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diff --git a/doc/scanin.html b/doc/scanin.html index db5091f..ac6ccc8 100644 --- a/doc/scanin.html +++ b/doc/scanin.html @@ -10,11 +10,8 @@ <h2><b>scanin/scanin</b></h2> <h3>Summary</h3> Convert an 8 or 16 bit per component <a - href="File_Formats.html#TIFF">TIFF</a> - image of a - test chart into <a href="File_Formats.html#.ti3">.ti3</a> - device - values + href="File_Formats.html#TIFF">TIFF</a> image of a test chart + into <a href="File_Formats.html#.ti3">.ti3</a> device values using automatic pattern recognition, or manual chart alignment.<br> Performs other tasks associated with turning a TIFF raster of test patches into numeric values. <br> @@ -22,40 +19,37 @@ </h3> <small><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#_"> usage</a><span style="font-family: monospace;">: scanin [options] input.tif - recogin.cht - valin.cie [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> + recogin.cht valin.cie [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: + monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> :- inputs - 'input.tif', and outputs scanner - 'input.ti3', or</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> + 'input.tif', and outputs scanner 'input.ti3', or</span><br + style="font-family: monospace;"> <br style="font-family: monospace;"> <a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#g"> usage</a><span style="font-family: monospace;">: scanin -g [options] input.tif - recogout.cht - [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> + recogout.cht [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: + monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> :- outputs file 'recogout.cht', or</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <br style="font-family: monospace;"> <a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#o"> usage</a><span style="font-family: monospace;">: scanin -o [options] input.tif - recogin.cht - [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> + recogin.cht [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> :- outputs file 'input.val', or</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <br style="font-family: monospace;"> <a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#c"> usage</a><span style="font-family: monospace;">: scanin -c [options] input.tif - recogin.cht - scanprofile.[icm|mpp] pbase [diag.tif]</span><br + recogin.cht scanprofile.[icm|mpp] pbase [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> :- inputs - pbase.ti2 - and outputs printer pbase.ti3, or</span><br style="font-family: - monospace;"> + pbase.ti2 and outputs printer pbase.ti3, or</span><br + style="font-family: monospace;"> <br style="font-family: monospace;"> <a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#r"> usage</a><span style="font-family: monospace;">: scanin -r [options] input.tif - recogin.cht - pbase [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> + recogin.cht pbase [diag.tif]</span><br style="font-family: + monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> :- inputs pbase.ti2+.ti3 and outputs pbase.ti3</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> @@ -64,18 +58,21 @@ style="font-family: monospace;" href="#g">-g</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Generate + a chart reference (.cht) file</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#o">-o</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Output + patch values in .val file</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#c">-c</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Use + image to measure color to convert printer pbase .ti2 to .ti3</span><span style="font-family: monospace;"></span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> @@ -83,19 +80,23 @@ Use style="font-family: monospace;" href="#ca">-ca</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Same + as -c, but accumulates more values to pbase .ti3</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> from + subsequent pages</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#r">-r</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Replace + device values in pbase .ti3</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> Default + is to create a scanner .ti3 file<br> </span></small><small><span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#F">-F @@ -103,84 +104,98 @@ Default <br> Don't + auto recognize, locate using four fiducual marks<br> <a href="#p">-p</a> Compensate + for perspective distortion<br style="font-family: monospace;"> </span></small><small><span style="font-family: monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#a">-a</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Recognize + chart in normal orientation only</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> Default + is to recognize all possible chart angles<br> <a href="#m">-m</a> Return + true mean (default is robust mean)<br> </span></small><small><span style="font-family: monospace;"> <a href="#G">-G gamma</a> -Approximate -gamma - encoding of image</span></small><br style="font-family: + Approximate + gamma encoding of image</span></small><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <small><span style="font-family: