def make_merge_image(imageA_path,
imageB_path,
resize_flag=False,
blank_flag=False):
imageA = cv2.imread(imageA_path)
imageB = cv2.imread(imageB_path)
if resize_flag:
imageA = cv2.resize(imageA, (256, 256))
imageB = cv2.resize(imageB, (256, 256))
if blank_flag:
# make blank image for only input image
imageA = ip.AddBlankRegion(imageA, 16, 32)
merge_image = np.concatenate([imageA, imageB], axis=1)
return merge_image
