The edge enhancement process provides filters that can be used to smooth or enhance the edges of lines and characters on the image. To configure the edge enhancement process, click Edge Enhancement. The Image Filter Properties dialog box is displayed.
Filter |
Description |
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Character Smoothing |
Useful for improving readability for OCR by changing pixel (px) colors on the edges of lines or characters to match surrounding pixels. |
Thinning Filter |
Thins lines and characters by changing black pixels to white, (depending on their proximity to other white pixels). In some cases it removes background shading or speckling. Designed for use on images or characters that are ballooned or blended together. |
Thicken Filter |
Thickens lines and characters by changing white pixels to black, (depending on their proximity to other black pixels). In some cases it exaggerates background shading and speckling. |
Smooth and Clean |
Smooths characters/may remove lines. Changes black pixels to white if they are not part of a 2 x 2 (or greater) block of black pixels. Combine with the Deshading, Despeckling, and Line Removal options for best results. |
Fill Line Breaks |
Fills and smooths lines by changing black pixels to white if they are not part of a 2 x 2 block of white pixels. May merge horizontal and/or vertical lines, depending on their proximity to each other. |
Smooth, Clean + preserve h&v lines |
Similar to Smooth and Clean, but preserves horizontal and vertical lines. |
Fill Line Breaks + preserve h&v lines |
Similar to Fill Line Breaks, but preserves horizontal and vertical lines. Best used for images with parallel lines that are close together. |
Light Thicken Filter |
Thickens lines and characters, to a lesser degree than Thicken Filter. Should only be used after deshading and despeckling have taken place. Designed for improving dot matrix printing and facsimiles. |
Outline |
Preserves only the outer edge of the line, character or image. |
When finished, click OK to return to the Image process settings dialog box.