look scanned
Productivity
document tools
SHOW HN2022
How HN took it
8 positive, 41 neutral or asking, 2 mixed, 20 critical, out of 71 comments about the project. Thread score -0.14.
Idea: 5 for, 7 againstPerformance: 0 for, 6 againstExecution: 0 for, 3 againstDesign: 0 for, 1 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
The thread, comment by comment
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun project and useful for forms needing scans
From 3 comments
Fun project. Thanks for sharing. Got a good laugh at this. Maybe add a “creased corner” feature and residual staple holes.
xyst on HNThank you. This is super useful.
rodolphoarruda on HNI just used it for my resignation letter. Worked perfectly; thanks!
wiether on HN
Objections
Scanning is slow and rendering takes too long
From 2 comments
Great idea and props for shipping. There's something extremely wrong with your implementation as it just takes too much to render every page. I've done plenty of work in the past…
moralestapia on HNMmmh the preview doesn't work for me with Firefox on Android. Or maybe it just takes too long? Nice implementation though! Thanks!
darkwater on HN
Effects too uniform: rotation, noise and scaling look fake
From 1 comment
Interesting concept. However there are a few issues that surface quickly (this is all assuming a feed through scanner and not a flatbed). #1 - It rotates AND scales to fit. It's…
ShakataGaNai on HN
Legal and forgery concerns about fake signatures
From 2 comments
Previous discussion of a similar tool: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30024165 I'll reiterate what I said there: I think there's a legal angle here that should probably be…
gyulai on HNForgery as a service.
29athrowaway on HN
Uploading sensitive documents to a web server is a privacy risk
From 3 comments
My biggest concern with an online service is privacy (either bad actors or the web app getting hacked). I used an online mortgage service that was fully paperless with the…
dannygarcia on HNTo comply with dumb signature requirements. I needed this a couple of times. Usually it goes like this. You fill out a PDF form electronically, and add the signature via Adobe.…
sonicggg on HNPrevious discussion of a similar tool: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30024165 I'll reiterate what I said there: I think there's a legal angle here that should probably be…
gyulai on HN
Requests
Add punched holes, staple or creased corner effects
From 3 comments
Interesting concept. However there are a few issues that surface quickly (this is all assuming a feed through scanner and not a flatbed). #1 - It rotates AND scales to fit. It's…
ShakataGaNai on HNFun project. Thanks for sharing. Got a good laugh at this. Maybe add a “creased corner” feature and residual staple holes.
xyst on HNthe one feature it needs is the ability to add punched holes down one side, or optionally other binding techniques like spiral binding.
abruzzi on HN
Random rotation per page in multi-page PDFs
From 1 comment
Very nice. On thing I would like to see a rotation range for multi page PDFs. A 10 page document won't all be identical rotation. One might be -0.2 and the next 0.3.
Bedon292 on HN
Add example before/after images on the homepage
From 3 comments
Cool idea, could you add some before/after samples?
sp332 on HNSmall suggestion: put an example photo on the site so if you're on mobile or don't want to upload a document you can still see what it looks like
prismatix on HNShow an example on the homepage!
robszumski on HN
Add signature and handwritten date support
From 1 comment
Needs a way to add a plausible looking signature and handwritten date. Then I would actually use this.
modeless on HN
Questions
What is the use case for making a PDF look scanned?
From 2 comments
What is the use-case? Why should I have a PDF that looks scanned?
iamandras on HNI'm confused. What does it mean to "look scanned"? Normally i want documents that were scanned to look like they weren't.
snickerbockers on HN
How to add a transparent signature image to a PDF?
From 1 comment
So, what's the easiest way to get an image of my signature with a transparent background, and apply it to a pdf?
gglitch on HN
Alternatives named
ImageMagick command-line scripts
From 3 comments
This is awesome. I’ve been using a gist[1] for years when dinosorgs need a wet signature 1. https://gist.github.com/andyrbell/25c8632e15d17c83a54602f6acde2724
Coryodaniel on HNTo comply with dumb signature requirements. I needed this a couple of times. Usually it goes like this. You fill out a PDF form electronically, and add the signature via Adobe.…
sonicggg on HNprevious discussion with DIY command-line approaches https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23157408
isaachawley on HN
Printing and scanning or phone camera scan apps
From 1 comment
Here's an even easier way to make your pdf look scanned: open it up on your laptop, take a picture of the screen with your phone using CamScanner or Adobe PDF scan. Of course…
abhgh on HN
Scanner-based Photocopy effect in GIMP
From 1 comment
This is a fun project. If there was an option to have a Xerox effect, this could be fun for zinemakers too. I found a discussion where people were figuring out how to recreate…
Minor49er on HN