monospace;"></span><span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#v">-v [n]</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> Verbosity + level 0-9</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#d">-d</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> [ihvglLIcrsonap] - generate - diagnostic output (try -dipn)</span><br style="font-family: - monospace;"> + generate diagnostic output (try -dipn)</span><br + style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#di">i</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - B&W of input image</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dh">h</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - Horizontal edge detection</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dv">v</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - Vertical edge detection</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dg">g</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - Groups detected</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dl">l</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - Lines detected</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dL">L</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - All lines detected<br> </span></small><small><span style="font-family: monospace;"> + </span><span style="font-family: monospace;"><a href="#dI">I</a> diag + - lines used to improve fit<br> </span></small><small><span style="font-family: monospace;"> + </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dc">c</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - lines perspective corrected</span></small><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <small><span style="font-family: monospace;"></span><span @@ -188,365 +203,251 @@ diag style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dr">r</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - lines rotated</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#ds">s</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - sample boxes rotated</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#do">o</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - sample box outlines</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dn">n</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - sample box names</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#da">a</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag + - sample box areas</span><br style="font-family: monospace;"> <span style="font-family: monospace;"> </span><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="#dp">p</a><span style="font-family: monospace;"> diag - - pixel areas sampled</span></small> - <br> - <small><span style="font-family: monospace;"> - <a href="#O">-O</a> - outputfile - Override the default output filename - & extension.</span></small><br> + + - pixel areas sampled</span></small> <br> + <small><span style="font-family: monospace;"> <a href="#O">-O</a> + outputfile Override the + default output filename & extension.</span></small><br> <h3>Usage Details and Discussion</h3> <span style="font-weight: bold;">scanin</span> is setup to deal with - a - raster file that has been roughly cropped to a size that contains - the - test chart. It's exact orientation is not important [ie. there is - usually no need to rotate or crop the image any more finely.] The + a raster file that has been roughly cropped to a size that contains + the test chart. It's exact orientation is not important [ie. there + is usually no need to rotate or crop the image any more finely.] The reference files are normally set up with the assumption that the - edges - of the chart are visible within the image, and if the image is - cropped - to exclude the chart edges, it may well not recognize the chart - properly. It is designed to cope with a variety of resolutions, and - will cope with some degree of noise in the scan (due to screening - artefacts on the original, or film grain), but it isn't really - designed - to accept very high resolution input. For anything over 600DPI, you - should consider down sampling the scan using a filtering downsample, - before submitting the file to scanin. Similarly, any file with a - large - level of noise (due to screening or scanner artefacts) should - consider - down sampling the image or filtering it with some average preserving - filter before submitting it to scanin. Examining the diagnostic - output - (ie. -dig and -dil) may help in determining whether noise is an - issue.<br> + edges of the chart are visible within the image, and if the image is + cropped to exclude the chart edges, it may well not recognize the + chart properly. It is designed to cope with a variety of + resolutions, and will cope with some degree of noise in the scan + (due to screening artefacts on the original, or film grain), but it + isn't really designed to accept very high resolution input. For + anything over 600DPI, you should consider down sampling the scan + using a filtering downsample, before submitting the file to scanin. + Similarly, any file with a large level of noise (due to screening or + scanner artefacts) should consider down sampling the image or + filtering it with some average preserving filter before submitting + it to scanin. Examining the diagnostic output (ie. -dig and -dil) + may help in determining whether noise is an issue.