How to correct perspective of document photos captured by a mobile phone camera

Documents taken by a mobile phone camera often have perspective distortions:

Documents taken by a mobile phone camera often have perspective distortions

Perspective Pilot, with its “Perspective correcton on reference lines” tool will help you to correct the photographed document. Open the image in the program. Select “Perspective correcton on refernce lines” tool from the Tools panel.

Perspective correcton on refernce lines

To achieve better results, apply this tool several times.

1. Draw a line along a text string in the middle of the document. After you release the mouse button, the program will rotate the image accordingly:

Correct perspective in the document photo, step 1

2. Now, specify the border line of the left edge of the paper:

Correct perspective in the document photo, step 2

3. Specify the border line of the top edge of the paper:

Correct perspective in the document photo, step 3

4. Specify the border line of the bottom edge of the paper:

Correct perspective in the document photo, step 4

The perspective distortion is corrected. Before and after:

Correct perspective in the document photo, step 4

 

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