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Any good downloadable OCR software??

14 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/any-good-downloadable-ocr-software.5768/

Choto Cheeta
Choto Cheeta Original post #1
Feb 16, 2005 at 10:51 AM
need to know any good downloadble OCR (convert scan documents in text) software.......

any links??
swatkat
swatkat #2
Feb 16, 2005 at 2:02 PM
Best OCR software is ABBY Fine Reader and then there r OmniPage etc.....
if u want Free OCRs, there r some like SimpleOCR...
*download.abbyy.com/content/default.aspx
*www.simpleocr.com/Info.asp
*www.scansoft.com/omnipage/
Choto Cheeta
Feb 17, 2005 at 10:03 AM
will this OCRs work with all scaners?? or they work with only certain models?? & can i will be able to convert a pre scaned (*.jpg) doc in to text??
swatkat
swatkat #4
Feb 17, 2005 at 11:37 AM
they work with all scanners....and for ur second question, i think u will be able to convert it, though i have not done it......
tuxfan
tuxfan #5
Feb 17, 2005 at 11:43 AM
You need to scan @ at least 300 dpi to OCR an image. So if the jpg is scanned at that resolution, any software can work.
H
hikapil #6
Feb 17, 2005 at 11:45 AM
Hi ABBYY fine reader is the best ever and ever software for OCR.

Yah It works with all types of scanners.

It can convert .Jpg to doc, but the image file should be of high resolution say about 300 dpi or More.
Choto Cheeta
Feb 17, 2005 at 1:07 PM
boy huge files...... but i'm gone try them...... unless digit give any thing on their march edition
sreevirus
Feb 17, 2005 at 6:15 PM
finereader is THE best OCR s/w ever...no competition whatsoever.....it even scans and converts tables as is in word documents and excel sheets..try scanning a newspaper clipping and u'll find that finereader even creates frames and adjusts the words....its a must try...

btw.....all u need for the OCR s/w to work properly is to install the scanner s/w and driver....the OCR s/w will automatically detect it and use it to scan...
A
Feb 17, 2005 at 7:16 PM
I got READIRIS with my hp 4in1.
Works great.
But dunno if its downloadable.
Choto Cheeta
Feb 18, 2005 at 10:39 AM
finereader is THE best OCR s/w ever..... [/qoute]

[qoute]its a must try...


ya.... but its a big file...... 37MB....
A
amitsaudy #11
Mar 1, 2005 at 11:34 PM
Can you provide me a link for finereader.
K
klinux #13
Mar 2, 2005 at 2:49 PM
fine reader and abby were given by most mags , chip given abby in this months issue
@cheetah : did u get a s/w cd package along with ur scanner ?

another q : isnt it important to have the pictures in 300 dpi (as stated above) and have it as black and white too ?
Charley
Charley #14
Mar 2, 2005 at 4:04 PM
thats wht i'm wondering too, is it necessary for 300 dpi???

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