diff --git a/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser b/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser
index 016cdc8..c6a4f23 100644
Binary files a/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser and b/.idea/caches/build_file_checksums.ser differ
diff --git a/.idea/gradle.xml b/.idea/gradle.xml
index da10681..7ac24c7 100644
--- a/.idea/gradle.xml
+++ b/.idea/gradle.xml
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@
           <set>
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$" />
             <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/app" />
-            <option value="$PROJECT_DIR$/openCVLibrary343" />
           </set>
         </option>
         <option name="resolveModulePerSourceSet" value="false" />
diff --git a/app/build.gradle b/app/build.gradle
index d28ac8b..6c1e9d2 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle
+++ b/app/build.gradle
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ android {
     defaultConfig {
         applicationId "project.schafkopfzaehler_2"
         minSdkVersion 19
-        targetSdkVersion 27
+        targetSdkVersion 26
         versionCode 1
         versionName "1.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner "android.support.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
@@ -19,10 +19,11 @@ android {
 }
 
 dependencies {
-    implementation fileTree(include: ['*.jar'], dir: 'libs')
     implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:27.1.1'
     implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.3'
     implementation 'com.android.support:design:27.1.1'
+    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:retrofit:2.5.0'
+    implementation 'com.squareup.retrofit2:converter-gson:2.5.0'
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
     androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
index 5e9d128..f9cf6a4 100644
--- a/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/AndroidManifest.xml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 
     <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE" />
 
+    <uses-permission android:name="android.permission.INTERNET" />
+
     <application
         android:allowBackup="true"
         android:icon="@mipmap/ic_launcher"
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/CardCaptureActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/CardCaptureActivity.java
index 81a93d4..1978716 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/CardCaptureActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/CardCaptureActivity.java
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 package project.schafkopfzaehler_2;
 
+import android.graphics.Bitmap;
+import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
 import android.hardware.Camera;
 import android.net.Uri;
 import android.os.Environment;
@@ -11,11 +13,22 @@ import android.widget.Button;
 import android.widget.FrameLayout;
 import android.widget.TextView;
 
+import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.FileOutputStream;
 import java.io.IOException;
 
+import okhttp3.MediaType;
+import okhttp3.MultipartBody;
+import okhttp3.RequestBody;
+import project.schafkopfzaehler_2.POJO.POJOClass;
+import retrofit2.Call;
+import retrofit2.Callback;
+import retrofit2.Response;
+import retrofit2.Retrofit;
+import retrofit2.converter.gson.GsonConverterFactory;
+
 public class CardCaptureActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
     private Camera mCamera;
@@ -89,30 +102,73 @@ public class CardCaptureActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         super.onStart();
     }
 
+    /** Picture button was pressed. Send picture to server for card recognition. */
     private Camera.PictureCallback mPicture = new Camera.PictureCallback() {
 
         @Override
         public void onPictureTaken(byte[] data, Camera camera) {
 
             File pictureFile = getOutputMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE);
+
             if (pictureFile == null){
-                Log.d("CAMERA", "Error creating media file, check storage permissions");
+                Log.d("CAMERA", "Error creating media files");
                 return;
             }
 
-            try {
-                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pictureFile);
-                fos.write(data);
-                fos.close();
-            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
-                Log.d("CAMERA", "File not found: " + e.getMessage());
-            } catch (IOException e) {
-                Log.d("CAMERA", "Error accessing file: " + e.getMessage());
-            }
+            // Compress image to lower site
+            Bitmap bmp = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(pictureFile.getAbsolutePath());
+            ByteArrayOutputStream bytes = new ByteArrayOutputStream();
+            bmp.compress(Bitmap.CompressFormat.JPEG, 20, bytes);
 
             captureLog = findViewById(R.id.capture_log);
-            captureLog.setText("Karte scannen --> an Server senden");
 
