Return an anaglyph image of a right and left channel

anaglyph3d.c

// Return an anaglyph image of a right and left channel
// Author : Nicolas Bourré 20100927
IplImage * toAnaglyph(IplImage * imgLeft, IplImage *imgRight)
{
    IplImage *iplReturn;

    IplImage *l_R, * l_G, *l_B;
    IplImage *r_R, * r_G, *r_B;

    iplReturn = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 3);

    l_R = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 1);
    l_G = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 1);
    l_B = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 1);
    r_R = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 1);
    r_G = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 1);
    r_B = cvCreateImage( cvGetSize (imgLeft), 8, 1);

    cvSplit(imgLeft, l_R, l_G, l_B, NULL);
    cvSplit(imgRight, r_R, r_G, r_B, NULL);

    cvMerge(r_R, r_G, l_B, NULL, iplReturn);

    cvReleaseImage(&l_R);
    cvReleaseImage(&l_G);
    cvReleaseImage(&l_B);
    cvReleaseImage(&r_R);
    cvReleaseImage(&r_G);
    cvReleaseImage(&r_B);

    return iplReturn;
}