<br> <br> There are 5 basic modes that <b>scanin</b> operates in.<br> <ul> <li><a name="_"></a>When no special argument is given scanin is assumed to be parsing an input device characterization chart - (ie. an - IT8.7/2 chart), for the purpose of creating a <a + (ie. an IT8.7/2 chart), for the purpose of creating a <a href="File_Formats.html#.ti3">.ti3</a> data file containing the CIE test values and the corresponding RGB scanner values. The <a href="File_Formats.html#.ti3">.ti3</a> file can then be - used for - creating - an input profile using <a href="colprof.html">colprof</a>. The - file - arguments are: <a name="_p1"></a>The TIFF file that is to be - processed, <a name="_p2"></a>the image recognition template - file, <a name="_p3"></a>the CIE reference value definitions for - the test chart - (sometimes labeled a ".q60" file), <a name="_p4"></a>and an - optional - name for the image recognition - diagnostic output. The resulting .ti3 file will have the same - base name - as the input TIFF file.</li> + used for creating an input profile using <a href="colprof.html">colprof</a>. + The file arguments are: <a name="_p1"></a>The TIFF file that is + to be processed, <a name="_p2"></a>the image recognition + template file, <a name="_p3"></a>the CIE reference value + definitions for the test chart (sometimes labeled a ".q60" + file), <a name="_p4"></a>and an optional name for the image + recognition diagnostic output. The resulting .ti3 file will have + the same base name as the input TIFF file.</li> <li><a name="g"></a>If the<b> -g</b> flag is specified, then - scanin - is operating in a mode designed to create the necessary image - recognition template file (<a href="File_Formats.html#.cht">.cht</a>) - boilerplate information. Patch - location and labeling information would need to be added - manually to - such - a generated file, to make a complete and useable recognition - template - file. <a href="cht_format.html">CHT file format.</a> The input - TIFF - file in - this situation, should be a good quality image, perhaps - synthetically - generated - (rather than being scanned), and perfectly oriented, to make - specification - of the patch locations easier. The file arguments are: <a - name="gp1"></a>The - TIFF file that - is to be processed, <a name="gp2"></a>the image recognition - template - file to be created, <a name="gp3"></a>and + scanin is operating in a mode designed to create the necessary + image recognition template file (<a + href="File_Formats.html#.cht">.cht</a>) boilerplate + information. Patch location and labeling information would need + to be added manually to such a generated file, to make a + complete and useable recognition template file. <a + href="cht_format.html">CHT file format.</a> The input TIFF + file in this situation, should be a good quality image, perhaps + synthetically generated (rather than being scanned), and + perfectly oriented, to make specification of the patch locations + easier. The file arguments are: <a name="gp1"></a>The TIFF file + that is to be processed, <a name="gp2"></a>the image + recognition template file to be created, <a name="gp3"></a>and an optional name for the image recognition diagnostic output.</li> <li><a name="o"></a>If the <b>-o</b> flag is used, then scanin - will - process the input TIFF file and produce a generic <a - href="File_Formats.html#CGATS">CGATS</a> - style file containing just the patch values (a <span - style="font-weight: bold;">.val</span> file). The file - arguments - are: <a name="op1"></a>The TIFF file that is to be processed, <a - name="op2"></a>the image recognition template file - to be created, <a name="op3"></a>and an optional name for the - image - recognition diagnostic - output.</li> + will process the input TIFF file and produce a generic <a + href="File_Formats.html#CGATS">CGATS</a> style file + containing just the patch values (a <span style="font-weight: + bold;">.val</span> file). The file arguments are: <a + name="op1"></a>The TIFF file that is to be processed, <a + name="op2"></a>the image recognition template file to be + created, <a name="op3"></a>and an optional name for the image + recognition diagnostic output.</li> <li><a name="c"></a>If the <b>-c</b> flag is used, then an input - image - of a print test chart can be used - in combination with a device profile, to estimate the CIE - tristimulus - values of the patches. This allows RGB - input devices to be used as a crude replacement for a color - measuring - instrument. The icc or mpp profile has - (presumably) been - created by scanning an IT8.7/2 chart (or similar) through the - RGB input - device, - and - then using scanin to create the .ti3 file needed to feed to - colprof to - create - the input device profile. The file arguments in -c mode are: <a - name="cp1"></a>The - TIFF file that - is to be processed containing the image of a print test chart, <a - name="cp2"></a>the image recognition template file for the - test chart - generated by the <a href="printtarg.html"> printtarg</a> tool, - <a name="cp3"></a>the input device ICC or MPP profile, <a - name="cp4"></a>the - base - name for the .ti2 file