ultimate-photo-digitizer

Setup

pip install opencv-python-headless

zypper install avif-tools

Usage

Step 1: Scan analog photos

1. Create scans folder.
2. Place four analog photos in scanner bed, align edges with scanner. But keep a margin of 1cm between photos and between the scanner.
3. Scan the photos via python3 ./scan_photos.py destination_dir=scans/
4. Repeat step 2 to 3 until all photos are scanned.

Step 2: Extract the single photos from the scan

1. Create tmp folder.
2. Extract the photos via python3 extract_photos.py source_dir=scans/ destination_dir=tmp/

Step 3: Rotate the extracted photos

1. Use any image viewer, like gwenview, to rotate and save the photos if necessary.

Step 4: Convert the extracted photos to AVIF

1. Create photos folder.
2. Convert the photos via python3 convert_photos.py source_dir=tmp/ destination_dir=photos/

Sync folders between machines

Push scans to server

rsync -Pav -e "ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/SDS" /home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/scans/ hendrik@10.0.0.25:/home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/scans/

Pull tmp from server

rsync -Pav -e "ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/SDS" hendrik@10.0.0.25:/home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/tmp/ /home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/tmp/

Push tmp to server

rsync -Pav -e "ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/SDS" /home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/tmp/ hendrik@10.0.0.25:/home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/tmp/

Pull photos from server

rsync -Pav -e "ssh -i $HOME/.ssh/SDS" hendrik@10.0.0.25:/home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/photos/ /home/hendrik/git/ultimate-photo-digitizer/photos/