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Autocrop multiple images in scans

Jul 26, 2012 4:08 PM

Tags: #crop #scan

I am receiving a bunch of raw scans and the first thing I need to to with it is cropping them into individual images. We are talking hundreds of photos, with 6+ images on each raw scan. Doing it manually takes time and might not be 100% accurate. One should think some kind of software was made able to do this automatically (PS plugins?), if anyone have any clue please let me know!

To avoid all confusion I made a quick illustration of what functionality is needed:

I suspect I *might* have to resort to something other than Adobe * - but in desperation I am trying this forum anyway..! It would be GREAT to be able to just do this repetetive work in one batch.

Thanks for any input on the approach to this

1270 Views 4 Replies Latest reply: dutotone, Jul 27, 2012 3:17 AM

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1. Chris Cox,

Jul 26, 2012 4:37 PM in reply to dutotone

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File -> Automate -> Crop and Straighten Photos

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2. c.pfaffenbichler,

Jul 26, 2012 11:33 PM in reply to dutotone

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but in desperation I am trying this forum anyway..!
I would hope you don’t consider desperation a necessity before posting here …

And Mr.Cox already gave the answer.

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3. dutotone,

Jul 27, 2012 1:35 AM in reply to c.pfaffenbichler

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Sweet! I can't believe I never knew about this, never needed it before though. In fact I didnt even bother to check the automate menu because I was so sure photoshop didnt have this function built into it

Thanks!

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4. dutotone,

Jul 27, 2012 3:17 AM in reply to Chris Cox

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As a follow up, to automate the whole process, I found a script that processes entire folders and outputs crops in a sub-folder. Incredibly useful for my project. In case anyone want to know here is how to batch process:

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Copy the script in this thread (I used the jpeg one):
http://forums.adobe.com/message/3430842
and save it out as a .jsx, load it into photoshop from file->scripts->browse

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Follow instructions and let it process.

Credits to Robdogg and Paul Riggot (as with "all" scripts it seems) for the work, thanks a bunch!

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