containing the - test chart printer device - values and their patch identifiers and the base name for the - resulting - .ti3 - file, <a name="cp5"></a>and finally an optional name for the - image - recognition diagnostic output. - The resulting .ti3 file will have the same base name as the - input TIFF - file. - If there is more than one page in the test chart, then scanin - will need - to be run multiple times, once for each scan file made from each - test - chart. <a name="ca"></a>The <b>-ca</b> flag combination should - be - used - for all pages after the first, - as this then adds that pages test values to the .ti3 file, - rather than - creating - a .ti3 file that contains only that pages test values. If the - incoming - .ti2 file contains per-channel calibration - curves, these will be passed through to the .ti3 so that - accurate ink - limits can be computed during profiling. </li> + image of a print test chart can be used in combination with a + device profile, to estimate the CIE tristimulus values of the + patches. This allows RGB input devices to be used as a crude + replacement for a color measuring instrument. The icc or mpp + profile has (presumably) been created by scanning an IT8.7/2 + chart (or similar) through the RGB input device, and then using + scanin to create the .ti3 file needed to feed to colprof to + create the input device profile. The file arguments in -c mode + are: <a name="cp1"></a>The TIFF file that is to be processed + containing the image of a print test chart, <a name="cp2"></a>the + image recognition template file for the test chart generated by + the <a href="printtarg.html"> printtarg</a> tool, <a + name="cp3"></a>the input device ICC or MPP profile, <a + name="cp4"></a>the base name for the .ti2 file containing the + test chart printer device values and their patch identifiers and + the base name for the resulting .ti3 file, <a name="cp5"></a>and + finally an optional name for the image recognition diagnostic + output. The resulting .ti3 file will have the same base name as + the input TIFF file. If there is more than one page in the test + chart, then scanin will need to be run multiple times, once for + each scan file made from each test chart. <a name="ca"></a>The + <b>-ca</b> flag combination should be used for all pages after + the first, as this then adds that pages test values to the .ti3 + file, rather than creating a .ti3 file that contains only that + pages test values. If the incoming .ti2 file contains + per-channel calibration curves, these will be passed through to + the .ti3 so that accurate ink limits can be computed during + profiling. </li> <li><a name="r"></a>If the <span style="font-weight: bold;">-r</span> - flag is used, then the input TIFF value - is used as a source of device values to replace any existing - device - values in the given .ti3 - file. This is intended for use in the situation in which the - device - values - being fed into an output device are altered in some way that is - difficult - to predict (ie. such as being screened and then de-screened), - and this - alteration - to the device values needs to be taken into account in creating - a - profile - for such a device. The file arguments in -r mode are: <a - name="rp1"></a>The - TIFF file that - is to be processed containing a rasterized image of an output - test - chart, <a name="rp2"></a>the image recognition template file - for the - test - chart generated by the <a href="printtarg.html"> printtarg</a> - tool, <a name="rp3"></a>the base name for - the .ti2 file containing the output test chart device values and - their - patch + flag is used, then the input TIFF value is used as a source of + device values to replace any existing device values in the given + .ti3 file. This is intended for use in the situation in which + the device values being fed into an output device are altered in + some way that is difficult to predict (ie. such as being + screened and then de-screened), and this alteration to the + device values needs to be taken into account in creating a + profile for such a device. The file arguments in -r mode are: <a + name="rp1"></a>The TIFF file that is to be processed + containing a rasterized image of an output test chart, <a + name="rp2"></a>the image recognition template file for the + test chart generated by the <a href="printtarg.html"> printtarg</a> + tool, <a name="rp3"></a>the base name for the .ti2 file + containing the output test chart device values and their patch identifiers and the base name for the .ti3 file that is to have - its - device - values replaced, <a name="rp4"></a>and finally an optional name - for - the - image recognition diagnostic - output.<br> + its device values replaced, <a name="rp4"></a>and finally an + optional name for the image recognition diagnostic output.<br> </li> </ul> A number of flags and options are available, that are independent of - the - mode that scanin is in.<br> + the mode that scanin is in.