luadocs/content/lua.scripts.manual/scripts/contrib/passport_guide.md

---
title: passport_guide
id: passport_guide
weight: 230
draft: false
author: "people"
---

## Name


## Description

guides for cropping passport photos based on documents from the Finnish police
(https://www.poliisi.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/intermin/embeds/poliisiwwwstructure/38462_Passikuvaohje_EN.pdf) describing passport photo dimensions of 47x36 mm and 500x653 px for digital biometric data stored in passports. They use ISO 19794-5 standard based on ICAO 9303 regulations which should also be compliant for all of Europe.

## Usage

* add the following line in the file $CONFIGDIR/luarc
  require "passport_guide"
* (optional) add the line:
  "plugins/darkroom/clipping/extra_aspect_ratios/passport 36x47mm=47:36"
  to $CONFIGDIR/darktablerc
* when using the cropping tool, select "passport" as guide and if you added the line in your luarc
  select "passport 36x47mm" as aspect

## Additional Software Required


## Limitations


## Author

Kåre Hampf
[lua scripts] created manual from script comments [lua scripts api] created manual from embedded library documentation [lua api] created stub to contain lua api manual 2020-12-12 20:14:19 +00:00			`---`
			`title: passport_guide`
			`id: passport_guide`
			`weight: 230`
			`draft: false`
			`author: "people"`
			`---`

			`## Name`


			`## Description`

			`guides for cropping passport photos based on documents from the Finnish police`
			`(https://www.poliisi.fi/instancedata/prime_product_julkaisu/intermin/embeds/poliisiwwwstructure/38462_Passikuvaohje_EN.pdf) describing passport photo dimensions of 47x36 mm and 500x653 px for digital biometric data stored in passports. They use ISO 19794-5 standard based on ICAO 9303 regulations which should also be compliant for all of Europe.`

			`## Usage`

			`* add the following line in the file $CONFIGDIR/luarc`
			`require "passport_guide"`
			`* (optional) add the line:`
			`"plugins/darkroom/clipping/extra_aspect_ratios/passport 36x47mm=47:36"`
			`to $CONFIGDIR/darktablerc`
Took a first run through the scripts. Changed the startup from the luarc file to script manager. 2020-12-19 03:08:09 +00:00			`* when using the cropping tool, select "passport" as guide and if you added the line in your luarc`
[lua scripts] created manual from script comments [lua scripts api] created manual from embedded library documentation [lua api] created stub to contain lua api manual 2020-12-12 20:14:19 +00:00			`select "passport 36x47mm" as aspect`

			`## Additional Software Required`


			`## Limitations`


			`## Author`

			`Kåre Hampf`