---
name: "scanin"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "argyll"
version: "3.3.0+repack-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/scanin"
---

# scanin(1)

Convert TIFF image of a chart into .ti3 device values.

## NAME

Scanin - Convert TIFF image of a chart into .ti3 device values.

## DESCRIPTION

Convert TIFF image of a chart into .ti3 device values

## SYNOPSIS

**scanin** \[options\] input.tif recogin.cht valin.cie \[diag.tif\]

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  :- inputs 'input.tif' and outputs scanner 'input.ti3', or

**scanin** **-g** \[options\] input.tif recogout.cht \[diag.tif\]

-

  :- outputs file 'recogout.cht', or

**scanin** **-o** \[options\] input.tif recogin.cht \[diag.tif\]

-

  :- outputs file 'input.val', or

**scanin** **-c** \[options\] input.tif recogin.cht scanprofile.\[icc\|mpp\] pbase \[diag.tif\]

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  :- inputs pbase.ti2 and outputs printer pbase.ti3, or

**scanin** **-r** \[options\] input.tif recogin.cht pbase \[diag.tif\]

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  :- inputs pbase.ti2+.ti3 and outputs pbase.ti3

- **-g**

  Generate a chart reference (.cht) file

- **-o**

  Output patch values in .val file

- **-c**

  Use image to measure color to convert printer pbase .ti2 to .ti3

- **-ca**

  Same as **-c**, but accumulates more values to pbase .ti3 from subsequent pages

- **-r**

  Replace device values in pbase .ti2/.ti3 Default is to create a scanner .ti3 file

- **-F** x1,y1,x2,y2,x3,y3,x4,y4

  Don't auto recognize, locate using four fiducual marks

- **-p**

  Compensate for perspective distortion

- **-a**

  Recognise chart in normal orientation only (**-A** fallback as is) Default is to recognise all possible chart angles

- **-m**

  Return true mean (default is robust mean)

- **-G** gamma

  Approximate gamma encoding of image

- **-v** \[n\]

  Verbosity level 0-9

- **-d** \[ihvglLIcrsonap\]

  Generate diagnostic output (try **-dipn**)

- i

  diag - B&W of input image

- h

  diag - Horizontal edge/tick detection

- v

  diag - Vertical edge/tick detection

- g

  diag - Groups detected

- l

  diag - Lines detected

- L

  diag - All lines detected

- I

  diag - lines used to improve fit

- c

  diag - lines perspective corrected

- r

  diag - lines rotated

- s

  diag - diagnostic sample boxes rotated

- o

  diag - sample box outlines

- n

  diag - sample box names

- a

  diag - sample box areas

- p

  diag - pixel areas sampled

**-O** outputfile Override the default output filename & extension.