Image Cleanup refers to a variety of processes that are applied to documents at scan time to improve the appearance and readability of the image. Â This is done by converting various characteristics of the original document.
Common Processes of image cleanup
- Auto Orientation –Â The ability to rotate scanned image automatically to ensure file is the same as the document.
- Image Deskew:Â The process of straightening an image that is scanned crookedly, is slanting in one direction, or is misaligned.
- Text Enhancement:Â Allows scanned documents to be read easily without error.
- Blank Page Removal:Â Deletes a page from the document based on the images size.
- Edge Cleanup / Fill Hole Punches: Clears the edge of the image from lines and hole punch marks making the image have a clean edge.
- Auto Image Cropping: Automatically selects the image area, removing all extra space.
- Auto Color Recognition / Color Dropping: Automatically detects greyscale and can remove specified tones.
- Background Smoothing / Removal: Evens out background color or completely removes background color.
- Reduced File Size: Takes up less memory by compressing files into smaller image sizes.
- Auto Clarity / Brightness: Automatically enhances image quality.
Image Examples
What to look for when purchasing a scanner
A powerful, user friendly document scanning software. Â We prefer scanners that come with Kofax VRS (VirtualRescan). Â VRS is an industry leading image cleanup technology. Â Organizations can benefit from improved scanning results while utilizing the VRS technology. Â Images processed by VRS can detect and remove color, remove background, differentiate and enhance text and improve the overall readability of scanned documents.