diff --git a/d2vs/valuing/__init__.py b/d2vs/valuing/__init__.py
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diff --git a/d2vs/valuing/item_boxer.py b/d2vs/valuing/item_boxer.py
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+++ b/d2vs/valuing/item_boxer.py
@@ -0,0 +1,191 @@
+from time import sleep
+
+import keyboard
+import mouse
+import mss
+import numpy as np
+from PIL import Image
+from cv2 import cv2
+
+
+
+def outline_hovered_item(image):
+    # templar_coat = cv2.cvtColor(templar_coat, cv2.COLOR_BGRA2BGR)
+    gray = cv2.cvtColor(image, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+
+    # find the box..
+
+    # Debug: Image read ok?
+    # cv2.imshow("Templar coat", templar_coat)
+    # cv2.waitKey(0)
+    # cv2.imshow("Templar coat", gray)
+    # cv2.waitKey(0)
+
+    # # thresh_inv = cv2.threshold(gray, 0, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV + cv2.THRESH_OTSU)[1]
+    # thresh_inv = cv2.threshold(gray, 125, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY_INV + cv2.THRESH_OTSU)[1]
+    # blur = cv2.GaussianBlur(thresh_inv, (1, 1), 0)
+    # # blur = cv2.GaussianBlur(blur, (1, 1), 0)
+    # # blur = cv2.GaussianBlur(blur, (1, 1), 0)
+    # thresh = cv2.threshold(blur, 0, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY + cv2.THRESH_OTSU)[1]
+
+
+    # Other style, shows ONLY the white text neatly!
+    # _, thresh_inv = cv2.threshold(gray, 240, 255, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE)  # WTF!
+    # blur = cv2.GaussianBlur(thresh_inv, (1, 1), 0)
+    # thresh = cv2.threshold(blur, 0, 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY + cv2.THRESH_OTSU)[1]
+
+
+    # other style, relying on preprocessing elsewhere
+    thresh = gray
+
+
+
+    # thresh = cv2.dilate(thresh, None, iterations=15)
+    # thresh = cv2.erode(thresh, None, iterations=3)
+
+
+    # Debug: Image processing the box nicely?
+    # cv2.imshow("Box processing blur", blur)
+    # cv2.waitKey(0)
+    # cv2.imshow("Box processing thresh", thresh)
+    # cv2.waitKey(0)
+
+    # find contours
+    # contours = cv2.findContours(thresh, cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)[0]
+    contours = cv2.findContours(thresh, cv2.RETR_TREE, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_SIMPLE)[0]
+
+    mask = np.ones(image.shape[:2], dtype="uint8") * 255
+    for c in contours:
+        # get the bounding rect
+        x, y, w, h = cv2.boundingRect(c)
+        if w * h > 5000 and (x, y) != (0, 0):
+            print((x, y), x + w, y + h)
+            cv2.rectangle(mask, (x, y), (x + w, y + h), (0, 0, 255), -1)
+
+    # templar_coat[mask[:,:]] = [0, 0, 255]
+    res_final = cv2.bitwise_and(image, image, mask=cv2.bitwise_not(mask))
+
+    cv2.imshow("boxes", mask)
+    cv2.imshow("final image", res_final)
+    cv2.waitKey(0)
+    cv2.destroyAllWindows()
+
+
+
+def get_bounds_for_hovered_item_text(image):
+    pass
+
+
+
+def get_item_text():
+    """Be currently hovering over the item.."""
+    x, y = mouse.get_position()
+    print(f"mouse was at ({x}, {y})")
+
+    # move out of way, capture screen, move back, get diff, that's item!
+    with mss.mss() as sct:
+        mouse.move(1, 1, duration=.1)
+        sleep(.1)
+
+        # Before item is shown
+        pre = np.array(sct.grab(sct.monitors[0]))
+
+        mouse.move(x, y, duration=.1)
+        sleep(.1)
+
+        # Item is now shown
+        post = np.array(sct.grab(sct.monitors[0]))
+
+
+        # diffing time
+        threshold = 0.2
+        absdiff = cv2.absdiff(pre, post)
+        _, thresholded = cv2.threshold(absdiff, int(threshold * 255), 255, cv2.THRESH_BINARY)
+
+        # cv2.imshow("absdiff", absdiff)
+        # cv2.imshow("thresholded", thresholded)
+        # cv2.waitKey(0)
+        # cv2.destroyAllWindows()
+
+        # outline_hovered_item(thresholded)
+        # get_bounds_for_hovered_item_text(thresholded)
+
+        # print("[INFO] loading EAST text detector...")
+        # net = cv2.dnn.readNet(args["east"])
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+        # rgb = cv2.pyrDown(thresholded)
+        rgb = thresholded
+        small = cv2.cvtColor(rgb, cv2.COLOR_BGR2GRAY)
+
+        kernel = cv2.getStructuringElement(cv2.MORPH_ELLIPSE, (3, 3))
+        grad = cv2.morphologyEx(small, cv2.MORPH_GRADIENT, kernel)
+
+        _, bw = cv2.threshold(grad, 0.0, 255.0, cv2.THRESH_BINARY | cv2.THRESH_OTSU)
+
+        kernel = cv2.getStructuringElement(cv2.MORPH_RECT, (17, 5))
+        connected = cv2.morphologyEx(bw, cv2.MORPH_CLOSE, kernel)
+        # using RETR_EXTERNAL instead of RETR_CCOMP
+        contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(connected.copy(), cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE)
+        # For opencv 3+ comment the previous line and uncomment the following line
+        # _, contours, hierarchy = cv2.findContours(connected.copy(), cv2.RETR_EXTERNAL, cv2.CHAIN_APPROX_NONE)
+
+        mask = np.zeros(bw.shape, dtype=np.uint8)
+
+        found_rect = None  # should only find 1!
+
+        for idx in range(len(contours)):
+            x, y, w, h = cv2.boundingRect(contours[idx])
+            mask[y:y + h, x:x + w] = 0
+            cv2.drawContours(mask, contours, idx, (255, 255, 255), -1)
+            r = float(cv2.countNonZero(mask[y:y + h, x:x + w])) / (w * h)
+
+            if r > 0.45 and w * h > 10_000:
+                print(f"Found big old item at ({x}, {y})")
+                found_rect = x, y, w, h
+                cv2.rectangle(rgb, (x, y), (x + w - 1, y + h - 1), (0, 255, 0), 2)
+
+        text_x, text_y, text_w, text_h = found_rect
+        cut_out_text = post[text_y:text_y + text_h, text_x:text_x + text_w]
+
+
+
+        from d2vs.ocr import OCR
+        ocr = OCR()
+        results = ocr.read(cut_out_text, width_ths=2.5)
+        for bounds, text, item_type in results:
+            print(text)
+
+        cv2.imshow('rects', rgb)
+        cv2.imshow('cut out text', cut_out_text)
+        cv2.waitKey(0)
+        cv2.destroyAllWindows()
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+
+    # # this was working
+    # # templar_coat = cv2.imread("captures/templar_coat.png")
+    # # outline_hovered_item(templar_coat)
+    #
+    # unearthly_flamberge = cv2.imread("captures/unearthly_flamberge.png")
+    # outline_hovered_item(unearthly_flamberge)
+    #
+    # tal_rashas_lidless_eye = cv2.imread("captures/tal_rashas_lidless_eye.png")
+    # outline_hovered_item(tal_rashas_lidless_eye)
+    keyboard.add_hotkey("f12", get_item_text)
+
+    while True:
+        sleep(.1)
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 1b04576..a8cf263 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,4 @@
 easyocr==1.4.1
 numpy==1.21.4
+mouse==0.7.1
+keyboard==0.13.5
diff --git a/test/base.py b/test/base.py
index 2825ca5..1557863 100644
--- a/test/base.py
+++ b/test/base.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 from unittest import TestCase
-from PIL import Image
+from cv2 import cv2
 
