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Google photoscan6/25/2023 In some of the iPhone shots, you can see the photographer reflected in the frame glass, or light streaks on others, both of which were eliminated in PhotoScan. In our tests, we took back-to-back scans of photos on a Google Pixel phone (with the PhotoScan app) as well as an iPhone 7 Plus, using just the native camera. The processing power of recent phones have gotten so good, says Lieb, that Google’s software can work to detect and fix glare, automatically crop the image and adjust colors, within seconds. The two main ways to do it are to use a flatbed scanner, and insert one photo at a time and then wait for it to transfer to your computer, or ship them to a paid service like or and let them do the heavy lifting.ĭavid Lieb, the product lead for Google Photos, figures there are “trillions,” of “at risk” analog photos awaiting digitization that could be lost, damaged or “faded away to nothing.”Īt Google, “we think we have a unique capability to solve this,” he says. Scanning itself is a laborious process that many of us pre-digital photographers have gone to as a way of archiving our analog photos from the 20th century. ![]() You can scan the photo by placing it on a flat surface, or scan the family wall and take photos directly, right into the picture frames. When you’re done scanning, click “Save All,” and the images go directly to PhotoScan’s cousin, the Google Photos app. You can tweak it by adjusting corners or rotating the image. Google then asks you to take the picture four times, by lining up four dots, which you do by moving the smartphone over them in an augmented reality like gesture. Open the app, line up the photo you want to copy and snap the shutter. Here’s how PhotoScan by Google Photos (the official name) works: Many apps are available, mostly for a fee, to scan documents, receipts and even photos, like Tiny Scanner (free, $4.99 for pro) TurboScan ($4.99) and Photomyne ($3.99), but most are targeted towards paper scans, not photos. Google engineers dived in to solve that issue by using software to help eliminate glare and have produced what promises to be a must-have app. That is, light spots that show up in the picture. ![]() Old family heirlooms, documents and the like are snapped every day on the camera that just happens to be in our pocket, the smartphone, with surprisingly decent results. And there's a big difference: the glare that's usually evident is either gone altogether, or greatly reduced, by software. ![]() The quality won’t compare to that of a big, traditional flatbed scanner, but in our tests over the weekend, Google’s new free PhotoScan app looks to be several steps above what most folks get now - taking pictures of old photos with their smartphone cameras. LOS ANGELES - Google has a new app to scan your old photos, and it's really good. Watch Video: Google brings scans to smartphones
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