Comments on: OCR for Linux: Teaching Linux to Read http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/ Open Source, Open Standards Sun, 05 Jul 2009 01:46:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: rwxrxrx http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-887 Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:37:42 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-887 Recently, a friend consulted me how to recognize the numbers from images. Now i read this paper and know some Linux OCR software, many thanks. Recently, a friend consulted me how to recognize the numbers from images. Now i read this paper and know some Linux OCR software, many thanks.

]]> by: themagicmc http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-880 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:38:05 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-880 The best OCR program I've used is Abbyy FineReader, and it's considered industry standard. 30 day trial, somewhat expensive for retail ($5-600 I believe). But it does a remarkable job, and it handles all the things that these Linux attempts don't - multiple fonts, multiple input types, multiple output types (including Word), multiple columns, defining non-text areas just before conversion to text, jpg'ing of images, etc. If you do OCR for more than just fun, I would definitely recommend it over any OS app currently available. The best OCR program I’ve used is Abbyy FineReader, and it’s considered industry standard. 30 day trial, somewhat expensive for retail ($5-600 I believe). But it does a remarkable job, and it handles all the things that these Linux attempts don’t - multiple fonts, multiple input types, multiple output types (including Word), multiple columns, defining non-text areas just before conversion to text, jpg’ing of images, etc. If you do OCR for more than just fun, I would definitely recommend it over any OS app currently available.

]]> by: terpic http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-879 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:01:28 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-879 To be honest I haven't found a decent and easy to use OCR programme installable with Linux, they are hard to use and full of errors. I have found that Readris pro 9 will install and operate very well by running it through wine or in my case Crossover Office. It appears to run to a really useable standard. To be honest I haven’t found a decent and easy to use OCR programme installable with Linux, they are hard to use and full of errors.

I have found that Readris pro 9 will install and operate very well by running it through wine or in my case Crossover Office. It appears to run to a really useable standard.

]]> by: bamberg http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-878 Thu, 06 Mar 2008 20:42:32 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-878 When it comes to conversion between image formats, it might be good advice to point to image magicks "convert" program, which can convert between almost all formats. When it comes to conversion between image formats, it might be good advice to point to image magicks “convert” program, which can convert between almost all formats.

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