README.txt

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*   Automatic Number Plate Recognition using SVM and Neural Networks
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*   by Ronnie Leon Ochieng, 26th March 2024
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Building the project using CMake from the command-line:
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Linux:
    export OpenCV_DIR="~/OpenCV/build"
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -D OpenCV_DIR=$OpenCV_DIR ..
    make 

MacOSX (Xcode):
    export OpenCV_DIR="~/OpenCV/build"
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -G Xcode -D OpenCV_DIR=$OpenCV_DIR ..
    open ANPR.xcodeproj

Windows (MS Visual Studio):
    set OpenCV_DIR="C:\OpenCV\build"
    mkdir build
    cd build
    cmake -G "Visual Studio 9 2020" -D OpenCV_DIR=%OpenCV_DIR% ..
    start ANPR.sln 

    
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Running the project:
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    ./ANPR <image_filename>