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Optical Character Recognition (OCR)Discover how to perform Optical Character Recognition (OCR) using OpenCV, Tesseract, Deep Learning, and more by following these OCR guides and tutorials.
Optical character recognition, or OCR for short, is used to describe algorithms and techniques (both electronic and mechanical) to convert images of text to machine-encoded text. We typically think of OCR in terms of software. Namely, these are systems that:…
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In this post, I interview Vince DiMascio, CIO/CTO of Berry Appleman & Leiden (BAL), a law firm specializing in corporate immigration. BAL is using computer vision, machine learning, and artificial intelligence to automatically classify immigration documents, thus helping expedite the…
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In this tutorial, you will build a basic Automatic License/Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) system using OpenCV and Python. An ANPR-specific dataset, preferably with plates from various countries and in different conditions, is essential for training robust license plate recognition systems,…
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to use the EasyOCR package to easily perform Optical Character Recognition and text detection with Python. EasyOCR, as the name suggests, is a Python package that allows computer vision developers to effortlessly perform…
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to OCR a document, form, or invoice using Tesseract, OpenCV, and Python. Last week, we discussed how to accept an input image and align it to a template image, such as the following:…
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to perform image alignment and image registration using OpenCV. Image alignment and registration have a number of practical, real-world use cases, including: Medical: MRI scans, SPECT scans, and other medical scans produce multiple…
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to perform OCR handwriting recognition using OpenCV, Keras, and TensorFlow. This post is Part 2 in our two-part series on Optical Character Recognition with Keras and TensorFlow: Part 1: Training an OCR model…
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In this tutorial, you will learn how to train an Optical Character Recognition (OCR) model using Keras, TensorFlow, and Deep Learning. This post is the first in a two-part series on OCR with Keras and TensorFlow: Part 1: Training an…
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A few days ago I mentioned that on Wednesday, August 19th at 10AM EDT I am launching an IndieGoGo crowdfunding campaign for my new book, OCR with OpenCV, Tesseract, and Python. (Note: The campaign is now complete. But you can…
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