diff --git a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
index 509f417e47..20d0750540 100644
--- a/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
+++ b/cmake/OpenCVDetectCUDA.cmake
@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ if(CUDA_FOUND)
   message(STATUS "CUDA detected: " ${CUDA_VERSION})
 
   set(_generations "Fermi" "Kepler" "Maxwell" "Pascal" "Volta" "Turing")
+  set(_arch_fermi   "2.0")
+  set(_arch_kepler  "3.0;3.5;3.7")
+  set(_arch_maxwell "5.0;5.2")
+  set(_arch_pascal  "6.0;6.1")
+  set(_arch_volta   "7.0")
+  set(_arch_turing  "7.5")
   if(NOT CMAKE_CROSSCOMPILING)
     list(APPEND _generations "Auto")
   endif()
@@ -86,30 +92,58 @@ if(CUDA_FOUND)
     SET(DETECT_ARCHS_COMMAND ${DETECT_ARCHS_COMMAND} "-ccbin" "${host_compiler_bindir}")
   endif()
 
-  set(__cuda_arch_ptx "")
-  if(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Fermi")
-    set(__cuda_arch_bin "2.0")
-  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Kepler")
-    set(__cuda_arch_bin "3.0 3.5 3.7")
-  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Maxwell")
-    set(__cuda_arch_bin "5.0 5.2")
-  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Pascal")
-    set(__cuda_arch_bin "6.0 6.1")
-  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Volta")
-    set(__cuda_arch_bin "7.0")
-  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Turing")
-    set(__cuda_arch_bin "7.5")
-  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Auto")
+  macro(ocv_filter_available_architecture result_list)
+    if(DEFINED CUDA_SUPPORTED_CC)
+      set(${result_list} "${CUDA_SUPPORTED_CC}")
+    else()
+      set(CC_LIST ${ARGN})
+      foreach(target_arch ${CC_LIST})
+        string(REPLACE "." "" target_arch_short ${target_arch})
+        set(NVCC_OPTION "-gencode;arch=compute_${target_arch_short},code=sm_${target_arch_short}")
+        execute_process( COMMAND "${CUDA_NVCC_EXECUTABLE}" ${NVCC_OPTION} "${OpenCV_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/checks/OpenCVDetectCudaArch.cu"
+                         WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/"
+                         RESULT_VARIABLE _nvcc_res OUTPUT_VARIABLE _nvcc_out
+                         ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
+        if(_nvcc_res EQUAL 0)
+          set(${result_list} "${${result_list}} ${target_arch}")
+        endif()
+      endforeach()
+      string(STRIP ${${result_list}} ${result_list})
+      set(CUDA_SUPPORTED_CC ${${result_list}} CACHE INTERNAL "List of supported compute capability")
+    endif()
+  endmacro()
+
+  macro(ocv_detect_native_cuda_arch status output)
     execute_process( COMMAND ${DETECT_ARCHS_COMMAND}
                      WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/"
-                     RESULT_VARIABLE _nvcc_res OUTPUT_VARIABLE _nvcc_out
+                     RESULT_VARIABLE ${status} OUTPUT_VARIABLE _nvcc_out
                      ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-    string(REGEX REPLACE ".*\n" "" _nvcc_out "${_nvcc_out}") #Strip leading warning messages, if any
+    string(REGEX REPLACE ".*\n" "" ${output} "${_nvcc_out}") #Strip leading warning messages, if any
+  endmacro()
+
+  macro(ocv_wipeout_deprecated _arch_bin_list)
+    string(REPLACE "2.1" "2.1(2.0)" ${_arch_bin_list} ${${_arch_bin_list}})
+  endmacro()
+
+  set(__cuda_arch_ptx "")
+  if(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Fermi")
+    set(__cuda_arch_bin ${_arch_fermi})
+  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Kepler")
+    set(__cuda_arch_bin ${_arch_kepler})
+  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Maxwell")
+    set(__cuda_arch_bin ${_arch_maxwell})
+  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Pascal")
+    set(__cuda_arch_bin ${_arch_pascal})
+  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Volta")
+    set(__cuda_arch_bin ${_arch_volta})
+  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Turing")
+    set(__cuda_arch_bin ${_arch_turing})
+  elseif(CUDA_GENERATION STREQUAL "Auto")
+    ocv_detect_native_cuda_arch(_nvcc_res _nvcc_out)
     if(NOT _nvcc_res EQUAL 0)
       message(STATUS "Automatic detection of CUDA generation failed. Going to build for all known architectures.")
     else()
-      set(__cuda_arch_bin "${_nvcc_out}")
-      string(REPLACE "2.1" "2.1(2.0)" __cuda_arch_bin "${__cuda_arch_bin}")
+      string(REGEX MATCHALL "[0-9]+\\.[0-9]" __cuda_arch_bin "${_nvcc_out}")
     endif()
   endif()
 
@@ -118,29 +152,26 @@ if(CUDA_FOUND)
       set(__cuda_arch_bin "3.2")
       set(__cuda_arch_ptx "")
     elseif(AARCH64)
-      execute_process( COMMAND ${DETECT_ARCHS_COMMAND}
-                       WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}${CMAKE_FILES_DIRECTORY}/CMakeTmp/"
-                       RESULT_VARIABLE _nvcc_res OUTPUT_VARIABLE _nvcc_out
-                       ERROR_QUIET OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE)
-      string(REGEX REPLACE ".*\n" "" _nvcc_out "${_nvcc_out}") #Strip leading warning messages, if any
+      ocv_detect_native_cuda_arch(_nvcc_res _nvcc_out)
       if(NOT _nvcc_res EQUAL 0)
         message(STATUS "Automatic detection of CUDA generation failed. Going to build for all known architectures.")
         set(__cuda_arch_bin "5.3 6.2 7.2")
       else()
         set(__cuda_arch_bin "${_nvcc_out}")
-        string(REPLACE "2.1" "2.1(2.0)" __cuda_arch_bin "${__cuda_arch_bin}")
       endif()
       set(__cuda_arch_ptx "")
     else()
-      if(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_LESS "9.0")
-        set(__cuda_arch_bin "2.0 3.0 3.5 3.7 5.0 5.2 6.0 6.1")
-      elseif(CUDA_VERSION VERSION_LESS "10.0")
-        set(__cuda_arch_bin "3.0 3.5 3.7 5.0 5.2 6.0 6.1 7.0")
-      else()
-        set(__cuda_arch_bin "3.0 3.5 3.7 5.0 5.2 6.0 6.1 7.0 7.5")
-      endif()
+      ocv_filter_available_architecture(__cuda_arch_bin
+          ${_arch_fermi}
+          ${_arch_kepler}
+          ${_arch_maxwell}
+          ${_arch_pascal}
+          ${_arch_volta}
+          ${_arch_turing}
+      )
     endif()
   endif()
+  ocv_wipeout_deprecated(__cuda_arch_bin)
 
   set(CUDA_ARCH_BIN ${__cuda_arch_bin} CACHE STRING "Specify 'real' GPU architectures to build binaries for, BIN(PTX) format is supported")
   set(CUDA_ARCH_PTX ${__cuda_arch_ptx} CACHE STRING "Specify 'virtual' PTX architectures to build PTX intermediate code for")
diff --git a/doc/tutorials/core/file_input_output_with_xml_yml/file_input_output_with_xml_yml.markdown b/doc/tutorials/core/file_input_output_with_xml_yml/file_input_output_with_xml_yml.markdown
index b71fbebc41..b87ec79ff7 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/core/file_input_output_with_xml_yml/file_input_output_with_xml_yml.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/core/file_input_output_with_xml_yml/file_input_output_with_xml_yml.markdown
@@ -107,8 +107,9 @@ you may access it. For sequences you need to go through them to query a specific
     then we have to specify if our output is either a sequence or map.
 
     For sequence before the first element print the "[" character and after the last one the "]"
-    character. With Python, the "]" character could be written with the name of the sequence or
-    the last element of the sequence depending on the number of elements:
+    character. With Python, call `FileStorage.startWriteStruct(structure_name, struct_type)`,
+    where `struct_type` is `cv2.FileNode_MAP` or `cv2.FileNode_SEQ` to start writing the structure.
+    Call `FileStorage.endWriteStruct()` to finish the structure:
     @add_toggle_cpp
     @snippet cpp/tutorial_code/core/file_input_output/file_input_output.cpp writeStr
     @end_toggle
diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown
index fd5b1ca11f..b0a8b8260b 100644
--- a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown
+++ b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_content_imgproc.markdown
@@ -243,65 +243,9 @@ In this section you will learn about the image processing (manipulation) functio
 
     Where we learn how to match templates in an image
 
--   @subpage tutorial_find_contours
+-   @subpage tutorial_table_of_contents_contours
 
-    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
-
-    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
-
-    *Author:* Ana Huamán
-
-    Where we learn how to find contours of objects in our image
-
--    @subpage tutorial_hull
-
-    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
-
-    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
-
-    *Author:* Ana Huamán
-
-    Where we learn how to get hull contours and draw them
-
--   @subpage tutorial_bounding_rects_circles
-
-    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
-
-    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
-
-    *Author:* Ana Huamán
-
-    Where we learn how to obtain bounding boxes and circles for our contours
-
--   @subpage tutorial_bounding_rotated_ellipses
-
-    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
-
-    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
-
-    *Author:* Ana Huamán
-
-    Where we learn how to obtain rotated bounding boxes and ellipses for our contours
-
--   @subpage tutorial_moments
-
-    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
-
-    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
-
-    *Author:* Ana Huamán
-
-    Where we learn to calculate the moments of an image
-
--   @subpage tutorial_point_polygon_test
-
-    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
-
-    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
-
-    *Author:* Ana Huamán
-
-    Where we learn how to calculate distances from the image to contours
+    Learn how to find contours in images and investigate their properties and features.
 
