nextcloud / nextcloud/recognize

Text detection / OCR for photos

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enhancement
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PHP
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Description

No idea how feasible this is, maybe it would just be an additional model, maybe it's way out of scope, but it would definitely be a killer feature: Detect any text in images and add it as comment to the photo in nextcloud?

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Research direction

The issue names no files, tests, or entry points. Start by assessing whether OCR can be provided as an additional model and how detected text would be added as a comment to a photo; done would mean a defined, feasible approach for detecting text in images and attaching the result in Nextcloud.

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Assessment

Tech stack
machine-learning
Domain
computer-vision, machine-learning
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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