SimpleQC

Use SimpleQC to quickly review scanned multi-page documents in a thumbnail view. 2 thumbnail views let you preview files in one pane and pages within the selected file in the other, and quickly rescan, de-skew, de-speckle, rotate or delete pages.

Pros: SimpleQC is an image thumbnail viewer that lets view thumbnails of document pages scanned in. What that does is the ability QC multiple page at the same time. This application is a part of SimpleIndex the indexing solution. It is designed to quickly view and scroll through large numbers of images. It is oriented towards multi-page TIFF document images. This is part of the solution that does indexing of images stored in a network. This can work as a standalone application or in conjunction of the larger indexing setup.

You can view thumbnails of individual files or pages within multi-page TIFF files at the same time. Scrolling through the images whether by switching through folders is easy. You can then do the QC steps necessary. Rotate the selected page, de-speckle the pages or delete and re-scan the same. The design goal that makes this possible is to speed & efficiency with which multi-page files are managed. Thumbnail images are loaded very quickly particularly for multi-page and black & white documents. Keyboard shortcuts help operate fast practically all the function available in application is accessible through these shortcuts. The common quality control tasks on images include rotate page, straighten a page, remove snow from a page, rescan, re-order the pages. Move& or copy pages between pages of a multi-page file, delete pages and open images in viewer for advanced editing. The interface is organized quite well, almost on the lines of editors like the Word. The integrated files explorer panels helps in locating files easily.

Cons: While this can work standalone and let you see images, its true effectiveness is available only when it works with the indexing solution.

Overall: The application is tailored to scanning operation that is a necessary step of any document indexing solution. It has a nice set of features for the same. While it is probably at a very good level in conjunction with that solution, it is reasonably good as a standalone. Rated in 3 star level as a standalone application.

SimpleQC is an image thumbnail viewer designed to quickly view and scroll through large numbers of images for quality control purposes. Unlike most thumbnail viewers that are designed for photos, SimpleQC is designed specifically for multi-page TIFF document images. Also, unlike most document imaging quality control applications, SimpleIndex is affordable and works with any images stored on your network.
With SimpleQC you can view thumbnails of many individual files or pages within a multi-page TIFF file simultaneously. Quickly switch between folders, select pages and perform rotation, deskew, despeckle or delete on all selected pages at once. Users can also reorder pages within a file or between files, and rescan pages that are illegible.
SimpleQC is designed to work as a standalone application or seamlessly integrated with SimpleIndex scanning and indexing software.
The main design goal of SimpleQC is speed and efficiency with multi-page files. It loads thumbnail images very quickly, especially with multi-page, black & white document images.
SimpleQC’s efficiency comes from its keyboard shortcuts. Virtually all functions can be executed with a single keystroke, allowing users to very quickly view and edit thumbnails without ever reaching for the mouse. The productivity benefits of this design are significant.
Besides viewing thumbnails, SimpleQC can perform a variety of common quality-control related tasks on images. These include:
-Rotate page
-Deskew (straighten page)
-Despeckle (remove “snow”)
-Rescan
-Reorder pages
-Move or copy pages between multi-page files
-Delete pages
-Open files in viewer for advanced editing