 -   @subpage tutorial_distance_transform
 
diff --git a/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_contents_contours.markdown b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_contents_contours.markdown
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e8bba3a62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/tutorials/imgproc/table_of_contents_contours.markdown
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+Contours in OpenCV {#tutorial_table_of_contents_contours}
+==================
+
+-   @subpage tutorial_find_contours
+
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
+    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
+
+    *Author:* Ana Huamán
+
+    Where we learn how to find contours of objects in our image
+
+-    @subpage tutorial_hull
+
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
+    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
+
+    *Author:* Ana Huamán
+
+    Where we learn how to get hull contours and draw them
+
+-   @subpage tutorial_bounding_rects_circles
+
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
+    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
+
+    *Author:* Ana Huamán
+
+    Where we learn how to obtain bounding boxes and circles for our contours
+
+-   @subpage tutorial_bounding_rotated_ellipses
+
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
+    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
+
+    *Author:* Ana Huamán
+
+    Where we learn how to obtain rotated bounding boxes and ellipses for our contours
+
+-   @subpage tutorial_moments
+
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
+    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
+
+    *Author:* Ana Huamán
+
+    Where we learn to calculate the moments of an image
+
+-   @subpage tutorial_point_polygon_test
+
+    *Languages:* C++, Java, Python
+
+    *Compatibility:* \> OpenCV 2.0
+
+    *Author:* Ana Huamán
+
+    Where we learn how to calculate distances from the image to contours
diff --git a/modules/calib3d/include/opencv2/calib3d.hpp b/modules/calib3d/include/opencv2/calib3d.hpp
index 0dd88ed441..79cc9924f3 100644
--- a/modules/calib3d/include/opencv2/calib3d.hpp
+++ b/modules/calib3d/include/opencv2/calib3d.hpp
@@ -2458,7 +2458,10 @@ be floating-point (single or double precision).
 @param points2 Array of the second image points of the same size and format as points1 .
 @param cameraMatrix Camera matrix \f$K = \vecthreethree{f_x}{0}{c_x}{0}{f_y}{c_y}{0}{0}{1}\f$ .
 Note that this function assumes that points1 and points2 are feature points from cameras with the
-same camera matrix.
+same camera matrix. If this assumption does not hold for your use case, use
+`undistortPoints()` with `P = cv::NoArray()` for both cameras to transform image points
+to normalized image coordinates, which are valid for the identity camera matrix. When
+passing these coordinates, pass the identity matrix for this parameter.
 @param method Method for computing an essential matrix.
 -   **RANSAC** for the RANSAC algorithm.
 -   **LMEDS** for the LMedS algorithm.
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp
index 8c250efe4c..8afc06caa7 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/eigen.hpp
@@ -45,9 +45,14 @@
 #ifndef OPENCV_CORE_EIGEN_HPP
 #define OPENCV_CORE_EIGEN_HPP
 
+#ifndef EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION
+#error "Wrong usage of OpenCV's Eigen utility header. Include Eigen's headers first. See https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/17366"
+#endif
+
 #include "opencv2/core.hpp"
 
-#if EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION == 3 && EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
+#if EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION == 3 && EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3 \
+    && defined(CV_CXX11) && defined(CV_CXX_STD_ARRAY)
 #include <unsupported/Eigen/CXX11/Tensor>
 #define OPENCV_EIGEN_TENSOR_SUPPORT
 #endif // EIGEN_WORLD_VERSION == 3 && EIGEN_MAJOR_VERSION >= 3
@@ -157,7 +162,7 @@ Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<float, 3, Eigen::RowMajor>> a_tensormap = cv2eige
 \endcode
 */
 template <typename _Tp> static inline
-Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<_Tp, 3, Eigen::RowMajor>> cv2eigen_tensormap(const cv::InputArray &src)
+Eigen::TensorMap<Eigen::Tensor<_Tp, 3, Eigen::RowMajor>> cv2eigen_tensormap(InputArray src)
 {
     Mat mat = src.getMat();
     CV_CheckTypeEQ(mat.type(), CV_MAKETYPE(traits::Type<_Tp>::value, mat.channels()), "");
diff --git a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/persistence.hpp b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/persistence.hpp
index 0ddd3c0972..152fd560d8 100644
--- a/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/persistence.hpp
+++ b/modules/core/include/opencv2/core/persistence.hpp
@@ -436,12 +436,20 @@ public:
      */
     CV_WRAP void writeComment(const String& comment, bool append = false);
 
-    void startWriteStruct(const String& name, int flags, const String& typeName);
-    void endWriteStruct();
+    /** @brief Starts to write a nested structure (sequence or a mapping).
+    @param name name of the structure (if it's a member of parent mapping, otherwise it should be empty
+    @param flags type of the structure (FileNode::MAP or FileNode::SEQ (both with optional FileNode::FLOW)).
+    @param typeName usually an empty string
+    */
+    CV_WRAP void startWriteStruct(const String& name, int flags, const String& typeName=String());
+
+    /** @brief Finishes writing nested structure (should pair startWriteStruct())
+    */
+    CV_WRAP void endWriteStruct();
 
     /** @brief Returns the normalized object name for the specified name of a file.
-     @param filename Name of a file
-     @returns The normalized object name.
+    @param filename Name of a file
+    @returns The normalized object name.
      */
     static String getDefaultObjectName(const String& filename);
 
diff --git a/modules/core/src/count_non_zero.dispatch.cpp b/modules/core/src/count_non_zero.dispatch.cpp
index 6a30c60106..089359d3e1 100644
--- a/modules/core/src/count_non_zero.dispatch.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/src/count_non_zero.dispatch.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,12 @@ static bool ipp_countNonZero( Mat &src, int &res )
 {
     CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION_IPP();
 
+#if defined __APPLE__ || (defined _MSC_VER && defined _M_IX86)
+    // see https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/17453
+    if (src.dims <= 2 && src.step > 520000)
+        return false;
+#endif
+
 #if IPP_VERSION_X100 < 201801
     // Poor performance of SSE42
     if(cv::ipp::getIppTopFeatures() == ippCPUID_SSE42)
diff --git a/modules/core/test/test_countnonzero.cpp b/modules/core/test/test_countnonzero.cpp
index f75deb01db..fe14affb9c 100644
--- a/modules/core/test/test_countnonzero.cpp
+++ b/modules/core/test/test_countnonzero.cpp
@@ -276,4 +276,23 @@ INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(Core, CountNonZeroND,
     )
 );
 
+
+typedef testing::TestWithParam<tuple<int, cv::Size> > CountNonZeroBig;
+
+TEST_P(CountNonZeroBig, /**/)
+{
+    const int type = get<0>(GetParam());
+    const Size sz = get<1>(GetParam());
+
+    EXPECT_EQ(0, cv::countNonZero(cv::Mat::zeros(sz, type)));
+    EXPECT_EQ(sz.area(), cv::countNonZero(cv::Mat::ones(sz, type)));
+}
+
+INSTANTIATE_TEST_CASE_P(Core, CountNonZeroBig,
+    testing::Combine(
+        testing::Values(CV_8UC1, CV_32FC1),
+        testing::Values(Size(1, 524190), Size(524190, 1), Size(3840, 2160))
+    )
+);
+
 }} // namespace
diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp
index 405209c458..699b7447ef 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/darknet/darknet_io.cpp
@@ -658,6 +658,8 @@ namespace cv {
                         if (pad)
                             padding = kernel_size / 2;
 
+                        // Cannot divide 0
+                        CV_Assert(stride > 0);
                         CV_Assert(kernel_size > 0 && filters > 0);
                         CV_Assert(tensor_shape[0] > 0);
                         CV_Assert(tensor_shape[0] % groups == 0);
@@ -690,6 +692,9 @@ namespace cv {
                         int kernel_size = getParam<int>(layer_params, "size", 2);
                         int stride = getParam<int>(layer_params, "stride", 2);
                         int padding = getParam<int>(layer_params, "padding", kernel_size - 1);
+                        // Cannot divide 0
+                        CV_Assert(stride > 0);
+
                         setParams.setMaxpool(kernel_size, padding, stride);
 
                         tensor_shape[1] = (tensor_shape[1] - kernel_size + padding) / stride + 1;
@@ -732,6 +737,8 @@ namespace cv {
                     else if (layer_type == "reorg")
                     {
                         int stride = getParam<int>(layer_params, "stride", 2);
+                        // Cannot divide 0
+                        CV_Assert(stride > 0);
                         tensor_shape[0] = tensor_shape[0] * (stride * stride);
                         tensor_shape[1] = tensor_shape[1] / stride;
                         tensor_shape[2] = tensor_shape[2] / stride;
diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/dnn.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/dnn.cpp
index f4cdb62148..6190112d67 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/dnn.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/dnn.cpp
@@ -3508,6 +3508,7 @@ Net Net::Impl::createNetworkFromModelOptimizer(InferenceEngine::CNNNetwork& ieNe
     for (auto& it : ieNet.getOutputsInfo())
     {
         CV_TRACE_REGION("output");
+        const auto& outputName = it.first;
 
         LayerParams lp;
         int lid = cvNet.addLayer(it.first, "", lp);
@@ -3517,37 +3518,60 @@ Net Net::Impl::createNetworkFromModelOptimizer(InferenceEngine::CNNNetwork& ieNe
 #ifdef HAVE_DNN_NGRAPH
         if (DNN_BACKEND_INFERENCE_ENGINE_NGRAPH == getInferenceEngineBackendTypeParam())
         {
-            const auto& outputName = it.first;
             Ptr<Layer> cvLayer(new NgraphBackendLayer(ieNet));
             cvLayer->name = outputName;
             cvLayer->type = "_unknown_";
 
-            if (ngraphFunction)
+            auto process_layer = [&](const std::string& name) -> bool
             {
-                CV_TRACE_REGION("ngraph_function");
-                bool found = false;
-                for (const auto& op : ngraphOperations)
+                if (ngraphFunction)
                 {
-                    CV_Assert(op);
-                    if (op->get_friendly_name() == outputName)
+                    CV_TRACE_REGION("ngraph_function");
+                    for (const auto& op : ngraphOperations)
                     {
-                        const std::string typeName = op->get_type_info().name;
-                        cvLayer->type = typeName;
-                        found = true;
-                        break;
+                        CV_Assert(op);
+                        if (op->get_friendly_name() == name)
+                        {
+                            const std::string typeName = op->get_type_info().name;
+                            cvLayer->type = typeName;
+                            return true;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    return false;
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    CV_TRACE_REGION("legacy_cnn_layer");
+                    try
+                    {
+                        InferenceEngine::CNNLayerPtr ieLayer = ieNet.getLayerByName(name.c_str());
+                        CV_Assert(ieLayer);
+
+                        cvLayer->type = ieLayer->type;
+                        return true;
+                    }
+                    catch (const std::exception& e)
+                    {
+                        CV_UNUSED(e);
+                        CV_LOG_DEBUG(NULL, "IE layer extraction failure: '" << name << "' - " << e.what());
+                        return false;
                     }
                 }
-                if (!found)
-                    CV_LOG_WARNING(NULL, "DNN/IE: Can't determine output layer type: '" << outputName << "'");
-            }
-            else
-            {
-                CV_TRACE_REGION("legacy_cnn_layer");
-                InferenceEngine::CNNLayerPtr ieLayer = ieNet.getLayerByName(it.first.c_str());
-                CV_Assert(ieLayer);
+            };
 
