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Creating a perspective

Not all extractions are equal. Learn how to use Perspectives in Redshred to focus on exactly the right information for every role and mission need.

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In this guide, we'll walk through how to create a Perspective in Redshred. Whether you're tailoring extractions for a specific role, question, or mission need, Perspectives are how you tell Redshred exactly what to look for — and where.

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Creating a Perspective

Step 1: Open a Document

Navigate to an existing document in your Collection and open it in the Document Viewer.

Step 2: Open the Perspective Editor

In the Left-Hand Sidebar, click 'New Perspective' to open the Perspective Editor.

Step 3: Name Your Perspective

Give your Perspective a clear, descriptive name that helps you and your team immediately understand what layer of intelligence it captures. Good examples include:

  • "F-18 Engine Procedures"
  • "F-16 Wing Diagrams"
  • "Compliance Requirements"
  • "Abstracts and Conclusions"

You can also add an optional description to make it easier to identify and manage down the road — we recommend taking a moment to do this.

Step 4: Choose a Perspective Type

Select a Perspective Type from the dropdown. Think of Perspective Types as smart starting templates — each one comes pre-configured with default values tuned for a specific kind of extraction, giving you a strong starting point toward high-quality results right out of the box.

Note: The Selected Input Segments field will automatically populate with the segment type that pairs best with your chosen Perspective Type. If you need more granular control, switch to Advanced Mode to target specific segment types using the Redshred Query Language.

Step 5: Configure and Test

With your Perspective Type and Input Segments set, you have a few options before saving:

  • Pro Tip: Don't just test on one page — navigate to several pages across your document to validate performance throughout. A Perspective that works well on page 1 should work just as well on page 50.

Step 6: Save Your Perspective

  • Once you're satisfied with the output, click 'DONE' to save your configured Perspective to your Collection. Redshred will begin processing immediately, and your extracted intelligence will appear on the document as soon as it's ready.

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Understanding Perspective Types

Foundational

Perspectives Table
Perspective name Description Tags
pdftotext Extracts text from docs using pdftotext model text
shredly Extracts text, images, formulas, lists and list items, captions text image formula list caption
typography Extracts text (basic) text
sentences Extracts individual sentences (breaks text into individual sentences) sentence-segmentation
vectors Stores information in a vectorized graph database for semantic retrieval vector semantic
vlm parse Extracts text with advanced optical character recognition text OCR
regex Extracts content based on pattern matching pattern-based
model adapter adapts and integrates external machine learning models to make perspectives customization

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Classifiers

Perspectives Table 2
Perspective name Description Tags
LLM Classifier Labels information with paragraph by paragraph classification single-class multi-class
page extract Extracts multiple structured fields from document pages multi-label
gliner Labels information with generative Named Entity Recognition NER
llm highlighter Identifies and highlights content using LLM model analysis prompt-based
spacy Breaks text into individual sentences sentence-segmentation

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Adjustments

Perspectives Table 2
Perspective name Description Tags
relabeler reassigns segment labels edit

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Organization & Layout

Perspectives Table 3
Perspective name Description Tags
section breaker Breaks documents into logical sections and segments; breaks on regex queries layout regex
list builder Identifies and segments lists and list items layout list
grouper Segments elements on a page based on proximity layout proximity
indentifier Labels regions by their indentation level layout indentation

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Quality Assurance

Perspectives Table 4
Perspective name Description Tags
blindspot-detector Finds any ink left on a document without a Redshred segment (information not captured in the Redshred document-as-a-database) QA
evaluation Evaluates a perspective against another ground truth perspective QA

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Images

Perspectives Table 5
Perspective name Description Tags
pdf images Extracts image (basic) image
page images Generates high-quality page images at different DPI and resolution image
shredly Extracts text, images, formulas, lists and list items, and captions text image formula list caption

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Tabular & Visual Data

Perspectives Table 6
Perspective name Description Tags
docling-table Extracts tables and table cell content table
flowchart-iris Uses iris model to extract flowcharts on documents flowchart
forms Extracts form information by describing the expected fields form form-fields

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Export

Perspectives Table 7
Perspective name Description Tags
export Takes segments and exports to JSON export json

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Known Formats

Perspectives Table 8
Perspective name Description Tags
honda-manuals Extracts text, images, diagrams, and pictures from Honda maintenance manuals text image diagram list picture honda
llm airmate classifier Extracts text, images, diagrams, and pictures from AIRMATE criteria documents text image diagram list picture airmate criteria
phm-iris-v2 Extracts text, images, diagrams, and pictures from Kohler engine documents text image diagram list picture kohler
public-tos Extracts text, images, diagrams, and pictures from Air Force maintenance docs text image diagram list picture airforce

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Custom

Perspectives Table 7
Perspective name Description Tags
external api allows users to establish and call custom Perspectives with customized models and technical approaches customization

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And that's it — your Perspective is ready to go. Start applying it to your documents and let Redshred do the rest. Happy Redshredding!

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