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4.4. Setting up image import

The operator’s first job is to add new images to the project. These images can be paper documents (these

must be scanned) or electronic images. If images are regularly received from one and the same source,

you can automate the image-adding procedure so that all necessary actions are performed automatically

with just a single click. If the necessary settings are specified, the program will scan or import from the

specified source and the received images will be processed (for example, despeckled). If necessary, the

operator can change the source of image import or change its settings.

If import sources change often and you do not wish to change source settings every time, you can create

several import profiles and switch between these profiles.

You can also set up regular image adding in background mode.

To add an import profile, select Project > Image Import Profiles… in the main program window. In

the dialog box that opens, you can create new import profiles, and edit, delete, or copy existing profiles

(Figure 23).

To create a new import profile, click New. The Profile Creation Wizard starts.

In the first step of the Wizard, select the import source. A source may be a scanner or a Hot Folder (i.e. a

folder where the program will look for new images). If you wish to add images from a Hot Folder,

please ensure you have read and write permission for this folder. If the import source is a scanner, make

sure that the scanner is connected to your PC.

Creating an import profile using a scanner

1. In the first step of the Wizard, select Scanner as the import source.

2. Next, specify the options for processing received images. For example, you can specify that

images must be despeckled (necessary if the image quality is low and there is a lot of noise on

the image). You can also change the scanning options. In the Style of the settings dialog drop-

down list, you can select the method of interaction between the program and the scanner: the

FlexiCapture Scanner Settings method which uses ABBYY FlexiCapture dialog box for

setting up scanning options, or the Scanning Options method which uses the dialog box of the

corresponding scanner driver to set up scanning options.

3. Next, specify document assembly options and image pre-processing options. For example, you

may set up the program to despeckle images (this may be necessary for noisy images), to convert

images to black and white, to rotate images in a certain direction, or to disable skew correction.

4. Finally, change the name assigned by default to the import profile and enter a description.

Creating an import profile using a Hot Folder

1. In the Wizard, select Hot Folder as the import source and specify the path to the Hot Folder.

2. Next, specify the image loading options. You can select the Check hot folder every option and

specify the interval following which the program will check the Hot Folder for new images. In

the Batch Settings section, select one of the options to specify the batch to which new images

will be added. In the Number of files to add drop-down list, select one of the values to specify

the number of files to be added to the selected or newly created batch.

3. Next, similarly to creating an import profile for the scanner, you can specify document assembly

options and image pre-processing options.