What is the difference between vc10, vc11 and vc12 libraries in OpenCV?
They are different builds for each version of Microsoft's Visual Studio compiler.
- vc16: The compiler packaged with Visual Studio 2019
- vc15: The compiler packaged with Visual Studio 2017
- vc14: The compiler packaged with Visual Studio 2015
- vc12: The compiler packaged with Visual Studio 2013
- vc11: The compiler packaged with Visual Studio 2012
- vc10: The compiler packaged with Visual Studio 2010
It refers to MS Visual Studio version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Visual_Studio#History.
It refers to Visual C++ version used for the build. x64 and x86 is the chip architecture 64 vs 32 bit.