SCANIN(1)

🦋 NAME 🦋

scanin — converts a TIFF image of a chart into .ti3 device values. That's the whole thing, bestie. This is the page for SCANIN(1), and honestly it's giving quiet-legend energy. ✨

🌈 DESCRIPTION 🌈

Okay so picture this: you've got a TIFF image of a chart. scanin takes that TIFF and turns it into .ti3 device values. That's literally the entire job description and she does it flawlessly. 💅

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

Not one, not two, but several ways to call her — and each one spits out something different. Read the little :- notes, they're the receipts. 🧾

scanin [options] input.tif recogin.cht valin.cie [diag.tif]

       :- inputs 'input.tif' and outputs scanner 'input.ti3', or

scanin -g [options] input.tif recogout.cht [diag.tif]

       :- outputs file 'recogout.cht', or

scanin -o [options] input.tif recogin.cht [diag.tif]

       :- outputs file 'input.val', or

scanin
-c [options] input.tif recogin.cht scanprofile.[icc|mpp] pbase [diag.tif]

       :- inputs pbase.ti2 and outputs printer pbase.ti3, or

scanin -r [options] input.tif recogin.cht pbase [diag.tif]

       :- inputs pbase.ti2+.ti3 and outputs pbase.ti3

👑 OPTIONS 👑

Every single one. We are not skipping a single flag, that would be disrespectful. 🫶

• -g — generate a chart reference (.cht) file. She's building you a fresh recognition chart from scratch, main character behavior.
• -o — output patch values into a .val file.
• -c — use the image to measure color, so a printer pbase .ti2 becomes a .ti3. This is the printer-glow-up pipeline.
• -ca — same as -c, but she keeps accumulating more values into the pbase .ti3 from subsequent pages. More pages, more data, no cap.
• -r — replace device values in pbase .ti2/.ti3. The default behavior, for contrast, is to create a scanner .ti3 file instead.
• -F x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3,x4,y4 — don't auto recognize, just locate using four fiducual marks. You're telling her exactly where to look, which is lowkey a power move.
• -p — compensate for perspective distortion. Your photo was taken at a funky angle? She fixes the vibe. 📐
• -a — recognise the chart in normal orientation only (-A fallback as is). Default behavior is to recognise all possible chart angles, so this one is the "chill, just the one angle" mode.
• -m — return the true mean. Default is the robust mean, fyi.
• -G gamma — approximate gamma encoding of the image.
• -v [n] — verbosity level 0-9. Crank it up when you wanna know everything she's thinking. 🗣️
• -d [ihvglLIcrsonap] — generate diagnostic output. Try -dipn if you're feeling spicy. The letters mean:
  • i — diag: B&W of input image
  • h — diag: horizontal edge/tick detection
  • v — diag: vertical edge/tick detection
  • g — diag: groups detected
  • l — diag: lines detected
  • L — diag: all lines detected
  • I — diag: lines used to improve fit
  • c — diag: lines perspective corrected
  • r — diag: lines rotated
  • s — diag: diagnostic sample boxes rotated
  • o — diag: sample box outlines
  • n — diag: sample box names
  • a — diag: sample box areas
  • p — diag: pixel areas sampled
• -O outputfile — override the default output filename and extension. You're in charge now. 👑

ngl, if you're ever lost, -v up high plus -dipn will show you the entire plot of what she's doing. it's giving behind-the-scenes documentary. 🎬

And that's the page, babes. 🌸 This was scanin, September 2014, from the SCANIN(1) user commands era — go forth and convert those charts, you've absolutely got this. 💖✨🎀