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Optical character recognition

  • 10-07-2006 8:59am
    #1
    king_of_inismac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,368 ✭✭✭


    Ok guys, need some serious help here.

    My girlfriend has notes from her college course.

    They're photocopied pages of typed notes.

    Now the text is very very small, and shes having a lot of trouble reading them. She considering getting someone to read and handwite them all out. (there are a LOT of notes)

    Now this morning, I thought I'd try scanning them, using an OCR program and upping the font/reformatting them but the free OCR software I got is crap.

    Can anyone recommend any alternative software/any other suggestions?

    Thanks,
    Martin


Comments

  • #2
    Gone West
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,374 ✭✭✭Gone West


    consumer OCR software is never good.
    We got some good stuff here in work over at archiving, but its pretty custom.

    Why not simply blow them up on a photocopier?
    just put the stack of notes in the auto feed tray, set 200% magnification, select A3, and bobs your uncle. Theyre not OCR'd, but they will be twice as big, and much easier to read.


  • #3
    netwhizkid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,558 ✭✭✭netwhizkid


    You have two choices as FuzzyLogic said, photocopy and enlarge or OCR them, with the photocopying being the easiest if not the most aesthetically pleasing. ABBYY Finereader Sprint 5.0 is the best OCR software I have ever come across, It can be bought on its own or a trial downloaded from the Internet however the file size is in the Hundreds of Megs so have broadband or forget it.

    It is also supplied with certain Lexmark Printers and Scanners or at least it used to be. It might work out cheaper to buy a Lexmark Device with it than buy it alone. Lexmark offer good print quality etc but you get screwed on the INK, however with Re-fill kits and shops that will re-fill them for you now it is nearly indifferent.


  • #4
    SwampThing
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 944 ✭✭✭SwampThing


    king, I've used OmniPage with good results.

    If you like, e-mail me a scan of a page or two and I'll see what happens.


  • #5
    Capt'n Midnight
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 93,581 Mod ✭✭✭✭Capt'n Midnight


    The one in office 2003 isn't bad for a freebie.

    I'd suggest blowing up first and getting a pencil to fill in the gaps in letters - faster than editing later on before you scan them in.

    If the notes are typed can she go back to the source and get a fresh copy ?

    I've lost the link but there was a submit online service by a US university that would email you back the file later or something - but you've to watch copyright issues.


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