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AndNit

Brazil
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Posted - Jun 14 2024 :  10:09:07  Show Profile  Reply
Good afternoon

I need help. How to identify the end of the last line typed in an image, and identify exactly the starting point of the next line?

In the attached image, I put an example of what I need. Identify exactly the area in red, with the aim of creating a text box and sequencing the texts starting from the last line found.

I thought about scanning the document from beginning to end (vertical and horizontal), calculating the Histogram to know the starting point, but would there be a less laborious solution?

thanks

xequte

38541 Posts

Posted - Jun 14 2024 :  18:21:02  Show Profile  Reply
Hi

I'm not sure if there is a better solution other than parsing the scanlines, calculating the percentage of "White/blank" and then stop once you locate n consective rows of > z% "White/blank"

Nigel
Xequte Software
www.imageen.com
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AndNit

Brazil
81 Posts

Posted - Jun 15 2024 :  07:26:58  Show Profile  Reply
in this case I would use GetDominantColor, correct? How to do this, in an area x of the image? in this case, only in the selected area of the image.

thanks
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xequte

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Posted - Jun 15 2024 :  18:10:12  Show Profile  Reply
No, i think you would be better to write your own method using TIEBitmap.Scanline:

http://www.imageen.com/help/TIEBitmap.Scanline.html

Something like (untested)...

// Search the image for consecutive rows of mostly white
function FindConsecutiveWhiteRows(MinWhiteValue: Integer; MinConsecutiveWhiteRows: Integer; out WhiteRowsStart: Integer; out WhiteRowsEnd: Integer): Boolean; 
var
  x, y: Integer;
  pPix: PRGB;
  Gray: Byte;
  rowIsWhite: Boolean;
  consecutiveWhiteRows: Integer;
begin
  Result := False;
  WhiteRowsStart := 0;
  WhiteRowsEnd   := 0;

  consecutiveWhiteRows := 0;
  for y := 0 to ImageEnView1.IEBitmap.Height - 1 do
  begin
    pPix := ImageEnView1.IEBitmap.ScanLine[ y ];
    rowIsWhite := True;
    for x := 0 to ImageEnView1.IEBitmap.Width - 1 do
    begin
      if (pPix^.R < White_MinWhiteValue ) or (pPix^.G < MinWhiteValue ) or (pPix^.B < MinWhiteValue ) then
      begin    
        rowIsWhite := False;
        Break;
      end;
      inc( pPix );
    end;
    if rowIsWhite then 
      inc( consecutiveWhiteRows )
    else
      consecutiveWhiteRows := 0;

    if consecutiveWhiteRows >= MinConsecutiveWhiteRows then
    begin
      Result := True;
      WhiteRowsStart := y - consecutiveWhiteRows + 1;
      WhiteRowsEnd   := y;
      exit;
    end;
  end;
end;


Nigel
Xequte Software
www.imageen.com
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AndNit

Brazil
81 Posts

Posted - Jun 17 2024 :  14:07:45  Show Profile  Reply
Thanks for the help Nigel, but the way you put it, I couldn't understand or advance the solution lol... would we be able to work with GetDominantColor only in the area selected in the image? I think this way I can progress better, considering that all my images will be black and white
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xequte

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Posted - Jun 17 2024 :  18:54:02  Show Profile  Reply
Hi

The current version does not support selections for GetDominantColor(), but you can email me for an updated method that does.

Nigel
Xequte Software
www.imageen.com
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