Feature Request: External Program Filter

[anotatta]

Thank you for adding "Filter" feature at the output stage.
It would be great if there is also an option to run external image processing cli program (such as gmic [https://gmic.eu/] or others) to do custom filtering. This will open up the range and type of custom filter according to user preference.

[zvezdochiot]

@noobie-iv , это по твою душу вопрос.

PS: Я уже подмечал, что для фильтров нужен отдельный этап, сразу после "Разрезки". Тогда и "чудить" можно будет вдоль и поперёк, а не пихать всё в "Вывод". И работа всех остальных этапов тут же нормализуется.

@anotatta , why can't these utilities (and filters) be applied before processing in ST/STEX?

[anotatta]

@zvezdochiot , @noobie-iv,

Because I want to take advantage of the ST/STEX pre-processing stages (Fix Orientation, Split Pages, Geometric Distortions, Select Contents, Margins). These are steps that ST/STEX do very well.

gmic is good with filter at the output stage with thousands of filters to try.

[zvezdochiot]

@anotatta say:

gmic is good with filter at the output stage with thousands of filters to try.

❓ Why can't these utilities (and filters) be applied before processing in ST/STEX?

PS: @zvezdochiot say:

I have already noticed that filters need a separate stage, immediately after the "Split". Then it will be possible to "freak out" along and across, and not shove everything into the "Output". And the work of all other stages is immediately normalized.

[anotatta]

The filter that I am interested sometime remove page border and other feature that make it difficult for ST/STEX to split page and select contents automatically.

[zvezdochiot]

@anotatta , ok. Now the question is clear.