start. Any ideas?

How about this for a start.
opencv r programming language - Google Search

> I am used to C, and I must learn R for professional reasons. Where do I start from?
C might be easier to start with, and you'll make steady progress, but as you say - a lot of work.
R might mean you achieve very little for months, and then really start to make good progress at the end. Plus, you'll have learnt R in the process.


> Is there another language that makes it easier for me to do this program that is worth trying?
Python perhaps.