+            try {
+                FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(pictureFile);
+                fos.write(bytes.toByteArray());
+                fos.close();
+                Log.d("CAMERA", "Saved...");
+                captureLog.setText(captureLog.getText() + "\n" + "Saved...");
+            } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+                Log.d("CAMERA", "File not found: " + e.getMessage());
+                captureLog.setText(captureLog.getText() + "\n" + "File not found: " + e.getMessage());
+            } catch (IOException e) {
+                Log.d("CAMERA", "Error accessing file: " + e.getMessage());
+                captureLog.setText(captureLog.getText() + "\n" + "Error accessing file: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            // ------------------------ Send file to server -------------------------
+            Retrofit.Builder builder = new Retrofit.Builder().baseUrl("http://192.168.0.195:8000/").addConverterFactory(GsonConverterFactory.create());
+
+            Retrofit retrofit = builder.build();
+
+            api_server client = retrofit.create(api_server.class);
+
+            MultipartBody.Part filePart = MultipartBody.Part.createFormData("image", pictureFile.getName(), RequestBody.create(MediaType.parse("image/*"), pictureFile));
+
+            Call<POJOClass> call = client.uploadAttachment(filePart);
+
+            try {
+                call.enqueue(new Callback<POJOClass>() {
+                    @Override
+                    public void onResponse(Call<POJOClass> call, Response<POJOClass> response) {
+                        String card = response.body().getKarte();
+                        captureLog.setText(captureLog.getText() + "\n" + card + " erkannt :)");
+                    }
+
+                    @Override
+                    public void onFailure(Call<POJOClass> call, Throwable t) {
+                        captureLog.setText(captureLog.getText() + "\n" + "Error..." + t.getMessage());
+                    }
+                });
+            }
+
+            catch (Exception e){
+                Log.d("Schafkopfzaehler", "EXCEPTION: " + e.getMessage());
+            }
+
+            // ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+            mCamera.startPreview();
         }
     };
 
@@ -134,25 +190,24 @@ public class CardCaptureActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
         // using Environment.getExternalStorageState() before doing this.
 
         File mediaStorageDir = new File(Environment.getExternalStoragePublicDirectory(
-                Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "MyCameraApp");
+                Environment.DIRECTORY_PICTURES), "Schafkopfzaehler");
         // This location works best if you want the created images to be shared
         // between applications and persist after your app has been uninstalled.
 
         // Create the storage directory if it does not exist
         if (! mediaStorageDir.exists()){
             if (! mediaStorageDir.mkdirs()){
-                Log.d("MyCameraApp", "failed to create directory");
+                Log.d("Schafkopfzaehler", "failed to create directory");
                 return null;
             }
         }
 
         // Create a media file name
-        Long tsLong = System.currentTimeMillis()/1000;
-        String timeStamp = tsLong.toString();
         File mediaFile;
         if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE){
             mediaFile = new File(mediaStorageDir.getPath() + File.separator +
-                    "IMG_"+ timeStamp + ".jpg");
+                    "Karte.jpg");
+
         } else {
             return null;
         }
@@ -162,3 +217,5 @@ public class CardCaptureActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
 
 }
 
+
+
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/POJO/POJOClass.java b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/POJO/POJOClass.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..03026aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/POJO/POJOClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+
+package project.schafkopfzaehler_2.POJO;
+
+import com.google.gson.annotations.Expose;
+import com.google.gson.annotations.SerializedName;
+
+public class POJOClass {
+
+    @SerializedName("safely executed")
+    @Expose
+    private Boolean safelyExecuted;
+    @SerializedName("Karte")
+    @Expose
+    private String karte;
+
+    public Boolean getSafelyExecuted() {
+        return safelyExecuted;
+    }
+
+    public void setSafelyExecuted(Boolean safelyExecuted) {
+        this.safelyExecuted = safelyExecuted;
+    }
+
+    public String getKarte() {
+        return karte;
+    }
+
+    public void setKarte(String karte) {
+        this.karte = karte;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/api_server.java b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/api_server.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d4a2c35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/api_server.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package project.schafkopfzaehler_2;
+
+import okhttp3.MultipartBody;
+import project.schafkopfzaehler_2.POJO.POJOClass;
+
+import retrofit2.Call;
+import retrofit2.Callback;
+import retrofit2.http.Multipart;
+import retrofit2.http.POST;
+import retrofit2.http.Part;
+
+public interface api_server{
+
+        @Multipart
+        @POST("/face_detection/detect/")
+
+        Call<POJOClass> uploadAttachment(@Part MultipartBody.Part filePart);
+
+        void getData(Callback<POJOClass> response);
+
+}
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/cameraPreview.java b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/cameraPreview.java
index b4892a9..07b3105 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/cameraPreview.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/project/schafkopfzaehler_2/cameraPreview.java
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public class cameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
         mHolder = getHolder();
         mHolder.addCallback(this);
         // deprecated setting, but required on Android versions prior to 3.0
-        mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
+         // mHolder.setType(SurfaceHolder.SURFACE_TYPE_PUSH_BUFFERS);
     }
 
     public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) {
@@ -48,6 +48,11 @@ public class cameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
             return;
         }
 
