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# Processing profiles

> Define a reusable sequence of image edits and apply it automatically to every page in a flow.

A **processing profile** is a saved sequence of image-editing actions that Scanning Station applies automatically to every page in a flow. Use profiles when the same edits need to run across many pages — for one-off edits to a single page, see [One-time editing actions](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/one-time-edit).

## Apply a profile

A profile can run in three places:

* **To every batch of a batch type** — configure it on the **Image Processing** tab of the [Batch Type Properties](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/batch-type-properties-dbox) dialog box.
* **On image import** — configure it in **Tools > Options… > Image Processing**.
* **To selected pages, manually**:

  1. In the Batches window, select one or more pages. Use **Shift** or **Ctrl** to pick multiple.
  2. Double-click a profile in the **Processing Profiles** window, or choose **Page > Apply Processing Profile**, or right-click the selection and choose **Apply Processing Profile**.

  Pages you didn't select are left unchanged.

<Note>
  You can also apply most [one-time editing actions](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/one-time-edit) to multiple pages the same way. **Split**, **Crop**, and **Redact** only work on a single page.
</Note>

## Built-in profiles

Scanning Station ships with two default profiles:

* **Photo** — recommended edits for photos of documents (including mobile photos).
* **Scan** — recommended edits for scanned documents.

## Create a profile

<Steps>
  <Step title="Open the profile editor">
    Click **Add** at the top of the **Processing Profiles** window. The profile editor opens, and the Image window previews edits live so you can test the profile as you build it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Choose actions">
    On the **Operations** panel, toggle on the actions you want. See the [action reference](#action-reference) below for what each one does and the options it exposes.

    <Note>
      You can restore the original image at any point while testing.
    </Note>
  </Step>

  <Step title="Name and save">
    Enter a name in the **Edit profile** field and click **OK**. The new profile appears in the **Processing Profiles** window.
  </Step>
</Steps>

To edit an existing profile, select it in the **Processing Profiles** window and click **Edit**.

You can also manage profiles from **Tools > Processing Profiles…**.

## Action reference

### Geometry and layout

| Action                             | What it does                                                                            | Options                                                                                                                                               |
| :--------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Split**                          | Splits an image horizontally or vertically into pages.                                  | Make sure document placement is consistent across images — misaligned scans will split incorrectly.                                                   |
| **Resolution**                     | Changes image resolution.                                                               |                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Rotate**                         | Rotates the image.                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Flip**                           | Flips the image horizontally or vertically.                                             |                                                                                                                                                       |
| **Autocrop**                       | Auto-detects page boundaries, crops to the data area, and corrects skew and distortion. | Three modes: **Generic**, **Photo**, **Scan**.                                                                                                        |
| **Deskew**                         | Corrects image skew.                                                                    | **Use black separators to correct skew** / **Use black squares to correct skew**. Already included in **Autocrop** — skip if you've enabled Autocrop. |
| **Remove Geometrical Distortions** | Removes perspective and geometric distortions.                                          |                                                                                                                                                       |

### Color and contrast

| Action                         | What it does                                    | Options                                                                                                                     |
| :----------------------------- | :---------------------------------------------- | :-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| **Invert Colors**              | Inverts image colors.                           | Use for light text on a dark background.                                                                                    |
| **Photo Correction**           | Cleans up photographed documents.               | **Whiten Background**, **Equalize Brightness**.                                                                             |
| **Remove Color Marks**         | Removes colored marks from an image.            | **Remove marks of specified colors only** — pick specific colors. Without this option, all non-grayscale marks are removed. |
| **Brightness & Contrast**      | Sets brightness and contrast manually.          |                                                                                                                             |
| **Convert to Black and White** | Converts color or grayscale to black and white. |                                                                                                                             |

### Noise and artifacts

| Action                    | What it does                                                        | Options |
| :------------------------ | :------------------------------------------------------------------ | :------ |
| **Remove ISO Noise**      | Removes camera/scanner noise.                                       |         |
| **Remove Motion Blur**    | Removes blur caused by document or camera movement.                 |         |
| **Remove Scanner Shadow** | Removes scanner shadow from an image.                               |         |
| **Despeckle**             | Removes small extra elements (specks). Black-and-white images only. |         |

<Note>
  On very light or fine text, **Despeckle** can remove thin letter elements and punctuation along with the specks. Check the output, especially if you've tuned the despeckle size by hand.
</Note>

## Import and export a profile

Custom profiles can be moved between Scanning Stations as XML files.

**Export a profile**

1. Open **Tools > Processing Profiles…**.
2. Select the profile and click **Export…**.
3. Choose a location and click **OK**.

**Import a profile**

Open **Tools > Processing Profiles… > Import…** and choose the XML file.

## Advanced: change the deskewing background color

You can change the color of the background that appears beyond the edges of the image during deskewing. Edit the `DeskewColor` value under the registry key:

```
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\ABBYY\ScanStationVantage\5.0\Shell\PageView
```

Set it to the DWORD `redComp + greenComp * 256 + blueComp * 256 * 256`. If the value is unset or equal to `4294967295`, the background color is determined automatically.

## Related topics

* [One-time editing actions](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/one-time-edit)
* [Editing images](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/editing-images)
* [Image Processing parameters](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/interface/image-processing-params)
* [Operator mode](/vantage/documentation/scanning-station/operator/operator-mode)