<br> <br> Normally scanin will try and recognize a chart, irrespective of its orientation. For charts that have some asymmetric patch size or arrangement (such as an IT8.7/2, or a chart generated by <a - href="printtarg.html"> printtarg</a> - with the <b>-s</b> option), this is both flexible and reliable. - Other - charts - may be symmetrical, and therefore having scanin figure out the - orientation - automatically is a problem if the recognition template does not - contain - expected patch values, since it will have an equal chance of - orienting - it incorrectly as correctly. To solve this, the <a name="a"></a><b>-a</b> - flag can be - used, - and care taken to provide a raster file that is within 45 degrees of - "no - rotation".<br> + href="printtarg.html"> printtarg</a> with the <b>-s</b> option), + this is both flexible and reliable. Other charts may be symmetrical, + and therefore having scanin figure out the orientation automatically + is a problem if the recognition template does not contain expected + patch values, since it will have an equal chance of orienting it + incorrectly as correctly. To solve this, the <a name="a"></a><b>-a</b> + flag can be used, and care taken to provide a raster file that is + within 45 degrees of "no rotation".<br> <br> <a name="F"></a>Normally scanin will use automatic chart recognition - to - identify the location of the test patches and extract their values. - If - the chart <a href="cht_format.html">CHT file</a> + to identify the location of the test patches and extract their + values. If the chart <a href="cht_format.html">CHT file</a> has four fiducial marks defined, then the chart can be manually aligned by specifying the pixel location of the four marks as arguments to the <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-F</span></span> flag. The top left, - top - right, bottom right and bottom left fiducial marks X and Y - co-ordinates - should be - specified as a single concatenated argument, separated by comma's, - e.g: - -F 10,20,435,22,432,239,10,239 The coodinates may be - fractional using a decimal point. - Four fiducial marks allows for compensation for perspective - distortion.<br> + top right, bottom right and bottom left fiducial marks X and Y + co-ordinates should be specified as a single concatenated argument, + separated by comma's, e.g: -F 10,20,435,22,432,239,10,239 The + coodinates may be fractional using a decimal point. Four fiducial + marks allows for compensation for perspective distortion.<br> <br> <a name="p"></a>By default the automatic chart recognition copes - with - rotation, scale and stretch in the chart image, making it suitable - for - charts that have been scanned, or shot squarely with a camera. If a - chart has been shot not exactly facing the camera (perhaps to avoid - reflection, or to get more even lighting), then it will suffer from - perspective distortion as well. The <span style="font-weight: - bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-p</span></span> flag - enables automatic - compensation for perspective distortion.<br> + with rotation, scale and stretch in the chart image, making it + suitable for charts that have been scanned, or shot squarely with a + camera. If a chart has been shot not exactly facing the camera + (perhaps to avoid reflection, or to get more even lighting), then it + will suffer from perspective distortion as well. The <span + style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">-p</span></span> + flag enables automatic compensation for perspective distortion.<br> <br> <a name="m"></a>Normally scanin computes an average of the pixel - values - within a sample square, using a "robust" mean, that discards pixel - values that are too far from the average ("outlier" pixel values). - This - is done in an attempt to discard value that are due to scanning - artefacts such as dust, scratches etc. You can force scanin to - return - the true mean values for the sample squares that includes all the - pixel - values, by using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">-m</span> + values within a sample square, using a "robust" mean, that discards + pixel values that are too far from the average ("outlier" pixel + values). This is done in an attempt to discard value that are due to + scanning artefacts such as dust, scratches etc. You can force scanin + to return the true mean values for the sample squares that includes + all the pixel values, by using the <span style="font-weight: bold;">-m</span> flag.<br> <br> <a name="G"></a>Normally scanin has reasonably robust feature recognition, but the default assumption is that the input chart has - an - approximately even visual distribution of patch values, and has been - scanned and converted to a typical gamma 2.2 corrected image, - meaning - that the average patch pixel value is expected to be about 50%. If - this - is not the case (for instance if the input chart has been scanned - with - linear light or "raw" encoding), then it may enhance the image - recognition to provide the approximate gamma encoding of the image. - For - instance, if linear light encoding ("Raw") is used, a <span - style="font-weight: bold;">-G</span> value of 1.0 would be - appropriate. Values less than 2.2 should be tried if the chart is - particularly dark, or greater than 2.2 if the chart is particularly - light. Generally it is only necessary to provide this is there are - problems in recognizing the chart.