Comments on: OCR for Linux: Teaching Linux to Read http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/ Open Source, Open Standards Fri, 10 Feb 2012 08:31:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: bamberg http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5140 bamberg Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5140 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.

]]> By: terpic http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5141 terpic Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5141 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.<br /> <br /> 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: themagicmc http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5142 themagicmc Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5142 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: rwxrxrx http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5143 rwxrxrx Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5143 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: ilnli http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5144 ilnli Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://www.linux-mag.com/id/5320/#comment-5144 <p>To use an easy to use online Optical Character Recognition tool then I would suggest to use <a href="http://www.ocrconvert.com">OCR Convert</a>, it very fast and the results are quite accurate. </p> To use an easy to use online Optical Character Recognition tool then I would suggest to use OCR Convert, it very fast and the results are quite accurate.

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