+        if (mHolder == null){
+            // holder does not exist
+            return;
+        }
+
         // stop preview before making changes
         try {
             mCamera.stopPreview();
@@ -56,6 +61,9 @@ public class cameraPreview extends SurfaceView implements SurfaceHolder.Callback
         }
 
         mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(90);
+        //Camera.Parameters setting_param = mCamera.getParameters();
+        //setting_param.setPreviewSize(320,480);
+        //mCamera.setParameters(setting_param);
 
         // start preview with new settings
         try {
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/schafkopfkarten.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/schafkopfkarten.png
index a89174b..0296a64 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable/schafkopfkarten.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable/schafkopfkarten.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/woodentable.png b/app/src/main/res/drawable/woodentable.png
index f3bcb2d..bf0715d 100644
Binary files a/app/src/main/res/drawable/woodentable.png and b/app/src/main/res/drawable/woodentable.png differ
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/layout/cardcapture.xml b/app/src/main/res/layout/cardcapture.xml
index 768e916..a6e8b32 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/layout/cardcapture.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/layout/cardcapture.xml
@@ -6,37 +6,32 @@
 
     <FrameLayout
         android:id="@+id/cameraPreview"
-        android:layout_width="match_parent"
-        android:layout_height="match_parent">
+        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
+        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
+        android:layout_alignParentTop="true">
     </FrameLayout>
 
-    <RelativeLayout
+    <TextView
+        android:id="@+id/capture_log"
+        android:layout_width="match_parent"
+        android:layout_height="200dp"
+        android:layout_above="@id/capture"
+        android:background="@drawable/woodentable"
+        android:text="@string/app_name"
+        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+        android:textSize="18sp" />
+
+    <Button
+        android:id="@+id/capture"
+        style="?android:borderlessButtonStyle"
         android:layout_width="match_parent"
         android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-        android:background="@drawable/woodentable"
-        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true">
-
-        <Button
-            android:id="@+id/capture"
-            style="?android:borderlessButtonStyle"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
-            android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
-            android:background="@android:color/holo_green_dark"
-            android:fontFamily="@font/germania_one"
-            android:text="@string/capture"
-            android:textColor="@android:color/black"
-            android:textSize="24sp" />
-
-        <TextView
-            android:id="@+id/capture_log"
-            android:layout_width="match_parent"
-            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
-            android:text="@string/app_name"
-            android:layout_alignParentBottom="false"
-            android:layout_below="@+id/capture" />
-
-    </RelativeLayout>
+        android:layout_alignParentBottom="true"
+        android:layout_centerHorizontal="true"
+        android:background="@android:color/holo_green_dark"
+        android:fontFamily="@font/germania_one"
+        android:text="@string/capture"
+        android:textColor="@android:color/black"
+        android:textSize="24sp" />
 
 </RelativeLayout>
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 077cb2f..8d3ef8e 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
         jcenter()
     }
     dependencies {
-        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.1.4'
+        classpath 'com.android.tools.build:gradle:3.2.1'
         
 
         // NOTE: Do not place your application dependencies here; they belong
diff --git a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
index bcac100..79db81d 100644
--- a/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
+++ b/gradle/wrapper/gradle-wrapper.properties
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-#Thu Sep 06 17:43:00 CEST 2018
+#Sun Dec 09 12:42:16 CET 2018
 distributionBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 distributionPath=wrapper/dists
 zipStoreBase=GRADLE_USER_HOME
 zipStorePath=wrapper/dists
-distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.4-all.zip
+distributionUrl=https\://services.gradle.org/distributions/gradle-4.6-all.zip
diff --git a/settings.gradle b/settings.gradle
index 5a33203..e7b4def 100644
--- a/settings.gradle
+++ b/settings.gradle
@@ -1,2 +1 @@
 include ':app'
-include ':openCVLibrary343'