<br> + an approximately even visual distribution of patch values, and has + been scanned and converted to a typical gamma 2.2 corrected image, + meaning that the average patch pixel value is expected to be about + 50%. If this is not the case (for instance if the input chart has + been scanned with linear light or "raw" encoding), then it may + enhance the image recognition to provide the approximate gamma + encoding of the image. For instance, if linear light encoding + ("Raw") is used, a <span style="font-weight: bold;">-G</span> value + of 1.0 would be appropriate. Values less than 2.2 should be tried if + the chart is particularly dark, or greater than 2.2 if the chart is + particularly light. Generally it is only necessary to provide this + is there are problems in recognizing the chart.<br> <br> <a name="v"></a> The <b>-v</b> flag enables extra verbosity in processing. This can aid debugging, if a chart fails to be recognized.<br> <br> <a name="d"></a> The <b>-d</b> flag enables the generation of an - image - recognition diagnostic raster. The name of diagnostic raster can be - specified as the last in the - command line, or if not, will default to <span style="font-weight: - bold;">diag.tif</span>. Various flags control what - is written to the diagnostic - raster. - Note that at least one flag must be specified for a diagnostic - raster - to be produced.<br> + image recognition diagnostic raster. The name of diagnostic raster + can be specified as the last in the command line, or if not, will + default to <span style="font-weight: bold;">diag.tif</span>. + Various flags control what is written to the diagnostic raster. Note + that at least one flag must be specified for a diagnostic raster to + be produced.<br> <b><a name="di"></a>i</b> creates a black and - white - version of the input raster in the diagnostic output, to be able to - compare with the feature extraction.<br> + white version of the input raster in the diagnostic output, to be + able to compare with the feature extraction.<br> <b><a name="dh"></a>h</b> will show pixels in the input image classified as being on horizontal edges, in red.<br> <b><a name="dv"></a>v</b> will show pixels in the input image classified as being vertical edges, in green.<br> <b><a name="dg"></a>g</b> will show groups of - pixels - that will be used - to estimate edge lines, each group in a different color.<br> + pixels that will be used to estimate edge lines, each group in a + different color.<br> <b><a name="dl"></a>l</b> will show valid lines estimated from the vertical and horizontal pixel groups, in white.<br> <b><a name="dL"></a>L</b> will show all lines - (valid - and invalid) estimated from the vertical and horizontal pixel - groups, - in white.<br> + (valid and invalid) estimated from the vertical and horizontal pixel + groups, in white.<br> <b><a name="dI"></a>I</b> will show valid lines lines - used - to improve the final fit, - in blue.<br> + used to improve the final fit, in blue.<br> <b><a name="dc"></a>c</b> will show the lines with perspective correction applied in cyan.<br> <b><a name="dr"></a>r</b> will show the lines - rotated - to the reference - chart orientation, in yellow.<br> + rotated to the reference chart orientation, in yellow.<br> <b><a name="ds"></a>s</b> will show the diagnostic sampling box edge outlines, rotated to the reference chart - orientation, - in orange.<br> + orientation, in orange.<br> <b><a name="do"></a>o</b> will show all the - sampling - box edge outlines, in orange.<br> + sampling box edge outlines, in orange.<br> <b><a name="dn"></a>n</b> will show the ID names - of - the sampling boxes, plus the diagnostic sample boxes, using a simple - stroke font, in orange.<br> + of the sampling boxes, plus the diagnostic sample boxes, using a + simple stroke font, in orange.<br> <b><a name="da"></a>a</b> will show the sampling areas as crossed boxes, plus the diagnostic sample boxes, in orange.<br> <b><a name="dp"></a>p</b> will show the sampling @@ -555,26 +456,21 @@ diag The combination of <b>-dipn</b> is usually a good place to start.<br> <br> The <a href="File_Formats.html#TIFF">TIFF</a> file can be either 8 - or - 16 bits per color component, with 16 bit files being slower to - process, - but yielding more precise results.<br> + or 16 bits per color component, with 16 bit files being slower to + process, but yielding more precise results.<br> <br> If at all in doubt that the file has been recognized correctly, use - the - <span style="font-weight: bold;">-dipn</span> diagnostic flag + the <span style="font-weight: bold;">-dipn</span> diagnostic flag combination, and check the resulting diagnostic raster file.<br> [ A badly recognised image will typically result in high self fit delta E's when used with colprof. ]<br> <br> <a name="O"></a>The <span style="font-weight: bold;">-O</span> - parameter allows the - output file name & extension to be specified independently of - the - last tiff - filename. Note that the full filename must be specified, including - the - extension.<br> + parameter allows the output file name & extension to be + specified independently of the last tiff filename. This works for + the default, -g and -o modes. It is ignored for the -r, -c and -ca + modes that use a basename for .ti2 in and .ti3 output. Note that the + full filename must be specified, including the extension. <br> <br> <br> <br> |