68 MACWORLD DECEMBER 2019
iOSCENTRALhave been
detected,
followed by an
audible tone
and on-screen
Don’t Move
warning as the
capture takes
place, using
image
stabilization for
sharpest
results.
Now you
can snap
additional
pages or tap
Done to save,
since new pages can be added anytime.
Remove or rearrange individual pages as
needed, then tap to share the document in
a variety of formats. The whole process is
streamlined, super-fast, and very high
quality—when using recent iOS devices,
scans are of comparable quality (over 300
dpi) to those from dedicated hardware.
IMAGE ENHANCEMENTS
Capturing documents is only half the
battle, but Prizmo 5 makes short work of
enhancing scans after they’re taken. The
app magically crops, flattens, cleans up,
and repairs page edges; with the right
lighting this process is pretty automatic,
but you have the option of tweaking
individual settings later. There’s even a
Batch Editor, so improvements can be
performed on multiple pages at once.
I was impressed how Prizmo improved
document scans, especially those
captured under low light condition.
Enhancements like flattening were
occasionally less than perfect, but
generally always better than competing
apps without this functionality. Changes
are non-destructive, so you can always
revert back to the original scan.
Although Prizmo 5 is a free download,
some features require a one-time
Premium Pack in-app purchase ($14), whichNo need to enhance pages one at a time when Prizmo 5 can do them all
with the built-in Batch Editor. (iPad version shown here.)