Question Scanning a family tree

[Desertprep]

I have a family tree that was made in the 1920's and I would like to digitize it. I am looking for an app that will scan it, recreate the tree structure from the paper in digital form and insert the names in editable text. Any suggestions? I have started to check outthe common family tree apps, but none will do that. There are a whole lot more out there, but it is very tedious to try to get in touch with the publishers to ask them questions. Can anyone give some insight/suggestions?

 

[Lutfij]

I am looking for an app that will scan it, recreate the tree structure from the paper in digital form and insert the names in editable text. Any suggestions?
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One other thing that comes to mind is to scan your document and save into a PDF format using Adobe's Acrobat app.

 

[Aeacus]

I have a family tree that was made in the 1920's and I would like to digitize it. I am looking for an app that will scan it, recreate the tree structure from the paper in digital form and insert the names in editable text.

Given that the family tree was made in the 1920's, you have it on paper (physical) form, right? If so, do you have a scanner to scan documents into the PC? And should that scanner already have the software to digitize analog (physical) form into digital form? Or am i missing something?

Since once you have the family tree as an image on your PC, you can easily use image editor to change/update the names.

 

[Desertprep]

Given that the family tree was made in the 1920's, you have it on paper (physical) form, right? If so, do you have a scanner to scan documents into the PC? And should that scanner already have the software to digitize analog (physical) form into digital form? Or am i missing something?

Since once you have the family tree as an image on your PC, you can easily use image editor to change/update the names.

Thanks! I forgot to mention that the paper is aboug 20" by 30" Yes, I could probably rig up a tripod to my phone and take photos of the tree. Common ocr software is only going to pick up the words and names, not the lines and relationships.

 

[Aeacus]

I forgot to mention that the paper is aboug 20" by 30"

Well, there are wand scanners out there that you can move across the paper manually and scan the data in. E.g Iriscan Book 5 wifi;
review: https://www.pcmag.com/reviews/iriscan-book-5-wifi
amazon: https://www.amazon.com/IRIScan-Book-Portable-Scanner-Wireless/dp/B0C74XDFK5/

3-4 side-by-side passes should be enough to capture the whole thing.

With the Book 5 you can scan without a PC, send your scans to mobile devices, and it comes with software for converting scanned text to editable text.

Should be what you're looking for?

 

[Desertprep]

Thanks! That is a good suggestion, but it will produce a picture of the tree. I am looking for some kind of ocr app that will take that photo and convert it into a logical family tree that can be edited, connected, add more nodes to it, etc. Seems there is no app out there....which is a good answer from this forum. It means I have to start scanning and working!

 

[Aeacus]

I am looking for some kind of ocr app that will take that photo and convert it into a logical family tree that can be edited, connected, add more nodes to it, etc.

A good image editor program could do it. E.g GIMP. But you need to do a lot of work, creating layers, separating elements (so that each one is individual item) before you can edit the text and add nodes, etc.

About like this:

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4ufehbJw8U