Many of you have been waiting for this for a long time. Well, now you have it. Starting today, you can upload to scanR on the web. Just sign into scanR and click the shiny new "Upload" button.
Here's a screenshot:
In the past, if you wanted to upload a photo from your computer, you had to send it as an attachment in email. Now, in a couple of clicks you can quickly upload and scan up to 20 photos at a time!
scanR automatically reads the text from your documents and business cards so you can search and organize them. Today, we upgraded the service to include 17 languages! Here is the list:
You can search you scans, download a searchable PDF or download a text file on scanR.com, all in your langauge!
For now, Business Cards are limited to English.
Did you know that you can use scanR to send a fax nearly anywhere in the world?
Here's how:
According to a number of research analysts, we spend between 15% and 35% of our time looking for information, and a vast majority of information is still locked in paper. scanR helps you solve this.
scanR allows to you use any desktop search program to EASILY find your scanned documents and whiteboards. We tag all information that is processed through our service in a number of different ways:
If you are looking for something sent through scanR, simply search using the keywords in that scan. For example, if you are looking for a copy of the scanR processed whiteboard from a meeting in February, simply search using "whiteboard February".
It's that easy, scanR helps you organize all your paper information.
scanR sends your scanned whiteboards or documents as PDF files rather than JPEG pictures. We did this because PDF has strong cross-platform support and prints well with many different printers. However, you might want a JPEG picture at times. The PDF Image Extraction Wizard is a free tool for extracting JPEGs from PDF files. Download and try it.
[Update] You can now download JPEG pictures from scanR My Scans. If you use My Scans, which is optional, just click on the "Original" link to see the original photo and then click on the photo to download it.
To get an activation code for scanR, simply send a photo of a whiteboard to wb@scanR.com or a photo of document to doc@scanR.com. scanR will reply to your message with an activation code and a link to enter it.
We ask you to send an email, MMS, or picture message first to identify your email account or phone correctly. When you receive your activation code and click on the link, you will enter an email address where you want your scans to go and choose a password.
To add other email addresses or camera phones, just repeat the process or sign-in to your scanR account and click on the button to add a new email or phone.
To get high-quality results when scanning documents, try these tips:
If you follow these tips, your screen should look like this:
The four corners of the document should almost touch the corners of the screen. The most common error people make is getting too close to the document, which causes a blurry scan since many camera phones can't focus closer than about 12 inches.
We have seen a wide variety in the quality of camera phones for mobile scanning purposes. In fact, some 1 megapixel models are better than some 2 megapixel models.
Check out CheckMyCameraPhone.com for test results using scanR.
Check out these posts we put on wikiHow:
Many people ask what determines the quality of their scans with scanR. There are many factors but they can be summarized into these groups: camera quality, user behavior and physical environment. This post focuses how these factors impact the clarity of the text in your document scans.
For document scanning, the goal is to produce as much usable information as possible. The raw resolution of the camera and distance from the document determines the effective resolution of your scan. This megapixel to DPI conversion chart provides the math. If you have a 1.3 megapixel camera, you can capture a 4.3" x 3.4" document at 300 DPI, which is the standard resolution for high-quality photographs and professional print production. Faxed documents are typically 100 DPI, so a 1.3 megapixel could capture a 12.9" x 10.2" document and have fax resolution.
These numbers assume that your camera captures the full document edge-to-edge without any border, or wasted space. Although it is theorectically possible to capture only 4.3" x 3.4" of a document to produce a 300 DPI scan, the lenses on most camera phones will not focus that closely. Most 1.3 megapixel camera phones cannot focus more closely than about 12" from the document, and as a result capture a full page at just above 100 DPI. Many 2.0 megapixel camera phones and nearly all digital cameras have auto-focus lenses that will allow you to get closer to your document.
scanR recommends that you capture the full page with no border around your document. For most camera phones, this will ensure that you are not too close to the document. You may have to turn your camera 90 degrees to find the direction that captures the greatest amount the document. Try a few distances and orientations to learn what works best for your camera. You will find if you get too close, the image will be blurry and if you're too far away, the text will be too small.
scanR supports sending multiple page scans in a single PDF or fax. Here's how to do it:
