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"Standardise" scans

MouldyOldDough
MouldyOldDough Posts: 3,026 Forumite
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I have about 100 documents – created from photo / scans of certificates (birth, marriage and death of ancestors) taken with my phone – all at different angles, distances and illumination – that I am trying to  ”standardise”.

ie) Make all the same.

Is there some software (preferably freeware) that I can use to automate the process ?




If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.

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  • Vitor
    Vitor Posts: 1,301 Forumite
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    XnConvert is worth a look 
  • MouldyOldDough
    MouldyOldDough Posts: 3,026 Forumite
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    Vitor said:
    XnConvert is worth a look 

    Vitor said:
    XnConvert is worth a look 

    Thanks - that appears to do everythiing (and more) that I am looking for except straightening up the image !

    If I was half as smart as I think I am - I'd be twice as smart as I REALLY am.
  • flaneurs_lobster
    flaneurs_lobster Posts: 9,138 Forumite
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    MouldyOldDough said:
    I have tried inserting events to the Google calendar but apparently you can only paste short phrases in and not PDF docs!! 
    I tried dragging and dropping docs in too with no luck either 
    Any more suggestions? 
    Think you've posted to the wrong thread?

    If your docs/PDFs are on Google Drive then you can post links to them within a Calendar entry.


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