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Realistic computer-generated handwriting

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Re: Realistic computer-generated handwriting

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I've had a project idea similar to this in the backlog for years: personalized signature generator that can be used to deal with dinosaurs that still want printed, scanned and signed documents. Basically I want to take a pdf, turn it into fake scan image (add noise, some inkjet smear lines, random skew etc procedurally), then generate signature image to paste over that. Zero dead trees and screaming at printers invol…

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Re: Realistic computer-generated handwriting

#25

I've had a project idea similar to this in the backlog for years: personalized signature generator that can be used to deal with dinosaurs that still want printed, scanned and signed documents. Basically I want to take a pdf, turn it into fake scan image (add noise, some inkjet smear lines, random skew etc procedurally), then generate signature image to paste over that. Zero dead trees and screaming at printers invol…

Apart from the signature generation, here is another project that does the false-scanning and signature pasting : https://gitlab.com/edouardklein/falsisign

Re: Realistic computer-generated handwriting

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That's not really realistic, it can't even do normal cursive handwriting with first capital letter joined, I dunno anyone who writes like any of those 10 styles, maybe they are common in US, but certainly not in this part of Europe. Get back to me when it will knows at least something like this: https://qph.cf2.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-5d1b0e1d28c12813e1255... or here especially 1st and 3rd line https://d50-a.sdn.cz/d_…

> That's not really realistic, it can't even do normal cursive handwriting

There is no such thing as "normal cursive". Cursive as a general style is primarily defined by joined characters, which this generator definitely does, in contrast to print writing which has separated characters.

Even formal cursive writing systems vary wildly in style and construction, and I'd venture a guess that vast majority of people do in practice have pretty sloppy style.

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