SANE is an API to access document scanners, which is mainly used in UNIX systems. It has several advantages over TWAIN (another document scanning API that is mainly for Windows): TWAIN does not separate the user-interface from the driver of a device. This, unfortunately, makes it difficult, if not impossible,...

SEMI (Semiconductor Equipment and Materials International) font is a special dot matrix font used for marking silicon wafers. In this tutorial, we’ll walk through building a Python application to recognize these specialized markings using Dynamsoft Capture Vision SDK. Demo: Recognize SEMI Font with Python Prerequisites Python 3.8 or later Dynamsoft...

A virtual scanner is a software-based solution that mimics the functionality of a physical document scanner. It allows developers and testers to simulate scanning operations without requiring actual hardware, making it an essential tool for testing and development. In this tutorial, we’ll explore how to create a virtual scanner device...

When searching for a camera SDK to develop desktop camera applications on Linux, OpenCV often comes to mind due to its simple APIs for camera access. However, the size of the OpenCV library is big, making it redundant for smaller projects, especially those that only require basic camera functionality. To...

Barcode Scanning has become an essential tool across various industries, from retail and logistics to healthcare. On desktop platforms, it enables the quick capture and processing of information without manual data entry, saving time and reducing errors. In this tutorial, we will continue exploring the capabilities of the Dynamsoft Capture...

Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is a crucial feature adopted in modern passports, visas, and ID cards. It contains essential information about the document holder, such as their name, gender, country code, and document number. MRZ recognition plays a key role in border control, airport security, and hotel check-in processes. In...

Document detection is a key feature in many modern desktop, mobile and web applications. Recently, Dynamsoft unleashed its Python Capture Vision SDK, which provides a groundbreaking solution for developers working across Windows, Linux, and macOS. While the SDK also supports barcode and MRZ detection, this tutorial will focus on its...

The Machine Readable Zone (MRZ) is a section on passports, IDs, visas, and other travel documents that encodes key personal information, such as the holder’s name, nationality, document number, date of birth, gender, and document expiration date, in a standardized format. In this article, you’ll learn how to use the...

OpenCV is a powerful library capable of handling a wide range of computer vision tasks. However, its comprehensive functionality can result in a large library size, which may be excessive for applications that only require cross-platform camera streaming. In this article, we will demonstrate how to slim down OpenCV to...

Rust’s popularity continues to surge in the systems programming world due to its unique combination of memory safety, performance, and concurrency. This comprehensive article demonstrates how to integrate Rust with the Dynamsoft Capture Vision Router SDK using FFI (Foreign Function Interface) bindings. We’ll build a robust command-line barcode reader that...

In this article, we continue our series on parcel scanning technologies by delving into the world of C++. Building on our previous JavaScript tutorial, we will explore how to implement barcode scanning and OCR text extraction using C++. This guide will cover setting up the development environment, integrating necessary libraries,...

Suppose you are a C# developer who wants to use Dynamsoft Document Normalizer to implement a desktop document scanner application. Since Dynamsoft Document Normalizer is a C/C++ library, you may encounter some interoperability issues when using it in your C# project. In this article, we will help you build a...

Dynamsoft Document Normalizer is a document scanning SDK that can be used to do edge detection, perspective correction, and contrast enhancement. Its C/C++ API is available on Windows and Linux. In this article, we will show you how to build a Python wrapper for Dynamsoft C/C++ Document Normalizer SDK, as...

Dynamic Web TWAIN is a cross-platform document scanning SDK that allows developers to build document management applications using HTML5 and JavaScript on Windows, Linux, and macOS. The Linux edition of Dynamic Web TWAIN supports both x64 and amr64 Linux OS, which means in addition to desktop PCs, you can also...

Qt Designer is a powerful tool for creating cross-platform graphical user interfaces (GUIs) using Qt widgets. In this guide, we’ll use Qt Designer to develop an advanced GUI for a Python-based barcode and QR code reader, leveraging the Dynamsoft Python Barcode SDK. This application will be compatible with Windows, Linux,...

When you want to release a proprietary tool or SDK, which is not open source, to Linux platforms, it is a nightmare. You have to make multiple packages and do more tests to guarantee compatibility for different Linux distributions. Is it possible to only create one pre-built package? We can...

LEGO Wedo 2.0 is a fantastic starting point for learning robotics. I developed a simple GUI application to control the LEGO motor using Python, and in this article, I’ll share my journey of selecting the development environment and building the Python app. Learning Resources During my initial research, I came...

During Build 2016, Microsoft released a Visual Studio C++ extension for Linux. With the extension, you can use Visual Studio to write C++ code for Linux devices. In this post, let’s take a glimpse of how to install the extension and how to remotely build and debug C/C++ code for...

If you are a software developer, you probably have created a GitHub account to manage, share and learn code. To make your contribution public, GitHub is the right place for open source. However, the hosting service of private repositories on GitHub is not free. If you want to co-work with...