I am using zxing-cpp library for reading barcode from image.
import cv2
import zxingcpp
img = cv2.imread('test.jpg')
results = zxingcpp.read_barcodes(img)
for result in results:
print('Found barcode:'
f'\n Valid: "{result.valid}"'
f'\n Text: "{result.text}"'
f'\n Format: {result.format}'
f'\n Content: {result.content_type}'
f'\n Position: {result.position}')
if len(results) == 0:
print("Could not find any barcode.")
However, this library is unable to scan this simple barcode from image.
How can I processes the image and improve quality of image in order to read the barcode?
I used the answer to this question as a guideline, and was still unsuccessful, therefore I am asking this question and seeking help?
With referencing this question and this question I simply increased brightness and contrast of your image. It seem worked for your image. However, you should know that just because this solution worked for this photo is not a guarantee that it will work for every photo you test.I just followed these steps because I found your photo a little dark and blurry. I think these steps can give you an idea about some of the requirements for barcode detection.
import cv2
import zxingcpp
def increase_brightness(img, value=30):
hsv = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2HSV)
h, s, v = cv2.split(hsv)
lim = 255 - value
v[v > lim] = 255
v[v <= lim] += value
final_hsv = cv2.merge((h, s, v))
img = cv2.cvtColor(final_hsv, cv2.COLOR_HSV2BGR)
return img
def increase_contrast(img, clip_limit=2.0, tile_grid_size=(8,8)):
lab= cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2LAB)
l_channel, a, b = cv2.split(lab)
clahe = cv2.createCLAHE(clipLimit=clip_limit, tileGridSize=tile_grid_size)
cl = clahe.apply(l_channel)
limg = cv2.merge((cl,a,b))
enhanced_img = cv2.cvtColor(limg, cv2.COLOR_LAB2BGR)
return enhanced_img
img = cv2.imread('test.jpg')
cv2.namedWindow("original", cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
cv2.imshow("original", img)
img = increase_brightness(img, 30)
cv2.namedWindow("brightness_increased", cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
cv2.imshow("brightness_increased", img)
img = increase_contrast(img)
cv2.namedWindow("contrast_increased", cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
cv2.imshow("contrast_increased", img)
img = cv2.cvtColor(img, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
cv2.namedWindow("grayscale", cv2.WINDOW_NORMAL)
cv2.imshow("grayscale", img)
results = zxingcpp.read_barcodes(img)
for result in results:
print('Found barcode:'
f'\n Valid: "{result.valid}"'
f'\n Text: "{result.text}"'
f'\n Format: {result.format}'
f'\n Content: {result.content_type}'
f'\n Position: {result.position}')
if len(results) == 0:
print("Could not find any barcode.")
cv2.waitKey(0)
And the output is:
Found barcode:
Valid: "True"
Text: "4607023704821"
Format: BarcodeFormat.EAN13
Content: ContentType.Text
Position: 198x549 720x549 720x561 198x561