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Speed and accuracy are two of the most important aspects to measure barcode scanning performance. How fast can the barcode scanning speed be under the premise of ensuring accuracy? To explore the limits of barcode scanning speed, we use Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK to do a test. Click the link...

Want to scan 1D barcodes or QR code from images quickly in your browser? Try the free online barcode reading application created using Dynamsoft’s barcode scanner SDK below: This barcode scanning application highlights the features and performance of Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK. You can upload a local image that contains...

The panorama feature in a smartphone camera is a popular consumer application. It lets users capture a very wide view of a scene by stitching together several photos. This feature, applied to industrial applications, can have different usage scenarios compared to the general consumer. Dynamsoft Panorama™ is a revolutionary inventory...

By now you should be familiar with the enabling EHR technologies and various technical considerations for adopting this application. But there are one other consideration that is often overlooked. Human Bottlenecks Often, migrating to a new technology can be a challenging and lengthy process for staff members. Healthcare providers might...

Optimize Results for Effective OCR 1. Image Quality To optimize results for effective OCR, image resolution is important. For the usual font size (10 pts or above), a resolution of 300 dots per inch (DPI) is recommended. Smaller font sizes will command even higher DPI resolutions. Also, when scanning, you...

Most organizations continue to experience paperwork inefficiencies and the healthcare industry is arguably the top suffering sector for it. Thus, whether by regulation or not, healthcare organizations are more and more desperate for relief from paperwork via electronic health record (EHR) solutions. In this blog series, we will dissect the...

You have a requirement to enable web-based barcode scanning for your mobile browsers. But, you don’t want to do it via an app since it requires extra effort for both users and developers. You also want to enable users to read barcodes from your website via the camera of a...

In retail, crumpled QR codes are common on plastic packaging or cylinder containers, for example. Wrinkled codes are also common with paper receipts or tickets. Deskewing a crumpled QR code can sometimes diminish the quality of the image, which in turn reduces the barcode recognition accuracy. But, Dynamsoft Barcode Reader...

New Added automatic blurry frame filtering for the video frame decoding, reducing incorrect barcode recognition. Added three arguments for the CICM_GENERAL of ColourConversionModes to set the weights for the color conversion, providing more flexibility to deal with various kinds of backgrounds by using different weights of three colors: red, green...

With the release of Dynamsoft Barcode Reader DBR 7.0, we are excited to introduce a number of features and enhancements that take Dynamsoft Barcode Reader to another level. In this post, we discuss these new features, how they work, and what they mean for you. More Modes, More Flexibility A...

6.5.2 for Windows/Mobile/Linux (05/28/2019) Improvements for DBR 6.5.2 Optimized barcode reading workflow for QRCode/DataMatrix/Aztec code recognition. A QRCode/DataMatrix/Aztec barcode zone will be submitted to the deblurring process when its decoding results vary with different binarization arguments Reduced the error rate of 1D barcode recognition, giving more chances for confirmation of...

6.5.1 for Windows/Mobile/Linux (04/16/2019) New for DBR 6.5.1 [Mobile Edition only] Added a callback function for initLicenseFromServer so that developers can check if the license is active and valid [Android SDK only] Added a new method getVersion to return the version number of the Android SDK Improvements for DBR 6.5.1...

Barcode technology has been around for decades and shows no signs of slowing as retailers continue to find new retail solutions to use barcodes. While reliable and robust, there are still many challenges to overcome, especially in retail environments. Unsuccessful barcode scans from damaged codes, or simply missing a barcode...

Dynamsoft Barcode Reader v6.5 was just released. Our testing showed phenomenal improvement from the past version, which enabled a much better user experience. We reduced build time by 106% and Improved decoding time by 98%. In this article, we discuss how we achieved these results with WebAssembly optimization and codebase...

Dynamsoft Barcode Reader SDK is better than ever with the official release of JavaScript Edition v6.4.1. Dynamsoft Barcode Reader JavaScript Edition enables fast and reliable cross-platform, cross-browser barcode scanning in the web applications on desktops, tablets, or mobile devices. Highlights: Fast loading and initialization along with the support of Web Worker to...

The market for barcode scanners remains robust with at least one estimate calling for CAGR growth of around seven percent through 2027. They’ve been around forever and as a result, there exists a variety of hardware to scan barcodes, each with pros and cons depending on your goals with barcode...

In this post, we will talk about building a Raspberry Pi barcode scanner with a USB webcam and Python by using Dynamsoft’s C/C++ barcode reader SDK. Watch the video and see how the Raspberry Pi Barcode Scanner works: How to Use Webcam with Raspberry Pi To check whether the Linux system...

We are pleased to announce that Dynamsoft’s iOS barcode scanner SDK is now available. With this new iOS barcode SDK, you can easily develop an iOS App and transform iPhone into barcode scanning tools. Dynamsoft Barcode Reader for iOS SDK supports iOS 7, 8, 9, iPhone 4s and above. Valid...

Use webcam as barcode scanner in C# Barcode is undoubtedly a welcomed way to record and track data. It can represent data including pricing, inventory, user info and a variety of others. Because of this, barcode reading became one of the essential features for an image processing application, for instance,...