How to find the coordinates of a point w.r.t another point on an image using OpenCV

[capt.jack]

Hi,
I wrote a program for detecting circles using Hough Transform using OpenCV in C. The program inputs 3 images, each image contains a fixed small circle and a big circle with variable position. The program then recognizes both the circles and marks the centres of both the circles. Now what I want to do is: in the output image the (x,y) coordinates of the centre of the bigger circle should be displayed with respect to the centre of the fixed smaller circle.

In simple words, taking the centre of the smaller circle as the origin(0,0), I want to find the coordinates of the center of the bigger circle

Here's the code for 'circle.cpp'

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

int main(int argc, char** argv)
{
    IplImage* img;
    int n=3;
    char input[21],output[21];    

    for(int l=1;l<=n;l++)
    {    
      sprintf(input,"Frame%d.jpg",l);  // Inputs Images

      if(  (img=cvLoadImage(input))!= 0)
    {
        IplImage* gray = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize(img), IPL_DEPTH_8U, 1 );
        IplImage* canny=cvCreateImage(cvGetSize(img),IPL_DEPTH_8U,1);
        IplImage* rgbcanny=cvCreateImage(cvGetSize(img),IPL_DEPTH_8U,3);
        CvMemStorage* storage = cvCreateMemStorage(0);
        cvCvtColor( img, gray, CV_BGR2GRAY );
        cvSmooth( gray, gray, CV_GAUSSIAN, 9, 9 ); // smooth it, otherwise a lot of false circles may be detected
        cvCanny(gray,canny,50,100,3);

        CvSeq* circles = cvHoughCircles( canny, storage, CV_HOUGH_GRADIENT, 2, gray->height/4, 200, 100 );
        int i;
        cvCvtColor(canny,rgbcanny,CV_GRAY2BGR);
        for( i = 0; i < circles->total; i++ )
        {
             float* p = (float*)cvGetSeqElem( circles, i );
             cvCircle( rgbcanny, cvPoint(cvRound(p[0]),cvRound(p[1])), 3, CV_RGB(0,255,0), -1, 8, 0 );
             cvCircle( rgbcanny, cvPoint(cvRound(p[0]),cvRound(p[1])), cvRound(p[2]), CV_RGB(255,0,0), 3, 8, 0 );
        }
        cvNamedWindow( "circles", 1 );
        cvShowImage( "circles", rgbcanny );

        //Displays Output images
        sprintf(output,"circle%d.jpg",l);  
        cvSaveImage(output,rgbcanny);    
        cvWaitKey(0);
    }
}
    return 0;
}

And here are the 2 input and 2 output images:


Please suggest what changes should I make in the code so that I can display in the output image the (x,y) coordinates of the center of the big circle w.r.t. the center of the small circle taken as origin(0,0)

Thanx a lot

[inequity]

I think we'd be more able to help if you commented this a bit better.
This is a really specific question, and is hardly based on C Programming at all, so without knowing the inner workings of this OpenCV, and only having about four extremely brief comments to go on, I got no real advice.
I might suggest declaring your variables at the top of their scope in C programs, but I guess this isn't necessary in C99.
I'd recommend finding a board or thread more dedicated to OpenCV.

[Salem]

I have to agree with inequity, if you're stuck on the detail of how to use the library, then a forum which supports that library would be the best place to try first.