OCR ID Card Text Recognition

This simple Python script uses OpenCV and Tesseract OCR to recognize text from a live camera feed. It is specifically designed to identify and display lines of text matching a certain pattern, useful for extracting information from ID cards.

Installation

1. Install Python 3.x from python.org.

2. Install required dependencies using the following commands:

   pip install opencv-python
   pip install pytesseract
   pip install Pillow
   

3. Download and install Tesseract OCR from Tesseract GitHub.

4. Set the Tesseract executable path in the script:

   pytesseract.pytesseract.tesseract_cmd = r'C:\Program Files\Tesseract-OCR\tesseract.exe'

Usage

1. Run the script using the command:

   python idcard.py
   

2. The script captures the default camera feed and extracts text matching a specified pattern.

3. Press 'q' to exit the application.

Feel free to adjust parameters in the script, such as rectangle position and size, based on your specific requirements.

Acknowledgments

• This script utilizes OpenCV for image processing and Tesseract OCR for text extraction.