ID and form cleanup: straighten before the eraser
`document-photo-clean-smudge` targets ID copies, passport scans, and paper forms where smudges, folds, and fingerprints cover numbers and barcodes. Heavy cleanup before geometry correction skews text lines and raises OCR errors. Regulated personal data must stay on-policy—local processing or redaction before any online path, plus stripped GPS and device EXIF on public files. Prefer geometry first, localized cleaning, restrained contrast—avoid plastic-looking full-page bleach; for archives keep untouched sources plus a change note for audit diffs.
Recommended steps for ID and form cleanup
- Inside `document-photo-clean-smudge`, confirm sensitive fields and how the file will be shared; work locally or redact before uploading.
- Straighten perspective and crop the ROI, then remove fingerprints and shadows; at 100% verify digits, barcodes, and seal edges stay continuous.
- Export read-only derivatives and log resolution, crop box, and color characterization; isolate masters from untouched sources.
ID and form cleanup Q&A
Tilted ID capture—after `document-photo-clean-smudge` the numbers are harder to read. What should you do?
Correct perspective and lens distortion before local spot cleaning—reversing the order magnifies crooked baselines and hurts OCR.
Running ID-class files through a cloud cleanup tool—which compliance step usually fails first?
ID imagery with serial numbers must follow DLP: process locally or redact before upload, and strip GPS and device EXIF on external exports.
Dozens of form pages need uniform cleanliness—how do you stop some sheets looking bleached while others stay dirty?
Lock camera or scanner settings and maintain a gold sample that defines acceptable stain residue versus forbidden edge mush; batch QA against it.
Can ID imagery for `document-photo-clean-smudge` go straight to a cloud tool?
Follow DLP policy: process locally or redact identifiers before any upload so sensitive numbers do not leave controlled environments.
Skewed capture makes text lines uneven—worse after cleanup?
Run perspective correction and line alignment first, then spot smudges—reversing the order magnifies geometric distortion.