Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning)

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From	Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com>
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Subject	Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning)
Date	Mon, 07 Mar 2011 06:25:03 -0500
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In article <il1oft$1ob$1@reader1.panix.com>,
 arnstein@panix.com (David Arnstein) wrote:

> In article <tom_stiller-F29FE9.13465706032011@News.Individual.NET>,
> Tom Stiller  <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >The bundled Image Capture will do this.  In fact, if you have a flatbed 
> >scanner, you can direct it to separate and align multiple images at 
> >once.  I've used it to scan a stack of old photos.
> 
> I did not notice the Image Capture App because my scanner software
> (Epson) seems to muscle it out of the way.
> 
> I launched Image Capture and I found the "rotate to line" feature.  A
> poor implementation, but better than nothing. And it's free!
> 
> Thank you Tom. I appreciate the clue.

While you can use the "rotate to line" feature, it usually isn't 
necessary.  I think the displayed just indicates what the app considers 
horizontal.  The saved images are rotated, even their screen image 
doesn't show it.

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Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) arnstein@panix.com (David Arnstein) - 2011-03-05 20:11 +0000
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-03-05 15:53 -0800
    Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2011-03-05 20:58 +0000
      Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) dcohenspam@talktalk.net (Daniel Cohen) - 2011-03-06 07:41 +0000
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Robert Haar <bobhaar@comcast.net> - 2011-03-05 16:43 -0500
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Malcolm <malcolm@invalid> - 2011-03-05 18:58 -0500
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Kevin McMurtrie <mcmurtrie@pixelmemory.us> - 2011-03-05 19:11 -0800
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) sbt <dogbreath@chaseabone.com.invalid> - 2011-03-05 19:26 -0800
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> - 2011-03-06 13:46 -0500
    Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) arnstein@panix.com (David Arnstein) - 2011-03-07 04:55 +0000
      Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Tom Stiller <tom_stiller@yahoo.com> - 2011-03-07 06:25 -0500
      Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) Erilar <drache@chibardun.netinvalid> - 2011-03-08 20:11 +0000
        Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) John McWilliams <jpmcw@comcast.net> - 2011-03-08 13:36 -0800
  Re: Software that offers "rotate to line?" (for scanning) gtr <xxx@yyy.zzz> - 2011-03-08 12:25 -0800

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