diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 665ffe3d62..cd2095db86 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ if(POLICY CMP0026)
   cmake_policy(SET CMP0026 OLD)
 endif()
 
+if (POLICY CMP0042)
+  # silence cmake 3.0+ warnings about MACOSX_RPATH
+  cmake_policy(SET CMP0042 OLD)
+endif()
+
 # must go before the project command
 set(CMAKE_CONFIGURATION_TYPES "Debug;Release" CACHE STRING "Configs" FORCE)
 if(DEFINED CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE AND CMAKE_VERSION VERSION_GREATER "2.8")
diff --git a/modules/highgui/doc/reading_and_writing_images_and_video.rst b/modules/highgui/doc/reading_and_writing_images_and_video.rst
index 316012a279..a17ad90ebd 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/doc/reading_and_writing_images_and_video.rst
+++ b/modules/highgui/doc/reading_and_writing_images_and_video.rst
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ VideoCapture
 ------------
 .. ocv:class:: VideoCapture
 
-Class for video capturing from video files or cameras.
-The class provides C++ API for capturing video from cameras or for reading video files. Here is how the class can be used: ::
+Class for video capturing from video files, image sequences or cameras.
+The class provides C++ API for capturing video from cameras or for reading video files and image sequences. Here is how the class can be used: ::
 
     #include "opencv2/opencv.hpp"
 
diff --git a/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.cpp b/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.cpp
index 9b05b364ec..eeee318c79 100644
--- a/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.cpp
+++ b/modules/highgui/src/grfmt_tiff.cpp
@@ -491,13 +491,18 @@ bool  TiffEncoder::writeLibTiff( const Mat& img, const vector<int>& params)
       || !TIFFSetField(pTiffHandle, TIFFTAG_SAMPLESPERPIXEL, channels)
       || !TIFFSetField(pTiffHandle, TIFFTAG_PLANARCONFIG, PLANARCONFIG_CONTIG)
       || !TIFFSetField(pTiffHandle, TIFFTAG_ROWSPERSTRIP, rowsPerStrip)
-      || !TIFFSetField(pTiffHandle, TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR, predictor)
        )
     {
         TIFFClose(pTiffHandle);
         return false;
     }
 
+    if (compression != COMPRESSION_NONE && !TIFFSetField(pTiffHandle, TIFFTAG_PREDICTOR, predictor) )
+    {
+        TIFFClose(pTiffHandle);
+        return false;
+    }
+
     // row buffer, because TIFFWriteScanline modifies the original data!
     size_t scanlineSize = TIFFScanlineSize(pTiffHandle);
     AutoBuffer<uchar> _buffer(scanlineSize+32);
diff --git a/modules/java/generator/src/java/android+AsyncServiceHelper.java b/modules/java/generator/src/java/android+AsyncServiceHelper.java
index 568f3da170..e18d5a5001 100644
--- a/modules/java/generator/src/java/android+AsyncServiceHelper.java
+++ b/modules/java/generator/src/java/android+AsyncServiceHelper.java
@@ -21,8 +21,9 @@ class AsyncServiceHelper
             final LoaderCallbackInterface Callback)
     {
         AsyncServiceHelper helper = new AsyncServiceHelper(Version, AppContext, Callback);
-        if (AppContext.bindService(new Intent("org.opencv.engine.BIND"),
-                helper.mServiceConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE))
+        Intent intent = new Intent("org.opencv.engine.BIND");
+        intent.setPackage("org.opencv.engine");
+        if (AppContext.bindService(intent, helper.mServiceConnection, Context.BIND_AUTO_CREATE))
         {
             return true;
         }
diff --git a/samples/cpp/delaunay2.cpp b/samples/cpp/delaunay2.cpp
index 87e6664b67..794f97d90d 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/delaunay2.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/delaunay2.cpp
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ static void paint_voronoi( Mat& img, Subdiv2D& subdiv )
 
         ifacets[0] = ifacet;
         polylines(img, ifacets, true, Scalar(), 1, CV_AA, 0);
-        circle(img, centers[i], 3, Scalar(), -1, CV_AA, 0);
+        circle(img, centers[i], 3, Scalar(), CV_FILLED, CV_AA, 0);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/cpp/grabcut.cpp b/samples/cpp/grabcut.cpp
index b7d0d4dfd9..71a44ca522 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/grabcut.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/grabcut.cpp
@@ -21,10 +21,10 @@ static void help()
         "\tleft mouse button - set rectangle\n"
         "\n"
         "\tCTRL+left mouse button - set GC_BGD pixels\n"
-        "\tSHIFT+left mouse button - set CG_FGD pixels\n"
+        "\tSHIFT+left mouse button - set GC_FGD pixels\n"
         "\n"
         "\tCTRL+right mouse button - set GC_PR_BGD pixels\n"
-        "\tSHIFT+right mouse button - set CG_PR_FGD pixels\n" << endl;
+        "\tSHIFT+right mouse button - set GC_PR_FGD pixels\n" << endl;
 }
 