-                cvLayer->type = ieLayer->type;
+            bool found = process_layer(outputName);
+            if (!found)
+            {
+                auto pos = outputName.rfind('.');  // cut port number: ".0"
+                if (pos != std::string::npos)
+                {
+                    std::string layerName = outputName.substr(0, pos);
+                    found = process_layer(layerName);
+                }
             }
+            if (!found)
+                CV_LOG_WARNING(NULL, "DNN/IE: Can't determine output layer type: '" << outputName << "'");
+
             ld.layerInstance = cvLayer;
             ld.backendNodes[DNN_BACKEND_INFERENCE_ENGINE_NGRAPH] = backendNode;
         }
@@ -3557,10 +3581,23 @@ Net Net::Impl::createNetworkFromModelOptimizer(InferenceEngine::CNNNetwork& ieNe
 #ifdef HAVE_DNN_IE_NN_BUILDER_2019
             Ptr<Layer> cvLayer(new InfEngineBackendLayer(ieNet));
 
-            InferenceEngine::CNNLayerPtr ieLayer = ieNet.getLayerByName(it.first.c_str());
+            InferenceEngine::CNNLayerPtr ieLayer;
+            try
+            {
+                ieLayer = ieNet.getLayerByName(outputName.c_str());
+            }
+            catch (...)
+            {
+                auto pos = outputName.rfind('.');  // cut port number: ".0"
+                if (pos != std::string::npos)
+                {
+                    std::string layerName = outputName.substr(0, pos);
+                    ieLayer = ieNet.getLayerByName(layerName.c_str());
+                }
+            }
             CV_Assert(ieLayer);
 
-            cvLayer->name = it.first;
+            cvLayer->name = outputName;
             cvLayer->type = ieLayer->type;
             ld.layerInstance = cvLayer;
 
diff --git a/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp b/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp
index 56e9c0a217..eac422f6b0 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/src/onnx/onnx_importer.cpp
@@ -806,6 +806,10 @@ void ONNXImporter::populateNet(Net dstNet)
         {
             layerParams.type = "ELU";
         }
+        else if (layer_type == "Tanh")
+        {
+            layerParams.type = "TanH";
+        }
         else if (layer_type == "PRelu")
         {
             layerParams.type = "PReLU";
diff --git a/modules/dnn/test/test_tf_importer.cpp b/modules/dnn/test/test_tf_importer.cpp
index 687e598c2f..43df240960 100644
--- a/modules/dnn/test/test_tf_importer.cpp
+++ b/modules/dnn/test/test_tf_importer.cpp
@@ -1220,7 +1220,7 @@ TEST_P(Test_TensorFlow_nets, EfficientDet)
     }
     checkBackend();
     std::string proto = findDataFile("dnn/efficientdet-d0.pbtxt");
-    std::string model = findDataFile("dnn/efficientdet-d0.pb");
+    std::string model = findDataFile("dnn/efficientdet-d0.pb", false);
 
     Net net = readNetFromTensorflow(model, proto);
     Mat img = imread(findDataFile("dnn/dog416.png"));
diff --git a/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/BruteForceDescriptorMatcherTest.java b/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/BruteForceDescriptorMatcherTest.java
index c98ae128d4..45f83447d9 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/BruteForceDescriptorMatcherTest.java
+++ b/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/BruteForceDescriptorMatcherTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.opencv.core.Point;
 import org.opencv.core.Scalar;
 import org.opencv.core.DMatch;
 import org.opencv.features2d.DescriptorMatcher;
+import org.opencv.features2d.BFMatcher;
 import org.opencv.core.KeyPoint;
 import org.opencv.test.OpenCVTestCase;
 import org.opencv.test.OpenCVTestRunner;
@@ -93,6 +94,15 @@ public class BruteForceDescriptorMatcherTest extends OpenCVTestCase {
                 };
     }
 
+    // https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/11268
+    public void testConstructor()
+    {
+        BFMatcher self_created_matcher = new BFMatcher();
+        Mat train = new Mat(1, 1, CvType.CV_8U, new Scalar(123));
+        self_created_matcher.add(Arrays.asList(train));
+        assertTrue(!self_created_matcher.empty());
+    }
+
     public void testAdd() {
         matcher.add(Arrays.asList(new Mat()));
         assertFalse(matcher.empty());
diff --git a/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/FlannBasedDescriptorMatcherTest.java b/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/FlannBasedDescriptorMatcherTest.java
index e05164f8c7..2b1aa7a97b 100644
--- a/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/FlannBasedDescriptorMatcherTest.java
+++ b/modules/features2d/misc/java/test/FlannBasedDescriptorMatcherTest.java
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ import org.opencv.core.Point;
 import org.opencv.core.Scalar;
 import org.opencv.core.DMatch;
 import org.opencv.features2d.DescriptorMatcher;
+import org.opencv.features2d.FlannBasedMatcher;
 import org.opencv.core.KeyPoint;
 import org.opencv.test.OpenCVTestCase;
 import org.opencv.test.OpenCVTestRunner;
@@ -168,6 +169,15 @@ public class FlannBasedDescriptorMatcherTest extends OpenCVTestCase {
                 };
     }
 
+    // https://github.com/opencv/opencv/issues/11268
+    public void testConstructor()
+    {
+        FlannBasedMatcher self_created_matcher = new FlannBasedMatcher();
+        Mat train = new Mat(1, 1, CvType.CV_8U, new Scalar(123));
+        self_created_matcher.add(Arrays.asList(train));
+        assertTrue(!self_created_matcher.empty());
+    }
+
     public void testAdd() {
         matcher.add(Arrays.asList(new Mat()));
         assertFalse(matcher.empty());
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/misc/java/test/ImgprocTest.java b/modules/imgproc/misc/java/test/ImgprocTest.java
index f7cd1811df..656a57c1ee 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/misc/java/test/ImgprocTest.java
+++ b/modules/imgproc/misc/java/test/ImgprocTest.java
@@ -797,9 +797,13 @@ public class ImgprocTest extends OpenCVTestCase {
 
         rrect = Imgproc.fitEllipse(points);
 
-        assertPointEquals(new Point(0, 0), rrect.center, EPS);
-        assertEquals(2.828, rrect.size.width, EPS);
-        assertEquals(2.828, rrect.size.height, EPS);
+        double FIT_ELLIPSE_CENTER_EPS = 0.01;
+        double FIT_ELLIPSE_SIZE_EPS = 0.4;
+
+        assertEquals(0.0, rrect.center.x, FIT_ELLIPSE_CENTER_EPS);
+        assertEquals(0.0, rrect.center.y, FIT_ELLIPSE_CENTER_EPS);
+        assertEquals(2.828, rrect.size.width, FIT_ELLIPSE_SIZE_EPS);
+        assertEquals(2.828, rrect.size.height, FIT_ELLIPSE_SIZE_EPS);
     }
 
     public void testFitLine() {
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/src/shapedescr.cpp b/modules/imgproc/src/shapedescr.cpp
index a8c64d4789..4c73910e27 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/src/shapedescr.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/src/shapedescr.cpp
@@ -337,8 +337,15 @@ double cv::contourArea( InputArray _contour, bool oriented )
     return a00;
 }
 
+namespace cv
+{
 
-cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipse( InputArray _points )
+static inline Point2f getOfs(int i, float eps)
+{
+    return Point2f(((i & 1)*2 - 1)*eps, ((i & 2) - 1)*eps);
+}
+
+static RotatedRect fitEllipseNoDirect( InputArray _points )
 {
     CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION();
 
@@ -354,42 +361,84 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipse( InputArray _points )
 
     // New fitellipse algorithm, contributed by Dr. Daniel Weiss
     Point2f c(0,0);
-    double gfp[5] = {0}, rp[5] = {0}, t;
+    double gfp[5] = {0}, rp[5] = {0}, t, vd[25]={0}, wd[5]={0};
     const double min_eps = 1e-8;
     bool is_float = depth == CV_32F;
-    const Point* ptsi = points.ptr<Point>();
-    const Point2f* ptsf = points.ptr<Point2f>();
 
-    AutoBuffer<double> _Ad(n*5), _bd(n);
-    double *Ad = _Ad.data(), *bd = _bd.data();
+    AutoBuffer<double> _Ad(n*12+n);
+    double *Ad = _Ad.data(), *ud = Ad + n*5, *bd = ud + n*5;
+    Point2f* ptsf_copy = (Point2f*)(bd + n);
 
     // first fit for parameters A - E
     Mat A( n, 5, CV_64F, Ad );
     Mat b( n, 1, CV_64F, bd );
     Mat x( 5, 1, CV_64F, gfp );
+    Mat u( n, 1, CV_64F, ud );
+    Mat vt( 5, 5, CV_64F, vd );
+    Mat w( 5, 1, CV_64F, wd );
 
+    {
+    const Point* ptsi = points.ptr<Point>();
+    const Point2f* ptsf = points.ptr<Point2f>();
     for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {
         Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
+        ptsf_copy[i] = p;
         c += p;
     }
+    }
     c.x /= n;
     c.y /= n;
 
+    double s = 0;
     for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {
-        Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
+        Point2f p = ptsf_copy[i];
         p -= c;
+        s += fabs(p.x) + fabs(p.y);
+    }
+    double scale = 100./(s > FLT_EPSILON ? s : FLT_EPSILON);
+
+    for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+    {
+        Point2f p = ptsf_copy[i];
+        p -= c;
+        double px = p.x*scale;
+        double py = p.y*scale;
 
         bd[i] = 10000.0; // 1.0?
-        Ad[i*5] = -(double)p.x * p.x; // A - C signs inverted as proposed by APP
-        Ad[i*5 + 1] = -(double)p.y * p.y;
-        Ad[i*5 + 2] = -(double)p.x * p.y;
-        Ad[i*5 + 3] = p.x;
-        Ad[i*5 + 4] = p.y;
+        Ad[i*5] = -px * px; // A - C signs inverted as proposed by APP
+        Ad[i*5 + 1] = -py * py;
+        Ad[i*5 + 2] = -px * py;
+        Ad[i*5 + 3] = px;
+        Ad[i*5 + 4] = py;
     }
 
