Re: [Imlab-users] Information on ImLab

[Antonio S. <sc...@te...>]

  Hi Pallavi,

> Respected Sir,
> 
> I'm Pallavi, an Engineering passing-out student keen on learning machine
> vision application and development.
> During my search for a machine vision free software equivalent to NI
Vision
> Builder and Development toolkit, I came across your work on ImLab. The
> intention of this mail is to get some clarifications about the software.
Here
> are my queries :
> 
> -- Is it really a freeware?

  Yes.


> -- Is ImLab meant only for face recognition or can it be used for any sort
of
> image recognition?

  It can be used for any sort of image recognition. Just curious, where did
you had the impression that it is meant only for face recognition?


> -- Can the software be used for any sort of image training and image
reading?

  Don't know what you mean by "image training".


> -- Can it perform OCR i.e Optical Character Recognition?

  No. You will have to use an external toolkit along with IMLAB to do that.
It is possible.
 

> Ultimately my intention is to know whether can it be used as a replacement
> for NI Vision Builder and Development toolkit?

  That's something difficult to answer. In a general way the answer is not,
although I don't know much about NI Vision Builder, as been a commercial
toolkit it usually has more investment than IMLAB. Partially IMLAB can
replace it.

 
> If not please let me know if there is any free i.e an open-source
equivalent
> to NI Vision Builder and Development toolkit?

  No I don't.

 
> It would be very kind and helpful of you if you could spare a bit of your
> valuable and precious time in responding me with the required information.
> 
> Anticipating your reply as early as possible.
> 
> Thanks and Regards,
> Pallavi.
> +91 9741911633.
> Bangalore.
> INDIA.

Best Regards,
Antonio Scuri