On Fri, 21 Nov 2008 09:20:00 -0600
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| Hello,
| 
| I am using 'convert' to add a claim number to a tif image and convert
| it to a pdf image.  My problem is that the scans we are processing
| sometimes are not ideally aligned and have a black border, so we can
| not read all of the claim number.  Can I define a white background
| behind the claim number so I can always read it?  How is that done?
| If you could give a short explination or point me to the appropriate
| documentation I would be grateful.
| 
if the scans are not alligns and they have a black border.  GOOD

It means you can use -deskew (once or twice) to first correct the
rotation.

Once you have the rottaion fixed you can use -trim with a -fuzz factor
to clean up the edges.

  Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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  Anthony Thyssen ( System Programmer )    <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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