-    solve(A, b, x, DECOMP_SVD);
+    SVDecomp(A, w, u, vt);
+    if(wd[0]*FLT_EPSILON > wd[4]) {
+        float eps = (float)(s/(n*2)*1e-3);
+        for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+        {
+            Point2f p = ptsf_copy[i] + getOfs(i, eps);
+            ptsf_copy[i] = p;
+        }
+
+        for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+        {
+            Point2f p = ptsf_copy[i];
+            p -= c;
+            double px = p.x*scale;
+            double py = p.y*scale;
+            bd[i] = 10000.0; // 1.0?
+            Ad[i*5] = -px * px; // A - C signs inverted as proposed by APP
+            Ad[i*5 + 1] = -py * py;
+            Ad[i*5 + 2] = -px * py;
+            Ad[i*5 + 3] = px;
+            Ad[i*5 + 4] = py;
+        }
+        SVDecomp(A, w, u, vt);
+    }
+    SVBackSubst(w, u, vt, b, x);
 
     // now use general-form parameters A - E to find the ellipse center:
     // differentiate general form wrt x/y to get two equations for cx and cy
@@ -409,12 +458,14 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipse( InputArray _points )
     x = Mat( 3, 1, CV_64F, gfp );
     for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {
-        Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
+        Point2f p = ptsf_copy[i];
         p -= c;
+        double px = p.x*scale;
+        double py = p.y*scale;
         bd[i] = 1.0;
-        Ad[i * 3] = (p.x - rp[0]) * (p.x - rp[0]);
-        Ad[i * 3 + 1] = (p.y - rp[1]) * (p.y - rp[1]);
-        Ad[i * 3 + 2] = (p.x - rp[0]) * (p.y - rp[1]);
+        Ad[i * 3] = (px - rp[0]) * (px - rp[0]);
+        Ad[i * 3 + 1] = (py - rp[1]) * (py - rp[1]);
+        Ad[i * 3 + 2] = (px - rp[0]) * (py - rp[1]);
     }
     solve(A, b, x, DECOMP_SVD);
 
@@ -431,10 +482,10 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipse( InputArray _points )
     if( rp[3] > min_eps )
         rp[3] = std::sqrt(2.0 / rp[3]);
 
-    box.center.x = (float)rp[0] + c.x;
-    box.center.y = (float)rp[1] + c.y;
-    box.size.width = (float)(rp[2]*2);
-    box.size.height = (float)(rp[3]*2);
+    box.center.x = (float)(rp[0]/scale) + c.x;
+    box.center.y = (float)(rp[1]/scale) + c.y;
+    box.size.width = (float)(rp[2]*2/scale);
+    box.size.height = (float)(rp[3]*2/scale);
     if( box.size.width > box.size.height )
     {
         float tmp;
@@ -448,6 +499,16 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipse( InputArray _points )
 
     return box;
 }
+}
+
+cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipse( InputArray _points )
+{
+    CV_INSTRUMENT_REGION();
+
+    Mat points = _points.getMat();
+    int n = points.checkVector(2);
+    return n == 5 ? fitEllipseDirect(points) : fitEllipseNoDirect(points);
+}
 
 cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseAMS( InputArray _points )
 {
@@ -483,16 +544,24 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseAMS( InputArray _points )
     c.x /= (float)n;
     c.y /= (float)n;
 
+    double s = 0;
     for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {
         Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
-        p -= c;
+        s += fabs(p.x - c.x) + fabs(p.y - c.y);
+    }
+    double scale = 100./(s > FLT_EPSILON ? s : (double)FLT_EPSILON);
 
-        A.at<double>(i,0) = (double)(p.x)*(p.x);
-        A.at<double>(i,1) = (double)(p.x)*(p.y);
-        A.at<double>(i,2) = (double)(p.y)*(p.y);
-        A.at<double>(i,3) = (double)p.x;
-        A.at<double>(i,4) = (double)p.y;
+    for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+    {
+        Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
+        double px = (p.x - c.x)*scale, py = (p.y - c.y)*scale;
+
+        A.at<double>(i,0) = px*px;
+        A.at<double>(i,1) = px*py;
+        A.at<double>(i,2) = py*py;
+        A.at<double>(i,3) = px;
+        A.at<double>(i,4) = py;
         A.at<double>(i,5) = 1.0;
     }
     cv::mulTransposed( A, DM, true, noArray(), 1.0, -1 );
@@ -587,10 +656,10 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseAMS( InputArray _points )
             double p1 = 2.0*pVec(2) *pVec(3)  - pVec(1) *pVec(4) ;
             double p2 = 2.0*pVec(0) *pVec(4) -(pVec(1) *pVec(3) );
 
-            x0 = p1/l3 + c.x;
-            y0 = p2/l3 + c.y;
-            a = std::sqrt(2.)*sqrt((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 - l2)*l3));
-            b = std::sqrt(2.)*sqrt(-1.0*((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 + l2)*l3)));
+            x0 = p1/l3/scale + c.x;
+            y0 = p2/l3/scale + c.y;
+            a = std::sqrt(2.)*sqrt((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 - l2)*l3))/scale;
+            b = std::sqrt(2.)*sqrt(-1.0*((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 + l2)*l3)))/scale;
             if (pVec(1)  == 0) {
                 if (pVec(0)  < pVec(2) ) {
                     theta = 0;
@@ -601,8 +670,8 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseAMS( InputArray _points )
                 theta = CV_PI/2. + 0.5*std::atan2(pVec(1) , (pVec(0)  - pVec(2) ));
             }
 
-            box.center.x = (float)x0; // +c.x;
-            box.center.y = (float)y0; // +c.y;
+            box.center.x = (float)x0;
+            box.center.y = (float)y0;
             box.size.width = (float)(2.0*a);
             box.size.height = (float)(2.0*b);
             if( box.size.width > box.size.height )
@@ -619,7 +688,7 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseAMS( InputArray _points )
             box = cv::fitEllipseDirect( points );
         }
     } else {
-        box = cv::fitEllipse( points );
+        box = cv::fitEllipseNoDirect( points );
     }
 
     return box;
@@ -630,6 +699,7 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseDirect( InputArray _points )
     Mat points = _points.getMat();
     int i, n = points.checkVector(2);
     int depth = points.depth();
+    float eps = 0;
     CV_Assert( n >= 0 && (depth == CV_32F || depth == CV_32S));
 
     RotatedRect box;
@@ -637,7 +707,7 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseDirect( InputArray _points )
     if( n < 5 )
         CV_Error( CV_StsBadSize, "There should be at least 5 points to fit the ellipse" );
 
-    Point2f c(0,0);
+    Point2d c(0., 0.);
 
     bool is_float = (depth == CV_32F);
     const Point*   ptsi = points.ptr<Point>();
@@ -649,63 +719,83 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseDirect( InputArray _points )
     Matx<double, 3, 1> pVec;
 
     double x0, y0, a, b, theta, Ts;
+    double s = 0;
 
     for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {
         Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
-        c += p;
+        c.x += p.x;
+        c.y += p.y;
     }
-    c.x /= (float)n;
-    c.y /= (float)n;
+    c.x /= n;
+    c.y /= n;
 
     for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
     {
         Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
-        p -= c;
-
-        A.at<double>(i,0) = (double)(p.x)*(p.x);
-        A.at<double>(i,1) = (double)(p.x)*(p.y);
-        A.at<double>(i,2) = (double)(p.y)*(p.y);
-        A.at<double>(i,3) = (double)p.x;
-        A.at<double>(i,4) = (double)p.y;
-        A.at<double>(i,5) = 1.0;
+        s += fabs(p.x - c.x) + fabs(p.y - c.y);
     }
-    cv::mulTransposed( A, DM, true, noArray(), 1.0, -1 );
-    DM *= (1.0/n);
+    double scale = 100./(s > FLT_EPSILON ? s : (double)FLT_EPSILON);
 
-    TM(0,0) = DM(0,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,4) - DM(0,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,5) - DM(0,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,4) + \
-              DM(0,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4) + DM(0,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,5) - DM(0,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5);
-    TM(0,1) = DM(1,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,4) - DM(1,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,5) - DM(1,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,4) + \
-              DM(1,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4) + DM(1,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,5) - DM(1,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5);
-    TM(0,2) = DM(2,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,4) - DM(2,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,5) - DM(2,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,4) + \
-              DM(2,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4) + DM(2,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,5) - DM(2,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5);
-    TM(1,0) = DM(0,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,5) - DM(0,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,3) + DM(0,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,3) - \
-              DM(0,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) - DM(0,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(0,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5);
-    TM(1,1) = DM(1,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,5) - DM(1,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,3) + DM(1,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,3) - \
-              DM(1,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) - DM(1,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(1,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5);
-    TM(1,2) = DM(2,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,5) - DM(2,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,3) + DM(2,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,3) - \
-              DM(2,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) - DM(2,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(2,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5);
-    TM(2,0) = DM(0,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,3) - DM(0,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,4) - DM(0,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,3) + \
-              DM(0,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3) + DM(0,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,4) - DM(0,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4);
-    TM(2,1) = DM(1,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,3) - DM(1,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,4) - DM(1,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,3) + \
-              DM(1,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3) + DM(1,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,4) - DM(1,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4);
-    TM(2,2) = DM(2,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,3) - DM(2,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,4) - DM(2,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,3) + \
-              DM(2,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3) + DM(2,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,4) - DM(2,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4);
+    // first, try the original pointset.
+    // if it's singular, try to shift the points a bit
+    int iter = 0;
+    for( iter = 0; iter < 2; iter++ ) {
+        for( i = 0; i < n; i++ )
+        {
+            Point2f p = is_float ? ptsf[i] : Point2f((float)ptsi[i].x, (float)ptsi[i].y);
+            Point2f delta = getOfs(i, eps);
+            double px = (p.x + delta.x - c.x)*scale, py = (p.y + delta.y - c.y)*scale;
 
-    Ts=(-(DM(3,5)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3)) + DM(3,4)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) + DM(3,5)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4) - \
-          DM(3,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4)  - DM(3,4)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(3,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5));
+            A.at<double>(i,0) = px*px;
+            A.at<double>(i,1) = px*py;
+            A.at<double>(i,2) = py*py;
+            A.at<double>(i,3) = px;
+            A.at<double>(i,4) = py;
+            A.at<double>(i,5) = 1.0;
+        }
+        cv::mulTransposed( A, DM, true, noArray(), 1.0, -1 );
+        DM *= (1.0/n);
 
