Manga-Panel-Extractor

A python implementation of a Manga Panel Extractor and a dialogue bubble text eraser.

The text erasor is based on the CRAFT text detector. See here for more information.

Installation

This code runs on python >= 3.6, use pip to install dependencies:

pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Use the main.py script to extract panels from manga pages provided in folder.

usage: main.py [-h] [-kt] [-minp [1-99]] [-maxp [1-99]] [-f TEST_FOLDER]

Implementation of a Manga Panel Extractor and dialogue bubble text eraser.

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  -kt, --keep_text      Do not erase the dialogue bubble text.
  -minp [1-99], --min_panel [1-99]
                        Percentage of minimum panel area in relation to total page area.
  -maxp [1-99], --max_panel [1-99]
                        Percentage of maximum panel area in relation to total page area.
  -f FOLDER, --folder FOLDER
                        folder path to input manga pages.
                        Panels will be saved to a directory named `panels` in this folder.

Example

python3 main.py -f ./images/