Image Scanner

A college project in Python using OpenCV.
A simple app that takes a photo of a paper and outputs an edited image with the paper properly aligned as though it was scanned.

Note

For a standalone version that doesn't require installing dependencies or using the command line, check out my Image Scanner - Standalone.

Content

• Dependencies
• Installation
• Usage

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Dependencies

1. Python 3.7.0

The app may work with other versions, but this is the version that was used during development.

Installation

1. Create a new directory, for example scanner, and place app.py inside of it.
2. Open the directory in your terminal:

cd scanner

3. Create a virtual environment:

python -m venv opencv-env

4. Activate the environment :

.\opencv-env\Scripts\activate

5. Install required packages:

pip install opencv-contrib-python matplotlib

Usage

1. Run the app using the following syntax:

python app.py path_input_img path_output_img

Where:

• path_input_img - path to your input image.
• path_output_img - path to save the edited image. If none is provided, it will be displayed instead.