 const Scalar RED = Scalar(0,0,255);
diff --git a/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp b/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp
index a10e0d2d0e..99ddd7920d 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/houghcircles.cpp
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ static void help()
 {
     cout << "\nThis program demonstrates circle finding with the Hough transform.\n"
             "Usage:\n"
-            "./houghcircles <image_name>, Default is pic1.png\n" << endl;
+            "./houghcircles <image_name>, Default is board.jpg\n" << endl;
 }
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv)
diff --git a/samples/cpp/kalman.cpp b/samples/cpp/kalman.cpp
index f54adec922..8b429e2ad8 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/kalman.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/kalman.cpp
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ static inline Point calcPoint(Point2f center, double R, double angle)
 
 static void help()
 {
-    printf( "\nExamle of c calls to OpenCV's Kalman filter.\n"
+    printf( "\nExample of c calls to OpenCV's Kalman filter.\n"
 "   Tracking of rotating point.\n"
 "   Rotation speed is constant.\n"
 "   Both state and measurements vectors are 1D (a point angle),\n"
diff --git a/samples/cpp/lkdemo.cpp b/samples/cpp/lkdemo.cpp
index 90078f3abf..ad3cc7072a 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/lkdemo.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/lkdemo.cpp
@@ -60,12 +60,11 @@ int main( int argc, char** argv )
     namedWindow( "LK Demo", 1 );
     setMouseCallback( "LK Demo", onMouse, 0 );
 
-    Mat gray, prevGray, image;
+    Mat gray, prevGray, image, frame;
     vector<Point2f> points[2];
 
     for(;;)
     {
-        Mat frame;
         cap >> frame;
         if( frame.empty() )
             break;
diff --git a/samples/cpp/openni_capture.cpp b/samples/cpp/openni_capture.cpp
index ba4cb73843..549f16e6f0 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/openni_capture.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/openni_capture.cpp
@@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ static void help()
                         "The user gets some of the supported output images.\n"
             "\nAll supported output map types:\n"
             "1.) Data given from depth generator\n"
-            "   OPENNI_DEPTH_MAP            - depth values in mm (CV_16UC1)\n"
-            "   OPENNI_POINT_CLOUD_MAP      - XYZ in meters (CV_32FC3)\n"
-            "   OPENNI_DISPARITY_MAP        - disparity in pixels (CV_8UC1)\n"
-            "   OPENNI_DISPARITY_MAP_32F    - disparity in pixels (CV_32FC1)\n"
-            "   OPENNI_VALID_DEPTH_MASK     - mask of valid pixels (not ocluded, not shaded etc.) (CV_8UC1)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_DEPTH_MAP            - depth values in mm (CV_16UC1)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_POINT_CLOUD_MAP      - XYZ in meters (CV_32FC3)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_DISPARITY_MAP        - disparity in pixels (CV_8UC1)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_DISPARITY_MAP_32F    - disparity in pixels (CV_32FC1)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_VALID_DEPTH_MASK     - mask of valid pixels (not ocluded, not shaded etc.) (CV_8UC1)\n"
             "2.) Data given from RGB image generator\n"
-            "   OPENNI_BGR_IMAGE            - color image (CV_8UC3)\n"
-            "   OPENNI_GRAY_IMAGE           - gray image (CV_8UC1)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_BGR_IMAGE            - color image (CV_8UC3)\n"
+            "   CV_CAP_OPENNI_GRAY_IMAGE           - gray image (CV_8UC1)\n"
          << endl;
 }
 
diff --git a/samples/cpp/starter_video.cpp b/samples/cpp/starter_video.cpp
index b8f4086c45..7f9dafd6bc 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/starter_video.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/starter_video.cpp
@@ -4,31 +4,34 @@
 *  Created on: Nov 23, 2010
 *      Author: Ethan Rublee
 *
-* A starter sample for using opencv, get a video stream and display the images
+*  Modified on: April 17, 2013
+*      Author: Kevin Hughes
+*
+* A starter sample for using OpenCV VideoCapture with capture devices, video files or image sequences
 * easy as CV_PI right?
 */
-#include "opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp"
+
+#include <opencv2/highgui/highgui.hpp>
+
 #include <iostream>
-#include <vector>
 #include <stdio.h>
 
 using namespace cv;
 using namespace std;
 
