# 4.6.3.2.4. eqcorrscan.core.match_filter.normxcorr2

`eqcorrscan.core.match_filter.``normxcorr2`(template, image)

  Thin wrapper to eqcorrscan.utils.correlate functions.

  Parameters: | template (numpy.ndarray) Template array image (numpy.ndarray) Image to scan the template through. The order of these matters, if you put the template after the image you will get a reversed correlation matrix
  Returns: | New `numpy.ndarray` of the correlation values for the correlation of the image with the template.
  Return type: | numpy.ndarray