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Which OCR package for text scanning is the best?
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Re: Which OCR package for text scanning is the best? -
03-08-2010
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"Talker" <Talker (AT) thegood (DOT) com> wrote in message news:s2jho5hr2b2rghsagd9emdht816fdojk0h (AT) 4ax (DOT) com... On Wed, 17 Feb 2010 09:02:11 -0800, curious8 (AT) pacbell (DOT) net wrote: I'm looking for a good OCR scanning package coming with scanner or stand alone. I'd appreciate any recommendations of hint which one should I choose. I'm familiar whit Omipage 14 basic OCR but someone said that Readiris is better. TIA for any info. I have both OmniPage16 and FineReader10, have used various versions of both programs for years. Both work well for clean copy, but I much prefer Abbyy's FineReader for print that is faint, has complex formatting, or poorly formed letters. With FineReader it is much easier to make corrections during proofing. OmniPage can be very very frustrating for me. charlie I have used Omnipage Pro and Abbyy's Finereader, and neither one of them are worth a damn. Maybe it's because I rarely use either one of them, and I'm doing something wrong, but every time I have tried to scan a document, it never scans and recognizes it properly. I have to correct so many errors in the text, that I might as well have typed it myself. If it has charts or pictures with the text, forget it, I end up with a total mess. I finally just gave up on OCR software, and no longer use it. Oh, and it's not the scanner either, since I have used both OCR programs with three different scanners over the years....my latest scanner is a Canon 9950F. Talker Does Canon 9950F have Windows 7 Drivers ready? And does any OCR come with Canon 9950F ? |
I don't know if there are drivers for the 9950F for Windows 7. I
am using Windows XP.
The 9950F came with Abbyy's Finereader OCR, but like I mentioned
above, it's pretty much worthless, as is Omnipage Pro.
I have used both of these OCRs over the years, and I admit that I
used them very infrequently, but when I did, the results were so bad
that they were useless. When the page had a picture or chart on it,
the OCR software gave a result that was unrecognizable. The picture
or charts were incomprehensible, and the text had so many errors, that
it wasn't worth it to correct them. It was quicker to just type the
text myself.
I'd like to sit with someone and see how any brand of OCR works
for them, then show them how it works for me, then compare notes.
I got so disgusted with them that I uninstalled them from my
computer. I don't even know where the install CDs are anymore, and I
don't care. They were a total waste of money.
Talker
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Jethro Pull <jpull (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:hqPjn.4980$QL4.3614 (AT) newsfe24 (DOT) iad: To digress ... One of my real-life misspell examples is the word "Cancelled" which you will see spelled "Canceled" with only one L. Most often found when we have bad weather and TV shows flights that have been "Cancelled" by one airline and "Canceled" by another. Frankly, I'm confused and should consult my Merriam-Webster to get an answer, but the suspense is more fun than knowing which is correct. Acording to a test of the two spellings in Microsoft Word 2000, both spellings are correct. Neither word is flagged as mis-spelled. However my American Heritage dictionary show that "canceled" is the correct spelling. My Random House College Dictionary shows both spelling as correct. So I guess it is a matter of choice. |
How do you spell Jewellery / Jewelry / Jewelery?
The first is standard UK English spelling, but I've seen both the others
used around the place...
Mike
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CSM1 <nomail (AT) nomoremail (DOT) com> was inspired to say Jethro Pull <jpull (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in news:hqPjn.4980$QL4.3614 (AT) newsfe24 (DOT) iad: To digress ... One of my real-life misspell examples is the word "Cancelled" which you will see spelled "Canceled" with only one L. Most often found when we have bad weather and TV shows flights that have been "Cancelled" by one airline and "Canceled" by another. Frankly, I'm confused and should consult my Merriam-Webster to get an answer, but the suspense is more fun than knowing which is correct. Acording to a test of the two spellings in Microsoft Word 2000, both spellings are correct. Neither word is flagged as mis-spelled. However my American Heritage dictionary show that "canceled" is the correct spelling. My Random House College Dictionary shows both spelling as correct. So I guess it is a matter of choice. Or which side of the Atlantic you are based. How do you spell Jewellery / Jewelry / Jewelery? The first is standard UK English spelling, but I've seen both the others used around the place... Mike |
American Heritage Talking Dictionary shows:
jewelry
Ornaments, such as bracelets, necklaces, or rings, made of precious
metals set with gems or imitation gems.
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Excerpted from American Heritage Talking Dictionary
Copyright © 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
jeweler and jeweller
One that makes, repairs, or deals in jewelry
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Excerpted from American Heritage Talking Dictionary
Copyright © 1997 The Learning Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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