diff --git a/examples/mat-put.js b/examples/mat-put.js
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+var opencv = require('../lib/opencv');
+var mat = new opencv.Matrix(256,256,opencv.Constants.CV_8UC1);
+var buf = Buffer(256*256);
+buf.fill(0);
+for(var i=0;i<256*256;i++){
+  buf[i] = (i%2===1)?230:0;
+}
+mat.put(buf);
+var window = new opencv.NamedWindow('Mat-Put', 0);
+window.show(mat);
+window.blockingWaitKey(0, 50);
+setTimeout(function(){
+  // keep the windows 30sec open
+},30000);