-    M(0,0) = (DM(2,0) + (DM(2,3)*TM(0,0) + DM(2,4)*TM(1,0) + DM(2,5)*TM(2,0))/Ts)/2.;
-    M(0,1) = (DM(2,1) + (DM(2,3)*TM(0,1) + DM(2,4)*TM(1,1) + DM(2,5)*TM(2,1))/Ts)/2.;
-    M(0,2) = (DM(2,2) + (DM(2,3)*TM(0,2) + DM(2,4)*TM(1,2) + DM(2,5)*TM(2,2))/Ts)/2.;
-    M(1,0) = -DM(1,0) - (DM(1,3)*TM(0,0) + DM(1,4)*TM(1,0) + DM(1,5)*TM(2,0))/Ts;
-    M(1,1) = -DM(1,1) - (DM(1,3)*TM(0,1) + DM(1,4)*TM(1,1) + DM(1,5)*TM(2,1))/Ts;
-    M(1,2) = -DM(1,2) - (DM(1,3)*TM(0,2) + DM(1,4)*TM(1,2) + DM(1,5)*TM(2,2))/Ts;
-    M(2,0) = (DM(0,0) + (DM(0,3)*TM(0,0) + DM(0,4)*TM(1,0) + DM(0,5)*TM(2,0))/Ts)/2.;
-    M(2,1) = (DM(0,1) + (DM(0,3)*TM(0,1) + DM(0,4)*TM(1,1) + DM(0,5)*TM(2,1))/Ts)/2.;
-    M(2,2) = (DM(0,2) + (DM(0,3)*TM(0,2) + DM(0,4)*TM(1,2) + DM(0,5)*TM(2,2))/Ts)/2.;
+        TM(0,0) = DM(0,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,4) - DM(0,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,5) - DM(0,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,4) + \
+                  DM(0,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4) + DM(0,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,5) - DM(0,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5);
+        TM(0,1) = DM(1,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,4) - DM(1,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,5) - DM(1,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,4) + \
+                  DM(1,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4) + DM(1,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,5) - DM(1,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5);
+        TM(0,2) = DM(2,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,4) - DM(2,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,5) - DM(2,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,4) + \
+                  DM(2,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4) + DM(2,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,5) - DM(2,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5);
+        TM(1,0) = DM(0,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,5) - DM(0,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,3) + DM(0,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,3) - \
+                  DM(0,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) - DM(0,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(0,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5);
+        TM(1,1) = DM(1,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,5) - DM(1,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,3) + DM(1,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,3) - \
+                  DM(1,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) - DM(1,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(1,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5);
+        TM(1,2) = DM(2,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,5) - DM(2,5)*DM(3,5)*DM(4,3) + DM(2,4)*DM(3,5)*DM(5,3) - \
+                  DM(2,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) - DM(2,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(2,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5);
+        TM(2,0) = DM(0,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,3) - DM(0,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,4) - DM(0,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,3) + \
+                  DM(0,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3) + DM(0,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,4) - DM(0,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4);
+        TM(2,1) = DM(1,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,3) - DM(1,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,4) - DM(1,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,3) + \
+                  DM(1,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3) + DM(1,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,4) - DM(1,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4);
+        TM(2,2) = DM(2,5)*DM(3,4)*DM(4,3) - DM(2,5)*DM(3,3)*DM(4,4) - DM(2,4)*DM(3,4)*DM(5,3) + \
+                  DM(2,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3) + DM(2,4)*DM(3,3)*DM(5,4) - DM(2,3)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4);
 
-    if (fabs(cv::determinant(M)) > 1.0e-10) {
+        Ts=(-(DM(3,5)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,3)) + DM(3,4)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,3) + DM(3,5)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,4) - \
+              DM(3,3)*DM(4,5)*DM(5,4)  - DM(3,4)*DM(4,3)*DM(5,5) + DM(3,3)*DM(4,4)*DM(5,5));
+
+        M(0,0) = (DM(2,0) + (DM(2,3)*TM(0,0) + DM(2,4)*TM(1,0) + DM(2,5)*TM(2,0))/Ts)/2.;
+        M(0,1) = (DM(2,1) + (DM(2,3)*TM(0,1) + DM(2,4)*TM(1,1) + DM(2,5)*TM(2,1))/Ts)/2.;
+        M(0,2) = (DM(2,2) + (DM(2,3)*TM(0,2) + DM(2,4)*TM(1,2) + DM(2,5)*TM(2,2))/Ts)/2.;
+        M(1,0) = -DM(1,0) - (DM(1,3)*TM(0,0) + DM(1,4)*TM(1,0) + DM(1,5)*TM(2,0))/Ts;
+        M(1,1) = -DM(1,1) - (DM(1,3)*TM(0,1) + DM(1,4)*TM(1,1) + DM(1,5)*TM(2,1))/Ts;
+        M(1,2) = -DM(1,2) - (DM(1,3)*TM(0,2) + DM(1,4)*TM(1,2) + DM(1,5)*TM(2,2))/Ts;
+        M(2,0) = (DM(0,0) + (DM(0,3)*TM(0,0) + DM(0,4)*TM(1,0) + DM(0,5)*TM(2,0))/Ts)/2.;
+        M(2,1) = (DM(0,1) + (DM(0,3)*TM(0,1) + DM(0,4)*TM(1,1) + DM(0,5)*TM(2,1))/Ts)/2.;
+        M(2,2) = (DM(0,2) + (DM(0,3)*TM(0,2) + DM(0,4)*TM(1,2) + DM(0,5)*TM(2,2))/Ts)/2.;
+
+        double det = fabs(cv::determinant(M));
+        if (fabs(det) > 1.0e-10)
+            break;
+        eps = (float)(s/(n*2)*1e-2);
+    }
+
+    if( iter < 2 ) {
         Mat eVal, eVec;
         eigenNonSymmetric(M, eVal, eVec);
 
@@ -740,10 +830,10 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseDirect( InputArray _points )
         double p1 = 2*pVec(2)*Q(0,0) - pVec(1)*Q(0,1);
         double p2 = 2*pVec(0)*Q(0,1) - pVec(1)*Q(0,0);
 
-        x0 = p1/l3 + c.x;
-        y0 = p2/l3 + c.y;
-        a = sqrt(2.)*sqrt((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 - l2)*l3));
-        b = sqrt(2.)*sqrt(-1.0*((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 + l2)*l3)));
+        x0 = (p1/l3/scale) + c.x;
+        y0 = (p2/l3/scale) + c.y;
+        a = sqrt(2.)*sqrt((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 - l2)*l3))/scale;
+        b = sqrt(2.)*sqrt(-1.0*((u1 - 4.0*u2)/((l1 + l2)*l3)))/scale;
         if (pVec(1)  == 0) {
             if (pVec(0)  < pVec(2) ) {
                 theta = 0;
@@ -767,7 +857,7 @@ cv::RotatedRect cv::fitEllipseDirect( InputArray _points )
             box.angle = (float)(fmod(theta*180/CV_PI,180.0));
         };
     } else {
-        box = cv::fitEllipse( points );
+        box = cv::fitEllipseNoDirect( points );
     }
     return box;
 }
diff --git a/modules/imgproc/test/test_fitellipse.cpp b/modules/imgproc/test/test_fitellipse.cpp
index 72368abd09..b564db96da 100644
--- a/modules/imgproc/test/test_fitellipse.cpp
+++ b/modules/imgproc/test/test_fitellipse.cpp
@@ -66,4 +66,40 @@ TEST(Imgproc_FitEllipse_Issue_6544, accuracy) {
     EXPECT_TRUE(fit_and_check_ellipse(pts));
 }
 
