[Gimp-user] Extract photos from scan

[rich404 <forums gimpusers com>]

> I have about 200 scans of old black-and-white photos. There were
> always 4 photos glued on a white A4 paper looking something like this:
>
> ----------------------------------------
> |                                               |
> |    ----------         ------------        |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |    ----------         ------------        |
> |                                               |
> |    ----------         ------------        |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |   |           |        |              |       |
> |    ----------         ------------        |
> |                                               |
> ----------------------------------------
>
> What ist the best most automated way to extract those 4  photos as
> single images?

More information required. Mainly, what is your operating system?

For linux (and maybe OSX) not Gimp but an ImageMagick bash script There is a
ready made one, although that would have to be wrapped up in another to cycle
through the 200 scans.

For Windows There is an old script, DivideScannedImages.scm, with a batch
function but it will not work with Gimp 2.10 (very flaky with Gimp 2.8) The
solution is temporarily install Gimp 2.6 just for the 200 scans.

Let me know if you want to pursue either of those.

rich: www.gimp-forum.net

-- 
rich404 (via www.gimpusers.com/forums)