-
-
 //hide the local functions in an anon namespace
 namespace {
     void help(char** av) {
-        cout << "\nThis program justs gets you started reading images from video\n"
-            "Usage:\n./" << av[0] << " <video device number>\n"
-            << "q,Q,esc -- quit\n"
-            << "space   -- save frame\n\n"
-            << "\tThis is a starter sample, to get you up and going in a copy pasta fashion\n"
-            << "\tThe program captures frames from a camera connected to your computer.\n"
-            << "\tTo find the video device number, try ls /dev/video* \n"
-            << "\tYou may also pass a video file, like my_vide.avi instead of a device number"
-            << endl;
+        cout << "The program captures frames from a video file, image sequence (01.jpg, 02.jpg ... 10.jpg) or camera connected to your computer." << endl
+             << "Usage:\n" << av[0] << " <video file, image sequence or device number>" << endl
+             << "q,Q,esc -- quit" << endl
+             << "space   -- save frame" << endl << endl
+             << "\tTo capture from a camera pass the device number. To find the device number, try ls /dev/video*" << endl
+             << "\texample: " << av[0] << " 0" << endl
+             << "\tYou may also pass a video file instead of a device number" << endl
+             << "\texample: " << av[0] << " video.avi" << endl
+             << "\tYou can also pass the path to an image sequence and OpenCV will treat the sequence just like a video." << endl
+             << "\texample: " << av[0] << " right%%02d.jpg" << endl;
     }
 
     int process(VideoCapture& capture) {
@@ -36,31 +39,33 @@ namespace {
         char filename[200];
         string window_name = "video | q or esc to quit";
         cout << "press space to save a picture. q or esc to quit" << endl;
-        namedWindow(window_name, CV_WINDOW_KEEPRATIO); //resizable window;
+        namedWindow(window_name, WINDOW_NORMAL); //resizable window;
         Mat frame;
+
         for (;;) {
             capture >> frame;
             if (frame.empty())
                 break;
+
             imshow(window_name, frame);
-            char key = (char)waitKey(5); //delay N millis, usually long enough to display and capture input
+            char key = (char)waitKey(30); //delay N millis, usually long enough to display and capture input
+
             switch (key) {
-        case 'q':
-        case 'Q':
-        case 27: //escape key
-            return 0;
-        case ' ': //Save an image
-            sprintf(filename,"filename%.3d.jpg",n++);
-            imwrite(filename,frame);
-            cout << "Saved " << filename << endl;
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
+            case 'q':
+            case 'Q':
+            case 27: //escape key
+                return 0;
+            case ' ': //Save an image
+                sprintf(filename,"filename%.3d.jpg",n++);
+                imwrite(filename,frame);
+                cout << "Saved " << filename << endl;
+                break;
+            default:
+                break;
             }
         }
         return 0;
     }
-
 }
 
 int main(int ac, char** av) {
@@ -70,11 +75,11 @@ int main(int ac, char** av) {
         return 1;
     }
     std::string arg = av[1];
-    VideoCapture capture(arg); //try to open string, this will attempt to open it as a video file
+    VideoCapture capture(arg); //try to open string, this will attempt to open it as a video file or image sequence
     if (!capture.isOpened()) //if this fails, try to open as a video camera, through the use of an integer param
         capture.open(atoi(arg.c_str()));
     if (!capture.isOpened()) {
-        cerr << "Failed to open a video device or video file!\n" << endl;
+        cerr << "Failed to open the video device, video file or image sequence!\n" << endl;
         help(av);
         return 1;
     }
diff --git a/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp b/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp
index 809f23bbda..0ff3929618 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/stereo_calib.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ StereoCalib(const vector<string>& imagelist, Size boardSize, bool useCalibrated=
         fs.release();
     }
     else
-        cout << "Error: can not save the intrinsic parameters\n";
+        cout << "Error: can not save the extrinsic parameters\n";
 
     // OpenCV can handle left-right
     // or up-down camera arrangements
diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp
index ca318be552..10af6aef01 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/Histograms_Matching/MatchTemplate_Demo.cpp
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ void MatchingMethod( int, void* )
   int result_cols =  img.cols - templ.cols + 1;
   int result_rows = img.rows - templ.rows + 1;
 
-  result.create( result_cols, result_rows, CV_32FC1 );
+  result.create( result_rows, result_cols, CV_32FC1 );
 
   /// Do the Matching and Normalize
   matchTemplate( img, templ, result, match_method );
diff --git a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ShapeDescriptors/findContours_demo.cpp b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ShapeDescriptors/findContours_demo.cpp
index bff125f2f0..4db93494c8 100644
--- a/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ShapeDescriptors/findContours_demo.cpp
+++ b/samples/cpp/tutorial_code/ShapeDescriptors/findContours_demo.cpp
@@ -26,8 +26,13 @@ void thresh_callback(int, void* );
  */
 int main( int, char** argv )
 {
-  /// Load source image and convert it to gray
-  src = imread( argv[1], 1 );
+  /// Load source image
+  src = imread(argv[1]);
+  if (src.empty())
+  {
+    cerr << "No image supplied ..." << endl;
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   /// Convert image to gray and blur it
   cvtColor( src, src_gray, COLOR_BGR2GRAY );