title: Android document scanner using opencv
body: <p>I am in the process of trying to develop a document scanner within an application of mine. As an example of what I want to achieve you can take a look at the Google document t scanner built into the Google drive app.</p>
  
  <p>This allows</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Detect edges</li>
  <li>Manipulate into perspective </li>
  <li>Display top down view of document</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>I have been looking at a number of 3rd party api to see if this can be achieved but they seem more focused on OCR. Which is not a priority of mine.</p>
  
  <p>I have however stumbled across this <a href="http://www.pyimagesearch.com/2014/09/01/build-kick-ass-mobile-document-scanner-just-5-minutes/">document scanner</a></p>
  
  <p>Where it makes a document scanner using java open cv. Within the comments someone asked about the possibility of porting this to an android application. Apparently this is possible.</p>
  
  <p>I have researched importing the open cv library within my IDE (android studio). This is also possible.</p>
  
  <p>As I have not done this before I would be grateful if someone could help me identify any potential issues or alternative implementations which would help me achieve my goal.</p>
  
  <p>I am eager to develop this myself with relying on 3rd parties where possible</p>