diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 3305cb0..47d4f49 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -8,8 +8,34 @@ Check out a live online demo here: http://www.openalpr.com/demo.html User Guide ----------- + OpenALPR includes a command line utility. Simply typing "alpr [image file path]" is enough to get started recognizing license plate images. +For example, the following output is created by analyzing this image: +![Plate Image](http://www.openalpr.com/images/demoscreenshots/plate3.png "Input image") + + +The library is told that this is a Missouri (MO) license plate which validates the plate letters against a regional template. + +``` +user@linux:~/openalpr$ alpr ./samplecar.png -t mo -r ~/openalpr/runtime_dir/ + +plate0: top 10 results -- Processing Time = 58.1879ms. + - PE3R2X confidence: 88.9371 template_match: 1 + - PE32X confidence: 78.1385 template_match: 0 + - PE3R2 confidence: 77.5444 template_match: 0 + - PE3R2Y confidence: 76.1448 template_match: 1 + - P63R2X confidence: 72.9016 template_match: 0 + - FE3R2X confidence: 72.1147 template_match: 1 + - PE32 confidence: 66.7458 template_match: 0 + - PE32Y confidence: 65.3462 template_match: 0 + - P632X confidence: 62.1031 template_match: 0 + - P63R2 confidence: 61.5089 template_match: 0 + +``` + +Detailed command line usage: + ``` user@linux:~/openalpr$ alpr --help @@ -66,28 +92,6 @@ Where: OpenAlpr Command Line Utility ``` -For example, the following output is created by analyzing this image: -![Plate Image](http://www.openalpr.com/images/demoscreenshots/plate3.png "Input image") - - -The library is told that this is a Missouri (MO) license plate which validates the plate letters against a regional template. - -``` -user@linux:~/openalpr$ alpr ./samplecar.png -t mo -r ~/openalpr/runtime_dir/ - -plate0: top 10 results -- Processing Time = 58.1879ms. - - PE3R2X confidence: 88.9371 template_match: 1 - - PE32X confidence: 78.1385 template_match: 0 - - PE3R2 confidence: 77.5444 template_match: 0 - - PE3R2Y confidence: 76.1448 template_match: 1 - - P63R2X confidence: 72.9016 template_match: 0 - - FE3R2X confidence: 72.1147 template_match: 1 - - PE32 confidence: 66.7458 template_match: 0 - - PE32Y confidence: 65.3462 template_match: 0 - - P632X confidence: 62.1031 template_match: 0 - - P63R2 confidence: 61.5089 template_match: 0 - -``` Compiling -----------