ethereal-developers / OpenScan

A privacy-friendly Document Scanner app
BSD 3-Clause "New" or "Revised" License
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Request: Batch mode is essential for big jobs #88

Open glocalglocal opened 1 year ago

glocalglocal commented 1 year ago

The most important feature missing is a batch mode. Imagine being in the archives and having to scan 100s of pages as quickly as possible because of restricted access. With CamScanner's batch mode I scanned literally thousands of pages faster than I possibly could with any manual flatbed photocopier/scanner.

I used an arm/vice combo that held the phone in a fixed position over the desk facing down. I placed the folder on the desk. Then I turned each page, clicked a Bluetooth clicker that operated CamScanner's shutter, turned the page etc. Without batch mode this is impossible. You can process the scans later on the phone or, more realistically, on a computer. The clicker was not essential but it really accelerated the process and I didn't even have to stand for hours, or touch the phone and cause it to vibrate.