I have a library of thousands of black and white and greyscale pdf
files that were created over a
period of many years, mostly by scanning hard copies. The pdf files
are on average 200 pages each. At the time of scanning it was not
important to straighten the documents (deskew) but now it is. I know
that I can export the pdf files as tif files and run something like
scanfix and then recreate the pdf file from the straightened tifs but
what I really want is some software that will take the pdf file as input,
straighten it and spit out a pdf file again. This will allow me to
keep my ocr text and bookmarks intact. Do you know of such a software tool? |
Request for Question Clarification by
hummer-ga
on
30 Apr 2004 17:52 PDT
Hi docconv,
Please have a look at AutoImager and let me know if it is suitable.
AutoImager:
Supports pdf, features multi-page, batch mode and deskew.
http://www.mystikmedia.com/autoimager.asp
Free Trial:
http://www.autoimager.com/download.html
Thanks,
hummer
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Clarification of Question by
docconv-ga
on
01 May 2004 04:28 PDT
hi hummer
i have tried to use this software and I am getting an error message
when I try to deskew a pdf file. I have sent a "help request" to
customer service but so far it does not seem to work with pdf files
and I do not see any configuration setup that I can modify - some
times software just does not do what it says it does... anyways if you
can figure out how to make it work that would be great.
docconv
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Request for Question Clarification by
hummer-ga
on
01 May 2004 05:26 PDT
Hi docconv,
Oh, that's too bad, it *sounded* so good. I would be happy to have a
look at it and/or find you something else, but unfortunately I am on
my way out the door (literally) to pick up our son at university - we
won't return until tonight. I'll have a look Sunday if you are still
in need of assistance.
Sincerely,
hummer
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Clarification of Question by
docconv-ga
on
01 May 2004 15:46 PDT
Hi Hummer
Thanks - If you can find something that works it would be great. Don't
bother with CVista PDFCompressor - it doesn't deskew pdfs either but
it says that it does.
Thanks
docconv
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Request for Question Clarification by
hummer-ga
on
01 May 2004 17:15 PDT
Hi docconv,
I'm back. Well, at least we know I'm on the right track - I'll have
another look and let you know one way or the other Sunday. Thanks,
hummer
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Clarification of Question by
docconv-ga
on
02 May 2004 06:30 PDT
Hi Hummer
I found a product called IORaster by IoFlex that also sounds like a
perfect match but it is also not available yet.
Good luck with your search.
docconv
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Request for Question Clarification by
hummer-ga
on
02 May 2004 07:22 PDT
Docconv, after researching your question, I've come to the conclusion
that you'll have to resign yourself to converting the files to TIFF
first - pdf format should be considered the final finished product and
any changes should be made before saving into pdf. If we did manage to
find exactly what you are looking for, I think it would be rather
costly. Therefore, I redirected my research to try and figure out the
easiest/lowest cost route for you to take. With PDF2TIFF or UDC, you
can convert your files to TIFF using batch mode and then use your free
version of AutoImager to do your deskewing and back into pdf again.
PDF2TIFF Pilot: $95.00
"The program allows you to produce multipage TIFF files. Your
destination tiff file can have 1, 4, 8 or 24-bit format. Converting
into grayscale palette is supported too. You can launch the program
from command line, from batch file or another application. Different
image effects and graphic filters are supported. Using batch mode, you
can convert several documents simultaneously. The software does not
require any 3rd party applications or libraries. PDF2TIFF Pilot is a
standalone royalty-free converter."
http://www.bykeyword.com/downloads/software-10/download-10931.html
>>>>>>>>>
UDC: How to convert PDF to TIFF: $44.95
"Converting pdf file to tiff image is very easy with Universal
Document Converter. It is not a regular PDF converter, but a print
driver. That means that it installs into system as printer and saves
data sent to it as image file."
http://www.print-driver.com/howto/convert_pdf_to_tiff.htm
Universal Document Converter
Q.: Is it possible to use Universal Document Converter in batch mode?
A.: UDC is a virtual printer software. It does not open any documents
for converting. UDC wraps data stream sent to printer by document
viewer or editor and converts this data into image file. If your
document editor supports batch printing, you can run it and print
documents to image files in batch mode.
http://batch.fcodersoft.com/faq.htm
UDC demo test version:
http://www.print-driver.com/download/
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
More ideas:
Freebird (Plugin for Acrobat®): $199
"Create multiple-page TIFF from PDF pages"
http://www.bcltechnologies.com/document/products/freebird/freebird_plugins.htm
IRISPdf?
"In the configuration screens of IRISPdf? you can select the following options:
text deskew, automatic page orientation, up to 5 different recognition
languages for the same document, output image resolution, etc. Finally
you choose your output format: PDF Text, PDF Image + Text or RTF (Rich
Text Format)."
http://www.irislink.com/ps/uk/products/irispdf/steps/
>>>>>>>>>>>>
There is no shortage of software available, it is a matter of finding
what would work best for you. You can browse through a list here:
Batch Image Editor Software:
http://www.soft411.com/software/batch-image-editor_2.html
I'm sorry I didn't find exactly what you are looking for, perhaps
another researcher will have better luck. I'm not sure about IoRaster
- do you think you could deskew in pdf?
Sincerely,
hummer
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Clarification of Question by
docconv-ga
on
02 May 2004 08:42 PDT
Hi Hummer
Since my last entry I have had an email from the support group at
IoFlex and they insist that there product will do the job.
At this point I am going to cancel my question as I believe that I may
be onto the solution.
I am sorry that you did not find this for me - however this is my
first time using this service and I am very impressed with it.
I am sure I will be using this service in the future
Sincerely
docconv
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