+TEST(Imgproc_FitEllipse_Issue_10270, accuracy) {
+    vector<Point2f> pts;
+    float scale = 1;
+    Point2f shift(0, 0);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(0, 1)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(0, 2)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(0, 3)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(2, 3)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(0, 4)*scale+shift);
+
+    // check that we get almost vertical ellipse centered around (1, 3)
+    RotatedRect e = fitEllipse(pts);
+    EXPECT_LT(std::min(fabs(e.angle-180), fabs(e.angle)), 10.);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(e.center.x, 1, 1);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(e.center.y, 3, 1);
+    EXPECT_LT(e.size.width*3, e.size.height);
+}
+
+TEST(Imgproc_FitEllipse_JavaCase, accuracy) {
+    vector<Point2f> pts;
+    float scale = 1;
+    Point2f shift(0, 0);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(0, 0)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(1, 1)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(-1, 1)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(-1, -1)*scale+shift);
+    pts.push_back(Point2f(1, -1)*scale+shift);
+
+    // check that we get almost vertical ellipse centered around (1, 3)
+    RotatedRect e = fitEllipse(pts);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(e.center.x, 0, 0.01);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(e.center.y, 0, 0.01);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(e.size.width, sqrt(2.)*2, 0.4);
+    EXPECT_NEAR(e.size.height, sqrt(2.)*2, 0.4);
+}
+
 }} // namespace
diff --git a/modules/java/generator/gen_java.py b/modules/java/generator/gen_java.py
index 543b8b530a..c9af7c2899 100755
--- a/modules/java/generator/gen_java.py
+++ b/modules/java/generator/gen_java.py
@@ -895,7 +895,10 @@ class JavaWrapperGenerator(object):
                 ret = ""
                 default = ""
             elif not fi.ctype: # c-tor
-                ret = "return (jlong) _retval_;"
+                if self.isSmartClass(ci):
+                    ret = "return (jlong)(new Ptr<%(ctype)s>(_retval_));" % { 'ctype': fi.fullClass(isCPP=True) }
+                else:
+                    ret = "return (jlong) _retval_;"
             elif "v_type" in type_dict[fi.ctype]: # c-tor
                 if type_dict[fi.ctype]["v_type"] in ("Mat", "vector_Mat"):
                     ret = "return (jlong) _retval_;"
@@ -940,8 +943,12 @@ class JavaWrapperGenerator(object):
                         c_epilogue.append("return " + fi.ctype + "_to_List(env, _ret_val_vector_);")
             if fi.classname:
                 if not fi.ctype: # c-tor
-                    retval = fi.fullClass(isCPP=True) + "* _retval_ = "
-                    cvname = "new " + fi.fullClass(isCPP=True)
+                    if self.isSmartClass(ci):
+                        retval = self.smartWrap(ci, fi.fullClass(isCPP=True)) + " _retval_ = "
+                        cvname = "makePtr<" + fi.fullClass(isCPP=True) +">"
+                    else:
+                        retval = fi.fullClass(isCPP=True) + "* _retval_ = "
+                        cvname = "new " + fi.fullClass(isCPP=True)
                 elif fi.static:
                     cvname = fi.fullName(isCPP=True)
                 else:
diff --git a/modules/js/test/tests.html b/modules/js/test/tests.html
index 3f8e87a1b4..de64ca7a29 100644
--- a/modules/js/test/tests.html
+++ b/modules/js/test/tests.html
@@ -49,8 +49,17 @@
             postRun: [] ,
             onRuntimeInitialized: function() {
               console.log("Emscripten runtime is ready, launching QUnit tests...");
-              //console.log(cv.getBuildInformation());
-              QUnit.start();
+              if (window.cv instanceof Promise) {
+                window.cv.then((target) => {
+                   window.cv = target;
+                   //console.log(cv.getBuildInformation());
+                   QUnit.start();
+                })
+              } else {
+                // for backward compatible
+                // console.log(cv.getBuildInformation());
+                QUnit.start();
+              }
             },
             print: (function() {
               var element = document.getElementById('output');
diff --git a/modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect_convert.cpp b/modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect_convert.cpp
index 02eafe0a57..2ca0d0d419 100644
--- a/modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect_convert.cpp
+++ b/modules/objdetect/src/cascadedetect_convert.cpp
@@ -197,8 +197,8 @@ bool convert(const FileNode& oldroot, FileStorage& newfs)
     newfs << "cascade" << "{:opencv-cascade-classifier"
     << "stageType" << "BOOST"
     << "featureType" << "HAAR"
-    << "height" << cascadesize.width
-    << "width" << cascadesize.height
+    << "width" << cascadesize.width
+    << "height" << cascadesize.height
     << "stageParams" << "{"
         << "maxWeakCount" << (int)maxWeakCount
     << "}"
diff --git a/modules/python/test/test_filestorage_io.py b/modules/python/test/test_filestorage_io.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..62b540d79c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/python/test/test_filestorage_io.py
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+"""Algorithm serialization test."""
+from __future__ import print_function
+import tempfile
+import os
+import cv2 as cv
+import numpy as np
+from tests_common import NewOpenCVTests
+
+class MyData:
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.A = 97
+        self.X = np.pi
+        self.name = 'mydata1234'
+
+    def write(self, fs, name):
+        fs.startWriteStruct(name, cv.FileNode_MAP|cv.FileNode_FLOW)
+        fs.write('A', self.A)
+        fs.write('X', self.X)
+        fs.write('name', self.name)
+        fs.endWriteStruct()
+
+    def read(self, node):
+        if (not node.empty()):
+            self.A = int(node.getNode('A').real())
+            self.X = node.getNode('X').real()
+            self.name = node.getNode('name').string()
+        else:
+            self.A = self.X = 0
+            self.name = ''
+
+class filestorage_io_test(NewOpenCVTests):
+    strings_data = ['image1.jpg', 'Awesomeness', '../data/baboon.jpg']
+    R0 = np.eye(3,3)
+    T0 = np.zeros((3,1))
+
+    def write_data(self, fname):
+        fs = cv.FileStorage(fname, cv.FileStorage_WRITE)
+        R = self.R0
+        T = self.T0
+        m = MyData()
+
+        fs.write('iterationNr', 100)
+
+        fs.startWriteStruct('strings', cv.FileNode_SEQ)
+        for elem in self.strings_data:
+            fs.write('', elem)
+        fs.endWriteStruct()
+
+        fs.startWriteStruct('Mapping', cv.FileNode_MAP)
+        fs.write('One', 1)
+        fs.write('Two', 2)
+        fs.endWriteStruct()
+
+        fs.write('R_MAT', R)
+        fs.write('T_MAT', T)
+
+        m.write(fs, 'MyData')
+        fs.release()
+
+    def read_data_and_check(self, fname):
+        fs = cv.FileStorage(fname, cv.FileStorage_READ)
+
+        n = fs.getNode('iterationNr')
+        itNr = int(n.real())
+        self.assertEqual(itNr, 100)
+
+        n = fs.getNode('strings')
+        self.assertTrue(n.isSeq())
+        self.assertEqual(n.size(), len(self.strings_data))
+
+        for i in range(n.size()):
+            self.assertEqual(n.at(i).string(), self.strings_data[i])
+
+        n = fs.getNode('Mapping')
+        self.assertEqual(int(n.getNode('Two').real()), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(int(n.getNode('One').real()), 1)
+
+        R = fs.getNode('R_MAT').mat()
+        T = fs.getNode('T_MAT').mat()
+
+        self.assertEqual(cv.norm(R, self.R0, cv.NORM_INF), 0)
+        self.assertEqual(cv.norm(T, self.T0, cv.NORM_INF), 0)
+
+        m0 = MyData()
+        m = MyData()
+        m.read(fs.getNode('MyData'))
+        self.assertEqual(m.A, m0.A)
+        self.assertEqual(m.X, m0.X)
+        self.assertEqual(m.name, m0.name)
+
+        n = fs.getNode('NonExisting')
+        self.assertTrue(n.isNone())
+        fs.release()
+
+    def run_fs_test(self, ext):
+        fd, fname = tempfile.mkstemp(prefix="opencv_python_sample_filestorage", suffix=ext)
+        os.close(fd)
+        self.write_data(fname)
+        self.read_data_and_check(fname)
+        os.remove(fname)
+
+    def test_xml(self):
+        self.run_fs_test(".xml")
+
+    def test_yml(self):
+        self.run_fs_test(".yml")
+
+    def test_json(self):
+        self.run_fs_test(".json")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    NewOpenCVTests.bootstrap()
diff --git a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
index c25c8e83ae..7aa71857da 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio.hpp
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ public:
     VideoWriter::fourcc('P','I','M','1') is a MPEG-1 codec, VideoWriter::fourcc('M','J','P','G') is a
     motion-jpeg codec etc. List of codes can be obtained at [Video Codecs by
     FOURCC](http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php) page. FFMPEG backend with MP4 container natively uses
-    other values as fourcc code: see [ObjectType](http://www.mp4ra.org/codecs.html),
+    other values as fourcc code: see [ObjectType](http://mp4ra.org/#/codecs),
     so you may receive a warning message from OpenCV about fourcc code conversion.
     @param fps Framerate of the created video stream.
     @param frameSize Size of the video frames.
diff --git a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio/legacy/constants_c.h b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio/legacy/constants_c.h
index d484353a8b..91f85f87b8 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio/legacy/constants_c.h
+++ b/modules/videoio/include/opencv2/videoio/legacy/constants_c.h
@@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ Simply call it with 4 chars fourcc code like `CV_FOURCC('I', 'Y', 'U', 'V')`
 
 List of codes can be obtained at [Video Codecs by FOURCC](http://www.fourcc.org/codecs.php) page.
 FFMPEG backend with MP4 container natively uses other values as fourcc code:
-see [ObjectType](http://www.mp4ra.org/codecs.html).
+see [ObjectType](http://mp4ra.org/#/codecs).
 */
 CV_INLINE int CV_FOURCC(char c1, char c2, char c3, char c4)
 {
diff --git a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
index 6dca724a89..fb1a927fe8 100644
--- a/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
+++ b/modules/videoio/src/cap_ffmpeg_impl.hpp
@@ -1208,9 +1208,20 @@ bool CvCapture_FFMPEG::grabFrame()
 #endif
 
         int ret = av_read_frame(ic, &packet);
-        if (ret == AVERROR(EAGAIN)) continue;
 
-        /* else if (ret < 0) break; */
+        if (ret == AVERROR(EAGAIN))
+            continue;
+
+        if (ret == AVERROR_EOF)
+        {
+            if (rawMode)
+                break;
+
+            // flush cached frames from video decoder
+            packet.data = NULL;
+            packet.size = 0;
+            packet.stream_index = video_stream;
+        }
 
