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<title><![CDATA[By: rogdias]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93237</link>
<description><![CDATA[One problem that people should be warned. When you save the image, the IPTC caption gets lost.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2009 17:34:06 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: VampireRat]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93236</link>
<description><![CDATA[Re-downloaded and re-installed and was able to edit a picture, close the program, and open it again.  Would prefer that the gray shadow on the right and bottom of the image in the program NOT be there, or at least be an option.  Had to look at some of my edited pix to confirm it was not saved as part of the image and it has no use in the program that I can see other than to cause confusion.

Thanks GAOTD and Simon Lössl.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 03:02:30 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: VampireRat]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93235</link>
<description><![CDATA[Installed fine on Vista.
With a little bit of playing around, I found the controls and options to be pretty easy to understand and use.  Did just what it says and just what I needed:  Took a picture of a book shot on the floor and a bit skewed, and cropped out the background and straightened the book picture.  PERFECT for a quick fix for book club entries where I help post missing covers.

BUT  After using it once, it would not open again.  Re-booted and it still does not work.  It appears to be trying to open, but never makes it and never shows up in the Task Manager when I open it and watch.

Will try re-download and re-install, but if it ceases to work after one use again, it's a real disappointment.]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:42:42 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Sunshine Kid]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93234</link>
<description><![CDATA[What most people do not understand (unless they have been using computers as long as I have (1980 was my first TRS-80 Model 1)is that Windows never has had true "former version" capability.  the 64-bit and Windows 7 is an obvious example.  It is not that software should be created specifically for those models of Windows; Windows should have the capability to run the older software, that's all.

At the rate Windows is going, every version will require a new release of software, which will cost the software publishers more to make the needed updates and users will need to buy more software if they upgrade to the newer versions of Windows.  So what if the old software that once was the greatest thing on Windows no longer works on Windows 7 or the 64-bit Vista?  The only losers are the software companies and the owners of older software.

It's still more money for Ma$$ive$oft!]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:11:26 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: greg]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93233</link>
<description><![CDATA[Installed OK on XP SP3 but every time I opened the app it asked me to choose my language.  The app does what it claims but I agree with "newleaf"#47 about the brightness feature being limited by the hue skewing.  

This app is very limited in what it can do, and given the price I don't see it doing well commercially.  There are numerous freeware solutions (mentioned previously) that do much the same, and in some cases better.

Thanks to GAOTD and the developer but this won't stay on my machine very long.  2/10]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 20:41:04 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: GrayKnight]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93232</link>
<description><![CDATA[Not very impressive, but workable in its humble way.

I would like to see some numbers for the slider settings, and a clearer preview; also, a way to save settings so that variances can be tested and fine-tuned.

I used it to clean up a doc I had scanned with moderate success, but I didn't try to straighten up one that scanned off-kilter so I can't say how well it works for that.

Based on #4's comment, I tried Picassa -- HOLEY S#!* -- it tries to take over my entire computer, scan out everything that resembles a picture and do I-don't-know-what but I never found its "straighten" function, nor how to apply it to the single file I wanted.  Uninstalled that monster cat-quick!

Then, per #23's advice, I loaded TopOCR.  I fed my original, and then the version I had cleaned-up with Cam_to_Scan.  I got less-than-perfect recognition in both cases, but noticeably better with the Cam_to_Scanned version.  I guess I'll keep this around, but I'm not sure I'll be relying on it for very much. ...

A nice start, Simon; you still have some work to do.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:27:25 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: pascal]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93231</link>
<description><![CDATA[Simple and straightforward. Not spectacular, but it does what it says it does.
Picasa does have a straighten feature, but it does not allow you to outline the edge of your document. Cam to scan does.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:22:35 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: Calvin]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93230</link>
<description><![CDATA[This is a small tool very useful to me. I use my digital camera and built-in one of my cell phone a lot. Many of the shots are pictures of posted information, so that I don’t have to write them down (in addition to a image), examples like model/series numbers, specification, ingredients, setup instructions of products and other usages like the posted directory of a business building, shopping mall, bus schedule, fastfood menu, etc. when a paper copy is less convenient or little time to pick up a paper copy.

Here are a few examples where I appreciate this tool .….
1) There is a photo of road side bill board with product image, address and phone numbers I can only take a side shot when I was on a bus. This tool converted this ~45 degree angle photo into a front shot photo for just define 4 points on the 4 corners.
2) I have an angled photo of water heater label (rating and spec.) on its cylinder body. This one took me about 20 points surround the label to make it appear a flat piece. The distortion is barely noticeable.
3) I also used this tool on scanned forms. It can rotate and CORRECT the horizontal and vertical lines when the original is not in perfect orientation(distorted). The simple rotation tool on others software just could not fix it right.

I rarely found this kind of correction function available in low-cost software.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 19:11:45 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: mike]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93229</link>
<description><![CDATA[#43: <em>"Runs as a portable app… just copy the program folder and save until you need it"</em>

As a Java app, it'll run pretty much anywhere <strong><em>you have the Java Runtime installed</em></strong>. To use it as a portable app, without relying on the host PC having Java, you need something like the Portable Java Runtime [portableapps.com]

*  *  *

#45: <em>"I can only see this as a freeware app in it’s current form but if the developer keeps working on it and adding more parameters as well as more supported image types to open and save as, it may be worth $9.95 or so, but it’s not there yet."</em>

Completely FWIW, I could see this selling pretty well if it ran on the iphone &amp; similar cells. Another good market would be Netbooks too weak &amp;/or lacking storage to run graphics apps.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:04:14 -0400</pubDate>
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<title><![CDATA[By: newleaf]]></title>
<link>https://www.giveawayoftheday.com/cam-to-scan/#comment-93228</link>
<description><![CDATA[Installed quickly and perfectly on Windows XP SP3.

Very simple to use.  Just make sure you define your points accurately and you're good to go. Although it's parameters are very limited, it's a good start for a version 1.0.  

The brightness feature is very limited because when it brightens it also changes the hue of the colors with no way to correct it.  If you're working on artistic content though, you may like it. Brightness does it's best when working with documents that are black text on a white background. 
 
I would never pay $39.95 for this, in fact, I can only see this as a freeware app in it's current form but if the developer keeps working on it and adding more parameters as well as more supported image types to open and save as, it may be worth $9.95 or so, but it's not there yet.

In summery, this is an application that I won't use too often but the Straighten feature is so simple with results that are pretty darn good.  A keeper for me.

Thanks GAOTD and Simon Lossl.  Keep up the good work.]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 15:08:40 -0400</pubDate>
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