I have been looking for a good example of how to do a perspective crop in WPF for some time now. I recently found the term Affine transformation and found this blog post by Charles Petzold https://www.charlespetzold.com/blog/2007/08/250638.html It looked useful so I reached out to Charles and asked if I could modernize the code and … Continue reading Non-Affine Transforms in 2D with WPF
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How to install Tesseract OCR in Windows
Once you have WinGet installed, you can install Tesseract via WinGet with a simple command. Open a PowerShell or Command Prompt window and type the following command: winget install -e --id UB-Mannheim.TesseractOCR This will install the latest version of Tesseract and its dependencies on your system. You can verify the installation by typing the following … Continue reading How to install Tesseract OCR in Windows
What is a Windows Icon file and why is it important?
When you use a Windows computer, almost everything has a file association and format for the operating system to understand. It usually comes at the end of the file name, too. You're probably already familiar with an app like Microsoft Word, which uses the DOCX file association and format, but there are some more complex … Continue reading What is a Windows Icon file and why is it important?
How to make Windows Icon file using Simple Icon File Maker
Every application that you use on your Windows PC has a specific icon file tied to it. The icon file is also saved within the Windows subsystem in the .ICO format. This means that if you use the right program, you can easily edit and make your own ICO file to change the icon for … Continue reading How to make Windows Icon file using Simple Icon File Maker
Can Windows do OCR? Yes!
Optical Character Recognition, often referred to as OCR, is a technology that enables you to convert text store as pixels in different types of documents, such as scanned paper documents, PDF files or images captured by a digital camera, into editable and searchable data. But can your Windows operating system perform OCR? Yes, but there's … Continue reading Can Windows do OCR? Yes!