         if( packet.stream_index != video_stream )
         {
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-disable-unused-targets.patch b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-disable-unused-targets.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c42c760589
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-disable-unused-targets.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,202 @@
+diff --git a/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt
+index e7ea6547..7333d19c 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -72,11 +72,11 @@ if(ENABLE_TESTS)
+     add_subdirectory(tests)
+ endif()
+ 
+-add_subdirectory(tools)
++#add_subdirectory(tools)
+ 
+ # gflags and format_reader targets are kept inside of samples directory and
+ # they must be built even if samples build is disabled (required for tests and tools).
+-add_subdirectory(samples)
++#add_subdirectory(samples)
+ 
+ file(GLOB_RECURSE SAMPLES_SOURCES samples/*.cpp samples/*.hpp samples/*.h)
+ add_cpplint_target(sample_cpplint
+@@ -154,10 +154,10 @@ endif()
+ # Developer package
+ #
+ 
+-ie_developer_export_targets(format_reader)
++#ie_developer_export_targets(format_reader)
+ ie_developer_export_targets(${NGRAPH_LIBRARIES})
+ 
+-ie_developer_export()
++#ie_developer_export()
+ 
+ configure_file(
+     "${IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/developer_package_config.cmake.in"
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/legacy_api/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/legacy_api/CMakeLists.txt
+index a03a5f23..63d4f687 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/legacy_api/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/legacy_api/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ source_group("include" FILES ${PUBLIC_HEADERS})
+ 
+ # Create object library
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+             ${LIBRARY_SRC}
+             ${NN_BUILDER_LIBRARY_SRC}
+             ${PUBLIC_HEADERS})
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/CMakeLists.txt
+index 2071c126..015d8ff8 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/inference_engine/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ add_clang_format_target(${TARGET_NAME}_plugin_api_clang_format FOR_SOURCES ${plu
+ 
+ # Create common base object library
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_common_obj OBJECT
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_common_obj OBJECT EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+             ${IE_BASE_SOURCE_FILES})
+ 
+ target_compile_definitions(${TARGET_NAME}_common_obj PRIVATE IMPLEMENT_INFERENCE_ENGINE_API)
+@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}_common_obj SYSTEM PRIVATE
+ 
+ # Create object library
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+             ${LIBRARY_SRC}
+             ${LIBRARY_HEADERS}
+             ${PUBLIC_HEADERS})
+@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ add_clang_format_target(${TARGET_NAME}_nn_builder_clang_format FOR_TARGETS ${TAR
+ 
+ # Static library used for unit tests which are always built
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_s STATIC
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_s STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+             $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${TARGET_NAME}_obj>
+             $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${TARGET_NAME}_common_obj>
+             $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${TARGET_NAME}_legacy_obj>
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/mkldnn_plugin/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/mkldnn_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+index 52183e86..4fd6d7d4 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/mkldnn_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/mkldnn_plugin/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -163,9 +163,9 @@ add_library(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt OBJECT ${CROSS_COMPILED_SOURCES})
+ set_ie_threading_interface_for(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt)
+ target_compile_definitions(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt PRIVATE "IMPLEMENT_INFERENCE_ENGINE_PLUGIN")
+ 
+-add_library(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s OBJECT ${CROSS_COMPILED_SOURCES})
+-set_ie_threading_interface_for(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s)
+-target_compile_definitions(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s PRIVATE "USE_STATIC_IE;IMPLEMENT_INFERENCE_ENGINE_PLUGIN")
++#add_library(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s OBJECT ${CROSS_COMPILED_SOURCES})
++#set_ie_threading_interface_for(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s)
++#target_compile_definitions(mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s PRIVATE "USE_STATIC_IE;IMPLEMENT_INFERENCE_ENGINE_PLUGIN")
+ 
+ set(object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt)
+ set(mkldnn_plugin_object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_no_opt_s)
+@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ if (ENABLE_SSE42)
+     endfunction()
+ 
+     mkldnn_create_sse42_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_sse42)
+-    mkldnn_create_sse42_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_sse42_s)
++    #mkldnn_create_sse42_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_sse42_s)
+ 
+     list(APPEND object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_sse42)
+     list(APPEND mkldnn_plugin_object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_sse42_s)
+@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ if (ENABLE_AVX2)
+     endfunction()
+ 
+     mkldnn_create_avx2_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx2)
+-    mkldnn_create_avx2_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx2_s)
++    #mkldnn_create_avx2_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx2_s)
+ 
+     list(APPEND object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx2)
+     list(APPEND mkldnn_plugin_object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx2_s)
+@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ if (ENABLE_AVX512F)
+     endfunction()
+ 
+     mkldnn_create_avx512f_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx512)
+-    mkldnn_create_avx512f_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx512_s)
++    #mkldnn_create_avx512f_layers(mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx512_s)
+ 
+     list(APPEND object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx512)
+     list(APPEND mkldnn_plugin_object_libraries mkldnn_plugin_layers_avx512_s)
+@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ target_link_libraries(${TARGET_NAME} PRIVATE inference_engine inference_engine_l
+ 
+ #  add test object library
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL ${SOURCES} ${HEADERS})
+ 
+ target_include_directories(${TARGET_NAME}_obj PRIVATE $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_preproc_s,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+                                                       $<TARGET_PROPERTY:inference_engine_lp_transformations,INTERFACE_INCLUDE_DIRECTORIES>
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/preprocessing/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/preprocessing/CMakeLists.txt
+index c3ad1e58..b5913840 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/preprocessing/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/preprocessing/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ endif()
+ 
+ # Create object library
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_obj OBJECT EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+             ${LIBRARY_SRC}
+             ${LIBRARY_HEADERS})
+ 
+@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ endif()
+ 
+ # Static library used for unit tests which are always built
+ 
+-add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_s STATIC
++add_library(${TARGET_NAME}_s STATIC EXCLUDE_FROM_ALL
+             $<TARGET_OBJECTS:${TARGET_NAME}_obj>)
+ 
+ set_ie_threading_interface_for(${TARGET_NAME}_s)
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/vpu/common/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/vpu/common/CMakeLists.txt
+index 65215299..03ba4a4c 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/vpu/common/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/vpu/common/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ add_common_target("vpu_common_lib" FALSE)
+ 
+ # Unit tests support for graph transformer
+ if(WIN32)
+-    add_common_target("vpu_common_lib_test_static" TRUE)
++    #add_common_target("vpu_common_lib_test_static" TRUE)
+ else()
+     add_library("vpu_common_lib_test_static" ALIAS "vpu_common_lib")
+ endif()
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/vpu/graph_transformer/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/vpu/graph_transformer/CMakeLists.txt
+index 982d3c7f..15fcf3e8 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/vpu/graph_transformer/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/vpu/graph_transformer/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ add_graph_transformer_target("vpu_graph_transformer" FALSE)
+ 
+ # Unit tests support for graph transformer
+ if(WIN32)
+-    add_graph_transformer_target("vpu_graph_transformer_test_static" TRUE)
++    #add_graph_transformer_target("vpu_graph_transformer_test_static" TRUE)
+ else()
+     add_library("vpu_graph_transformer_test_static" ALIAS "vpu_graph_transformer")
+ endif()
+diff --git a/inference-engine/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+index ebf32c71..ad8cb435 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/thirdparty/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function(build_with_lto)
+     endif()
+ 
+     add_subdirectory(pugixml)
+-    add_subdirectory(stb_lib)
++    #add_subdirectory(stb_lib)
+     add_subdirectory(ade)
+     add_subdirectory(fluid/modules/gapi)
+ 
+diff --git a/inference-engine/thirdparty/pugixml/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/thirdparty/pugixml/CMakeLists.txt
+index 8bcb2801..f7e031c0 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/thirdparty/pugixml/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/thirdparty/pugixml/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ if(BUILD_SHARED_LIBS)
+ else()
+ 	add_library(pugixml STATIC ${SOURCES})
+ 	if (MSVC)
+-		add_library(pugixml_mt STATIC ${SOURCES})
++               #add_library(pugixml_mt STATIC ${SOURCES})
+ 		#if (WIN32)
+ 		#	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /MT")
+ 		#	set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_DEBUG} /MTd")
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-fix-binaries-location.patch b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-fix-binaries-location.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..153e342ab9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-fix-binaries-location.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/cmake/developer_package.cmake b/cmake/developer_package.cmake
+index bed73503..5124795a 100644
+--- a/cmake/developer_package.cmake
++++ b/cmake/developer_package.cmake
+@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ if("${CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE}" STREQUAL "")
+     set(CMAKE_BUILD_TYPE "Release")
+ endif()
+ 
+-set(OUTPUT_ROOT ${OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR})
++set(OUTPUT_ROOT "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}")
+ 
+ # Enable postfixes for Debug/Release builds
+ set(IE_DEBUG_POSTFIX_WIN "d")
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-pdb.patch b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-pdb.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cf51e2e1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200413-dldt-pdb.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
+index edf8233f..cf197376 100644
+--- a/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ endif()
+ 
+ project(OpenVINO)
+ 
++set(CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS_RELEASE} /Zi /FS")
++set(CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE "${CMAKE_SHARED_LINKER_FLAGS_RELEASE} /DEBUG /OPT:REF /OPT:ICF")
++
+ set(OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR})
+ set(IE_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR ${OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR}/inference-engine)
+ set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${OpenVINO_MAIN_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake" ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200604-dldt-disable-multidevice.patch b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200604-dldt-disable-multidevice.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cee6172e20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/20200604-dldt-disable-multidevice.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+diff --git a/inference-engine/src/CMakeLists.txt b/inference-engine/src/CMakeLists.txt
+index 7e9f590..a460c17 100644
+--- a/inference-engine/src/CMakeLists.txt
++++ b/inference-engine/src/CMakeLists.txt
+@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif()
+ 
+ add_subdirectory(hetero_plugin)
+ 
+-add_subdirectory(multi_device)
++#add_subdirectory(multi_device)
+ 
+ add_subdirectory(transformations)
+ 
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/patch.config.py b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/patch.config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0492c8b10a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/patch.config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+applyPatch('20200413-dldt-disable-unused-targets.patch')
+applyPatch('20200413-dldt-fix-binaries-location.patch')
+applyPatch('20200413-dldt-pdb.patch')
+applyPatch('20200604-dldt-disable-multidevice.patch')
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/sysroot.config.py b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/sysroot.config.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..49c0e37800
--- /dev/null
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/2020.3.0/sysroot.config.py
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+sysroot_bin_dir = prepare_dir(self.sysrootdir / 'bin')
+copytree(self.build_dir / 'install', self.sysrootdir / 'ngraph')
+#rm_one(self.sysrootdir / 'ngraph' / 'lib' / 'ngraph.dll')
+
+build_config = 'Release' if not self.config.build_debug else 'Debug'
+build_bin_dir = self.build_dir / 'bin' / 'intel64' / build_config
+
+def copy_bin(name):
+    global build_bin_dir, sysroot_bin_dir
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / name, sysroot_bin_dir / name)
+
+dll_suffix = 'd' if self.config.build_debug else ''
+def copy_dll(name):
+    global copy_bin, dll_suffix
+    copy_bin(name + dll_suffix + '.dll')
+    copy_bin(name + dll_suffix + '.pdb')
+
+copy_bin('cldnn_global_custom_kernels')
+copy_bin('cache.json')
+copy_dll('clDNNPlugin')
+copy_dll('HeteroPlugin')
+copy_dll('inference_engine')
+copy_dll('inference_engine_legacy')
+copy_dll('inference_engine_nn_builder')
+copy_dll('inference_engine_transformations')  # runtime
+copy_dll('inference_engine_lp_transformations')  # runtime
+copy_dll('MKLDNNPlugin')  # runtime
+copy_dll('myriadPlugin')  # runtime
+#copy_dll('MultiDevicePlugin')  # runtime, not used
+copy_dll('ngraph')
+copy_bin('plugins.xml')
+copytree(self.build_dir / 'bin' / 'intel64' / 'pcie-ma248x.elf', sysroot_bin_dir / 'pcie-ma248x.elf')
+copytree(self.build_dir / 'bin' / 'intel64' / 'usb-ma2x8x.mvcmd', sysroot_bin_dir / 'usb-ma2x8x.mvcmd')
+copytree(self.build_dir / 'bin' / 'intel64' / 'usb-ma2450.mvcmd', sysroot_bin_dir / 'usb-ma2450.mvcmd')
+
+copytree(self.srcdir / 'inference-engine' / 'temp' / 'tbb' / 'bin', sysroot_bin_dir)
+copytree(self.srcdir / 'inference-engine' / 'temp' / 'tbb', self.sysrootdir / 'tbb')
+
+sysroot_ie_dir = prepare_dir(self.sysrootdir / 'deployment_tools' / 'inference_engine')
+sysroot_ie_lib_dir = prepare_dir(sysroot_ie_dir / 'lib' / 'intel64')
+
+copytree(self.srcdir / 'inference-engine' / 'include', sysroot_ie_dir / 'include')
+if not self.config.build_debug:
+    copytree(self.build_dir / 'install' / 'lib' / 'ngraph.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'ngraph.lib')
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / 'inference_engine.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'inference_engine.lib')
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / 'inference_engine_nn_builder.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'inference_engine_nn_builder.lib')
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / 'inference_engine_legacy.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'inference_engine_legacy.lib')
+else:
+    copytree(self.build_dir / 'install' / 'lib' / 'ngraphd.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'ngraphd.lib')
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / 'inference_engined.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'inference_engined.lib')
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / 'inference_engine_nn_builderd.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'inference_engine_nn_builderd.lib')
+    copytree(build_bin_dir / 'inference_engine_legacyd.lib', sysroot_ie_lib_dir / 'inference_engine_legacyd.lib')
+
+sysroot_license_dir = prepare_dir(self.sysrootdir / 'etc' / 'licenses')
+copytree(self.srcdir / 'LICENSE', sysroot_license_dir / 'dldt-LICENSE')
+copytree(self.srcdir / 'ngraph/LICENSE', sysroot_license_dir / 'ngraph-LICENSE')
+copytree(self.sysrootdir / 'tbb/LICENSE', sysroot_license_dir / 'tbb-LICENSE')
diff --git a/platforms/winpack_dldt/build_package.py b/platforms/winpack_dldt/build_package.py
index 768ddc5ff8..07ad96b5ba 100644
--- a/platforms/winpack_dldt/build_package.py
+++ b/platforms/winpack_dldt/build_package.py
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ class BuilderDLDT:
 
