cardstream

Categories: Automation / Agents, Business & Sales, Productivity | Pricing: Free | Official Website ↗

cardstream provides open-source, real-time AI identification of trading cards and sports cards from live video streams.

cardstream is an open-source tool designed for real-time identification of trading cards and sports cards during live streams. It watches video feeds and identifies cards the moment they appear, providing details like name, set, and confidence level. The system is built for live commerce sellers, box breaks, and collection cataloguing, supporting various stream sources like webcams, video files, RTSP, RTMP, and SRT. The core technology uses a state machine and local gates (motion, identity) to minimize API calls, only triggering an identification when a genuinely new, settled card is detected. While it integrates with Ximilar's API for identification out-of-the-box, it also allows users to plug in proprietary recognizers or self-trained models. Future plans include identification for graded slabs and comic books.

Key Features

Real-time card identification
Supports multiple trading card games (Pokémon, Magic: The Gathering, Yu-Gi-Oh!, etc.)
Supports sports cards (baseball, basketball, football, soccer, hockey)
One call per distinct card, not per frame
Local motion and identity gates
Supports various stream sources (webcam, video files, RTSP, RTMP, SRT)
Pluggable identification backends (Ximilar, proprietary, custom models)
Live overlay for identified card details

Pros

Open-source and self-hosted, offering full control over data and infrastructure.
Significantly reduces API calls by identifying only genuinely new cards.
Supports a wide range of trading card and sports card types.
Flexible integration with various stream sources and identification backends.
Provides real-time identification without manual scanning or waiting.

Cons

Requires technical setup for installation and configuration.
Identification relies on external APIs (like Ximilar) which may incur costs.
Currently in beta, implying potential for bugs or incomplete features.
Advanced features like graded slab and comic identification are 'coming soon'.
No direct affiliation or integration with marketplace APIs (e.g., Whatnot, Fanatics Live).

Use Cases

Automating card identification during live box breaks
Cataloguing personal card collections from video
Providing real-time card details for viewers during live streams
Analyzing live shopping streams for card tracking
Integrating custom card recognition models into a streaming workflow

Best For

Live stream card breakers
Trading card collectors
Sports card enthusiasts
Live commerce sellers
Content creators showcasing card collections

Integrations: Ximilar, OBS

Platforms: Web, Linux, macOS, Windows

Watch demo on YouTube ↗

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