Blur License Plate - Plate Recognizer
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Easily blur all kinds of faces and license plates on images.
Blur video files too!
Try it out Upload an image (up to 3MB) and we’ll blur faces and plates!Blur All Kinds of Plates
Partial-view, upside-down, dented and more. We’ve got you covered.
Big and Small
We detect plates and faces down to 50 pixels in width. So big or small, we have the eraser handy.
One or Many Plates
Multiple vehicles or faces in an image? We blur them all.
Blur All Kinds of Faces
We updated our algorithms to handle all types of faces too, includes faces with makeup and masks!
Images and Video Files
We tackle both images and video files. Easily.
Customize the Blurred Plate
Put your logo or set the level of opacity to cover the license plate.
Blur Partial View License Plates
Blur Dented License Plates
Blur Slanted View License Plates
Blur Upside-Down License Plates
Blur Dark License Plates
Blur Plates on Motorcycle, Bus
Blur Multiple License Plates
Blur Digital, Electronic Plates
Blur Partial Faces
Blur Multiple Faces
Blur Faces in Side View
Blur Faces Upside Down
Blur Faces with Makeup
Blur Faces with Facemask
Blur Small or Large Images
Blur a Little or a Lot
Blur in Our Cloud
- Programmatically send images to our Cloud to blur.
- Deploy in minutes with our Blur API docs.
- Limit of 8 images per second and image size of 3 MB.
Blur with On-Premise SDK
- Blur images/videos in your environment with zero Internet.
- Runs on a Linux, Windows, Mac and even Raspberry Pi.
- Super-fast: 33ms per image on an Intel Core i7-8550U CPU.
- No limtations on # Lookups per second or image file size.
- See SDK Technical Details for more info.
Blur Architecture for On-Premise Deployment
- Our Image Processor automatically feeds images into Snapshot SDK.
- Snapshot SDK identifies license plates in image.
- Blur Software blurs plates and faces based on set blurriness level.
- Redacted images are stored in a folder.
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Customize Blur
Blur can be easily customized to meet your unique needs.
- Logo Place your logo over the license plate.
- Level of Blur Set the level of blurriness you desire for the output.
- Ignore Specific Plates Ignore “plates” or characters that match a particular expression pattern.
- Ignore Plates without vehicle In situations where a vehicle has not been detected, ignore that plate.
Data Privacy Protection
- Our Blur On-Premise SDK sits inside your IT environment.
- No images sent over cloud to Plate Recognizer.
- No need to worry about GDRP, CCPA, DPA, PIPEDA, DPC, APPI, etc.
Blur SDK Benchmark Results
Our Blur SDK delivers enterprise-grade performance across all environments.
| Environment | Workers | Resolution | Vehicles | Speed (ms) | CPU % | Memory (MB) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 1 | HD (1280x720) | Single | 180 | 45 | 427 |
| AWS t2.large | 1 | HD (1280x720) | Single | 426 | 125 | 681 |
| AWS t2.large | 2 | HD (1280x720) | Single | 350 | 155 | 765 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 1 | HD (1280x720) | Single | 384 | 225 | 519 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 4 | HD (1280x720) | Single | 291 | 396 | 1630 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 2 | HD (1280x720) | Single | 303 | 333 | 1273 |
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 1 | HD (1280x720) | Multiple | 377 | 40 | 346 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 4 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Single | 360 | 371 | 1711 |
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 1 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Single | 241 | 46 | 430 |
| AWS t2.large | 1 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Single | 528 | 115 | 692 |
| AWS t2.large | 2 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Single | 435 | 149 | 781 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 1 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Single | 519 | 212 | 497 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 2 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Single | 387 | 303 | 1297 |
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 1 | Full HD (1920x1080) | Multiple | 400 | 41 | 295 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 4 | 2K (2560x1440) | Single | 614 | 402 | 1800 |
| AWS t2.large | 1 | 2K (2560x1440) | Single | 975 | 112 | 746 |
| AWS t2.large | 2 | 2K (2560x1440) | Single | 786 | 194 | 868 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 1 | 2K (2560x1440) | Single | 964 | 209 | 568 |
| AWS t3.xlarge | 2 | 2K (2560x1440) | Single | 717 | 338 | 1362 |
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 1 | 4K (3840x2160) | Single | 598 | 61 | 510 |
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 1 | 4K (3840x2160) | Multiple | 631 | 54 | 375 |
| Desktop - Intel i3-1215U | 2 | 4K (3840x2160) | Multiple | 1237 | 52 | 375 |
- Ultra-fast processing: As fast as **180.4ms** for HD images on standard hardware.
- Production-ready: Tested with 50 API calls, 4 concurrent requests per configuration.
- Scalable: From single-core laptops to multi-worker cloud deployments.
- Consistent quality: All tests with full blur enabled (PLATES=10, FACES=10).
See details in our benchmark documentation
Pricing for a Win-Win
Let us know your specific requirements and number of images or videos to process for a custom quote.
Contact UsOver 90 Countries Supported
USA
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UK
Turkey
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Canada
Brazil
Australia
Singapore
Mexico
Europe
Jordan
New Zealand
Indonesia
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Freedom of Information Act
Quickly and easily share videos of redacted license plates to comply with FOIA!
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Process street-view images without fear that personally identifiable information is revealed.
Virtual Reality Games
Mix real and virtual worlds by first removing sensitive license plate info from the real world.
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