What is the best .net computer vision libraries anybody has used recently for different shape detection and bar code reading including reading pdf417? Most libraries have image processing capabilities similar to those found in Gimp and Photoshop, but not computer vision capabilities. Currently we are looking at a combination of Aforge and LEAD tools; anybody know of better alternatives or one library that could do what these two libraries could combined?
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I will add my little answer. For computer vision project in .net I usually use OpenCVSharp. It's OpenCV wrapper which complex wrap opencv function and it's under BSD 3-Clause License. It has a wide use and is usually sufficient in projects.
Another usefull tool is ImageMagic which has .NET interface. In computer vision I use this tool to make operation on single frame.
There is hardly such a thing as a "best" library for the tasks. If you look at the major players, you will notice that there are some industrial ones, which give you quick and professional support, and a number of open source solutions where you're largely on your own.
It depends largely on how much time you got to fix potential shortcomings, i.e. what your time to money ratio is.
If you're an industrial user, commercial solutions are offered by e.g. Stemmer Imaging, Dalsa, MVTec or Cognex. The first supplier supports .NET from the beginning and the latter ones offer them too for some years now (to my knowledge).
If you prefer the open source approach, an OpenCV derivate/wrapper might be your best bet.
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