BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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dtic
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BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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http://nod5.dcmembers.com/bookcrop.html
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How to use
Use BookCrop on folders with right and left pages before ScanTailor.
1. Drag and drop a folder of jpeg images.
2. BookCrop overlays them all into one preview.
3. Draw a rectangle and click "crop" to lossless crop all images.
(4. or Ctrl+draw another rectangle to the right of the first to crop split each image to two files)

Setup
Download and unzip BookCrop
Download Jpegtran.exe and place next to BookCrop.exe
Download and install the latest GraphicsMagick (the Q8 version is faster)

Discuss here or at donationcoder
spomwii
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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Interesting software! I have used JPEGCrops until now but his looks easier to use. But there is something strange on my computer with this app. The crop button is not there on my computer? Is my images to large for the software or something? Is there a key I can push instead of hitting the crop button?

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dtic
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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That was a bug relating to the size of input images. Fixed now.
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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Working perfect now. Thank you! Much easier and quicker than JPEGCrop.
I have one suggestion for future release. Is it possible to make a output folder and keep the originals?
dtic
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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Good to hear that it works better now!

I'll keep the suggestion in mind. But for now the desired effect can be had manually: first copy the image folder and then use BookCrop on the copy.
dtic
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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updated version:
preview height now adapts to screen height.
fix: selection was imprecise in some cases.
new option: crop to subfolder (keep originals).
spomwii
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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Thanks again. Going to make a donation for this perfect little app.
dtic
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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BookCrop is now updated to version v130622:
.tif input now also works
faster preview thanks to -size command in graphicsmagick
faster crop thanks to jpegtran from libjpeg-turbo (but slower jpegclub jpegtran still works)
fix: find GraphicsMagick path via registry 64bit Windows now works
fix: removed term "lossless" from info
dtic
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

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BookCrop is now updated to version 141114. News:
R L mode (Ctrl+Tab) Processes *L.jpg and *R.jpg in inputfolder separately
Rotation Press R och L at overlay preview to rotate in 90 degree steps (applied before crop)
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Re: BookCrop - batch crop right/left page images

Post by reproman »

Followed directions as best I could--program worked several time, then would not work, that is, no images in cropped folder.
Attempted to get a new copy of GraphicsMagic--not successful. Message that windows does not know what to do w/23.5mb file of GraphicsMagic
Any other download source?
Thanks,
jim
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