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Show HN: One-click ink saving and document optimization
- pitz 5y agoThe goal with this project is to leverage image recognition so that you can use half the ink while having better looking prints. Check it out and let us know what you think!
- mgl 5y agoThis looks super cool! What are the expected ink savings for black and white text documents? Is the quality loss for photo prints significant? What are your plans? :)
- pitz 5y agoThanks very much for the feedback! On a simple black-and-white document, you can easily save 50% of the ink with barely noticeable changes. In processing photos, the focus is on the restoration and digitization of old documents and handwritten notes. We are still in beta, but we hope to get the word out and show people how they can save big on ink without compromising on print quality. The application is also designed to simplify graphical document editing, for example restoring bad scans, something that students and researchers who frequently handle old documents would find useful.
- mgl 5y agoBrilliant! What is your story, how did you come up with this idea? How long did it take until now? Where are you based?
- pitz 5y agoThe idea came up around the time my partner started her Masters and needed to print documents that were in poor condition and would have been a complete waste of ink. It has become apparent that sometimes print preparation is necessary, and that it should be as intuitive for the user as possible. We're currently based in Tel Aviv.
- rahimnathwani 5y agoI tried it on a photo I took yesterday. It did a good job of preserving the foreground, whilst turning the background objects into outlines (i.e. line drawings without fill). I'd like to have a virtual printer driver with this functionality. Print -> select that driver -> print -> select real printer.
- pitz 5y agoAgreed. Seamless integration with the print process is key to the success of the service. Thanks for sharing your experience and for the advice regarding virtual printer driver!
- syncbehind 5y agoWhere are files being stored? How long? Who gets to see it? Rather glaring privacy disclaimer omissions for something like this.
- pitz 5y agoValid point, I’ve just added the following to the FAQ: “Any file uploaded to Halftone is anonymized, stored on Amazon Cloud Storage (AWS S3), and kept for three days before being permanently deleted. Documents are only used for troubleshooting purposes and as otherwise stated in our Privacy Policy.”