         def do_clone(srcdir, noFetch):
             git_checkout(srcdir, self.config.dldt_src_url, self.config.dldt_src_branch, self.config.dldt_src_commit,
-                    ['-n', '--depth=100', '--recurse-submodules'] +
+                    ['-n', '--depth=100', '--no-single-branch', '--recurse-submodules'] +
                     (self.config.dldt_src_git_clone_extra or []),
                     noFetch=noFetch
             )
@@ -432,9 +432,9 @@ class Builder:
 
 def main():
 
-    dldt_src_url = 'https://github.com/opencv/dldt.git'
-    dldt_src_commit = '2020.2'
-    dldt_release = '2020020000'
+    dldt_src_url = 'https://github.com/openvinotoolkit/openvino'
+    dldt_src_commit = '2020.3.0'
+    dldt_release = '2020030000'
 
     build_cache_dir_default = os.environ.get('BUILD_CACHE_DIR', '.build_cache')
     build_subst_drive = os.environ.get('BUILD_SUBST_DRIVE', None)
diff --git a/samples/dnn/human_parsing.cpp b/samples/dnn/human_parsing.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bf2cc294c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/samples/dnn/human_parsing.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+//
+// this sample demonstrates parsing (segmenting) human body parts from an image using opencv's dnn,
+// based on https://github.com/Engineering-Course/LIP_JPPNet
+//
+// get the pretrained model from: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qag9vzambhhkvxr/lip_jppnet_384.pb?dl=0
+//
+
+#include <opencv2/dnn.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/highgui.hpp>
+#include <opencv2/imgproc.hpp>
+using namespace cv;
+
+
+static Mat parse_human(const Mat &image, const std::string &model, int backend=dnn::DNN_BACKEND_DEFAULT, int target=dnn::DNN_TARGET_CPU) {
+    // this network expects an image and a flipped copy as input
+    Mat flipped;
+    flip(image, flipped, 1);
+    std::vector<Mat> batch;
+    batch.push_back(image);
+    batch.push_back(flipped);
+    Mat blob = dnn::blobFromImages(batch, 1.0, Size(), Scalar(104.00698793, 116.66876762, 122.67891434));
+
+    dnn::Net net = dnn::readNet(model);
+    net.setPreferableBackend(backend);
+    net.setPreferableTarget(target);
+    net.setInput(blob);
+    Mat out = net.forward();
+    // expected output: [2, 20, 384, 384], (2 lists(orig, flipped) of 20 body part heatmaps 384x384)
+
+    // LIP classes:
+    // 0 Background, 1 Hat, 2 Hair, 3 Glove, 4 Sunglasses, 5 UpperClothes, 6 Dress, 7 Coat, 8 Socks, 9 Pants
+    // 10 Jumpsuits, 11 Scarf, 12 Skirt, 13 Face, 14 LeftArm, 15 RightArm, 16 LeftLeg, 17 RightLeg, 18 LeftShoe. 19 RightShoe
+    Vec3b colors[] = {
+        Vec3b(0, 0, 0), Vec3b(128, 0, 0), Vec3b(255, 0, 0), Vec3b(0, 85, 0), Vec3b(170, 0, 51), Vec3b(255, 85, 0),
+        Vec3b(0, 0, 85), Vec3b(0, 119, 221), Vec3b(85, 85, 0), Vec3b(0, 85, 85), Vec3b(85, 51, 0), Vec3b(52, 86, 128),
+        Vec3b(0, 128, 0), Vec3b(0, 0, 255), Vec3b(51, 170, 221), Vec3b(0, 255, 255), Vec3b(85, 255, 170),
+        Vec3b(170, 255, 85), Vec3b(255, 255, 0), Vec3b(255, 170, 0)
+    };
+
+    Mat segm(image.size(), CV_8UC3, Scalar(0,0,0));
+    Mat maxval(image.size(), CV_32F, Scalar(0));
+
+    // iterate over body part heatmaps (LIP classes)
+    for (int i=0; i<out.size[1]; i++) {
+        // resize heatmaps to original image size
+        // "head" is  the original image result, "tail" the flipped copy
+        Mat head, h(out.size[2], out.size[3], CV_32F, out.ptr<float>(0,i));
+        resize(h, head, image.size());
+
+        // we have to swap the last 3 pairs in the "tail" list
+        static int tail_order[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12,13,15,14,17,16,19,18};
+        Mat tail, t(out.size[2], out.size[3], CV_32F, out.ptr<float>(1,tail_order[i]));
+        resize(t, tail, image.size());
+        flip(tail, tail, 1);
+
+        // mix original and flipped result
+        Mat avg = (head + tail) * 0.5;
+
+        // write color if prob value > maxval
+        Mat cmask;
+        compare(avg, maxval, cmask, CMP_GT);
+        segm.setTo(colors[i], cmask);
+
+        // keep largest values for next iteration
+        max(avg, maxval, maxval);
+    }
+    cvtColor(segm, segm, COLOR_RGB2BGR);
+    return segm;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char**argv)
+{
+    CommandLineParser parser(argc,argv,
+        "{help    h |                 | show help screen / args}"
+        "{image   i |                 | person image to process }"
+        "{model   m |lip_jppnet_384.pb| network model}"
+        "{backend b | 0               | Choose one of computation backends: "
+                                         "0: automatically (by default), "
+                                         "1: Halide language (http://halide-lang.org/), "
+                                         "2: Intel's Deep Learning Inference Engine (https://software.intel.com/openvino-toolkit), "
+                                         "3: OpenCV implementation }"
+        "{target  t | 0               | Choose one of target computation devices: "
+                                         "0: CPU target (by default), "
+                                         "1: OpenCL, "
+                                         "2: OpenCL fp16 (half-float precision), "
+                                         "3: VPU }"
+    );
+    if (argc == 1 || parser.has("help"))
+    {
+        parser.printMessage();
+        return 0;
+    }
+    std::string model = parser.get<std::string>("model");
+    std::string image = parser.get<std::string>("image");
+    int backend = parser.get<int>("backend");
+    int target = parser.get<int>("target");
+
+    Mat input = imread(image);
+    Mat segm = parse_human(input, model, backend, target);
+
+    imshow("human parsing", segm);
+    waitKey();
+    return 0;
+}
diff --git a/samples/dnn/virtual_try_on.py b/samples/dnn/virtual_try_on.py
index bbc655a276..e4f2e518ec 100644
--- a/samples/dnn/virtual_try_on.py
+++ b/samples/dnn/virtual_try_on.py
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ class CpVton(object):
 
         agnostic = np.concatenate((res_shape, img_head, pose_map), axis=0)
         agnostic = np.expand_dims(agnostic, axis=0)
-        return agnostic
+        return agnostic.astype(np.float32)
 
     def get_warped_cloth(self, cloth_img, agnostic, height=256, width=192):
         cloth = cv.dnn.blobFromImage(cloth_img, 1.0 / 127.5, (width, height), mean=(127.5, 127.5, 127.5), swapRB=True)
diff --git a/samples/python/tutorial_code/core/file_input_output/file_input_output.py b/samples/python/tutorial_code/core/file_input_output/file_input_output.py
index e3adb216a5..66b3108dba 100644
--- a/samples/python/tutorial_code/core/file_input_output/file_input_output.py
+++ b/samples/python/tutorial_code/core/file_input_output/file_input_output.py
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ class MyData:
         return s
 
     ## [inside]
-    def write(self, fs):
-        fs.write('MyData','{')
+    def write(self, fs, name):
+        fs.startWriteStruct(name, cv.FileNode_MAP|cv.FileNode_FLOW)
         fs.write('A', self.A)
         fs.write('X', self.X)
         fs.write('name', self.name)
-        fs.write('MyData','}')
+        fs.endWriteStruct()
 
     def read(self, node):
         if (not node.empty()):
@@ -74,25 +74,26 @@ def main(argv):
     ## [writeNum]
 
     ## [writeStr]
-    s.write('strings', '[')
-    s.write('image1.jpg','Awesomeness')
-    s.write('../data/baboon.jpg',']')
+    s.startWriteStruct('strings', cv.FileNode_SEQ)
+    for elem in ['image1.jpg', 'Awesomeness', '../data/baboon.jpg']:
+        s.write('', elem)
+    s.endWriteStruct()
     ## [writeStr]
 
     ## [writeMap]
-    s.write ('Mapping', '{')
-    s.write ('One', 1)
-    s.write ('Two', 2)
-    s.write ('Mapping', '}')
+    s.startWriteStruct('Mapping', cv.FileNode_MAP)
+    s.write('One', 1)
+    s.write('Two', 2)
+    s.endWriteStruct()
     ## [writeMap]
 
     ## [iomatw]
-    s.write ('R_MAT', R)
-    s.write ('T_MAT', T)
+    s.write('R_MAT', R)
+    s.write('T_MAT', T)
     ## [iomatw]
 
     ## [customIOw]
-    m.write(s)
+    m.write(s, 'MyData')
     ## [customIOw]
     ## [close]
     s.release()