API - SimpleCV Application Programming Interface
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   api
   installation
   cookbook
   

Installation
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`Easiest Method`

The easiest method to install SimpleCV is with the 1-click installers
located at <http://www.simplecv.org>.  These installers should
install all the necessary libraries you need to get SimpleCV up and
running easily.


`Easier Method`

You will absolutely need:

 * OpenCV installed for your platform <http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/InstallGuide>
 * SciPY/Numpy installed for your platform <http://www.scipy.org/Download>

Once you have all the required libraries installed::

    easy_install simplecv



`Easy Method`

If you need more specific instructions per platform there is:
<http://www.simplecv.org/doc/installation.html>



Required Libraries
==================

* OpenCV 2.2 with Python bindings <http://opencv.willowgarage.com/wiki/>
* SciPY <http://www.scipy.org>
* Python Image Library <http://www.pythonware.com/products/pil/>

Optional Libraries
==================
Device Support:

* OpenKinect/freenect <http://openkinect.org/wiki/Main_Page>

Blob detection:

* CvBlob http://code.google.com/p/cvblob/
* cvblob-python https://github.com/oostendo/cvblob-python

Barcode reading:

* Zxing http://code.google.com/p/zxing/
* python-zxing https://github.com/oostendo/python-zxing

    
Videos - Tutorials and Demos
---------------------------
Video tutorials and demos can be found at:
http://www.youtube.com/user/IngenuitasOfficial

or check out:
http://www.simplecv.org



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* :ref:`genindex`
* :ref:`modindex`
* :ref:`search`