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ELAN Precise Page Positioning™

A production-oriented image cleanup, margin positioning and tool for scanned document images.

ELAN Precise Page Positioning™ In General

Precise Page Positioning (PPP) is an image processing application for the document management, book production and printing markets. The program processes large volumes of raster files, and creates clean images for print-on-demand applications, document management systems and PDF publishing systems. PPP™ is also integrated with other ELAN GMK imaging and printing software offerings where it serves as an external, high performance image processor. PPP ia also available as a pluging for Accent Capture® by Kofax Image Products is an Accent Capture Module that adds advanced image processing capabilities.

With Precise Page Positioning™, the page alignment and front to back registration of the page content can be automated using high-performance image processing utilities. Until now, tedious manual cleanup was required to prepare scanned images before submitting them to the printing or PDF conversion process. Additionally, the built-in raster editor gives you the flexibility to perform manual editing of problematic files without leaving the program environment.

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Product Description

Precise Page Positioning is developed to position scanned images on an imaginary plate or canvas with a very high degree of accuracy and reliability. A wide array of inspection and editing options give you absolute control over the margin registration process. This makes PPP particularly useful as a Quality Control tool. We have published the help files on-line for your reference.

Why PPP?
Take a look at the impressive array of functionality:

Batch process oriented operation. Process one or more JOBs, consisting of thousands of pages. Jobs can be saved and processed at a later time (deferred processing).
Page Decomposition Technology is employed to determine the exact content of the image.
Deskewing with the highest accuracy.
Despeckle, object filter options, edge cleanup, cropping functionality, page rotation.
Punch Hole Removal
User selectable input for Upper, Lower, Left and Right margins - or centering of the image. Same or user selectable canvas size.
Recto-Verso support (separate margin setup for even and odd numbered pages).
Exception List and Good Files List: If any rule violations are encountered, a list will be generated at the end of the batch. The centerpiece for Quality Control.
Extensive reporting and list generation with batch list, page/margin setup parameters.

Where Is PPP Used?

Digital printing is getting more and more popular in the industry. With PPP, you can finally automate your page positioning (also called front to back alignment) tasks. Until now, tedious manual cleanup was necessary to prepare scanned images before submitting them to the printing or PDF conversion process. PPP fits right into your workflow, used as a tool between the scanner and impositioning software. The image processing process provided by PPP is highly automated.

One of the important features of the software is the first class quality control capabilities. If PPP encounters a bad scan or another irregularity, an exception condition will be created; PPP will flag it, and the operator will be able to use a wide array of visual display aids to determine what went wrong and correct the problem using the easy to use interface.

These visual QC and editing features include:

Thumbnail Display throughout the process
Input and Output Overview after processing
Investigation Window of Input and Output images with Focused Zoom(tm) technology
Quick image editing tools

System Requirements

This software performs a lot of image processing functions in addition to intensive file operations. As a rule, a high performance PC should be used for demanding conversion tasks.

Minimum Hardware Requirements

Processor: Intel compatible, clock rate 1000 MHz upwards
Main memory: min. 128MB RAM
Hard drive: min. 250 Mbyte free disc space
Graphic card/Monitor: min. 1024x768 resolution, 16-Bit color depth
CD-ROM or DVD drive (if purchased on CR-ROM)

Recommended Hardware Configuration

Processor: MS Windows compatible processor, clock rate of 2 GHz upwards
Main memory: min. 2 GB RAM
Hard drive: min. 100 GB free disc space
Graphic card/Monitor: min. 1024x768 resolution, 16-Bit color depth
CD-ROM or DVD drive (if purchased on CR-ROM)

Operating system

Microsoft Windows NT, 2000, XP and Vista (standard, server or professional version)

Access rights for the installation:

administrator rights

If you are unsure that these requirements can be met, contact your system administrator.

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