How to read a barcode from an image

ruby-on-rails c ruby image-processing barcode
tardate picture tardate · Sep 22, 2008 · Viewed 12.1k times · Source

I'm seeking a library, technique or advice on how to read an EAN-13 barcode from an image (including ISBN,and ISSN encodings). The image would come from a mobile phone or webcam, so resolution may be quite poor and not well aligned.

I'm specifically interested in something that could be used from ruby on rails, but answers for other languages are welcome. Open Source solutions preferred.

Leading solutions to date:

  1. ZBar (previously known as Zebra - h/t @bgbg, @Natim) - implemented in C with interfaces for Python, Perl, and C++
  2. ZXing (h/t @codr) - implemented in Java (J2SE and Android) with other modules/ports in varying states of development (JavaME, C#, C++, JRuby, RIM, iPhone/Objective C)

Answer

Boris Gorelik picture Boris Gorelik · Sep 22, 2008

The zebra barcode reader (http://zebra.sourceforge.net/) is a small, layered bar code scanning and decoding library implemented in C (C++ wrappers are also provided). It supports many popular symbologies (types of barcodes), including EAN-13. However, I'm not aware about any Ruby bindings. The library is available under the GPL

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