 from d2vs.ocr import OCR
 
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ class OCRTestCases(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         self.ocr = OCR()
 
-    def _check_scan(self, path, expected_text, expected_item_type=None):
-        readings = self.ocr.read(Image.open(path))
+    def assert_scan(self, path, expected_text, expected_item_type=None):
+        readings = self.ocr.read(cv2.imread(path))
         assert len(readings) == 1
         _, text, item_type = readings[0]
         assert text == expected_text
diff --git a/test/test_data/item_descriptions/templar_coat.png b/test/test_data/item_descriptions/templar_coat.png
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diff --git a/test/test_item_valuing.py b/test/test_item_valuing.py
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index 0000000..8c74497
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/test_item_valuing.py
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+from .base import OCRTestCases
+from d2vs.ocr import OCR
+
+
+class SimpleScanningTestcases(OCRTestCases):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        # self.ocr = OCR()
+        pass
+
+    def test_scanning_for_item_description_gets_correct_bounds(self):
+        img = self.path_to_np_array("test/test_data/item_descriptions/templar_coat.png")
+        assert False
+
diff --git a/test/test_simple_scanning.py b/test/test_simple_scanning.py
index e0b40e2..f5014ed 100644
--- a/test/test_simple_scanning.py
+++ b/test/test_simple_scanning.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@
 class SimpleScanningTestcases(OCRTestCases):
 
     def test_scanning_simple_works(self):
-        self._check_scan("test/test_data/simple/586_gold.png", "586 Gold", "Normal")
-        self._check_scan("test/test_data/simple/super_mana_potion.png", "Super Mana Potion", "Normal")
+        self.assert_scan("test/test_data/simple/586_gold.png", "586 Gold", "Normal")
+        self.assert_scan("test/test_data/simple/super_mana_potion.png", "Super Mana Potion", "Normal")
 
     def test_scanning_ethereal_works(self):
-        self._check_scan("test/test_data/ethereal/fascia.png", "Fascia", "Socketed/Ethereal")
+        self.assert_scan("test/test_data/ethereal/fascia.png", "Fascia", "Socketed/Ethereal")
 
     # def test_segmentation_not_misgrouping_things(self):
     #     # Get a few images of lots of items near each other and confirm grouping is proper