OCR -
Toolkit/Application Selection Considerations
Variables
OCR variables to consider in the selection of commercial OCR applications
are:
1. OCR recognition method
2. OCR Recognition speed
3. Font glossaries
4. Output formats supported
5. Languages supported
6. Sophistication of dictionaries
7. Advanced features (e.g., spell-checkers, WYSIWYG
editors)
8. Price.
Features
The common features of most commercial OCR applications
are:
1. Translation of text from print form to a text file on the
computer (which can then be
edited
2. Adjustment for scanning single or multiple pages
3. Light and Brightness level adjustment
4. Adjustment for page orientation (portrait or landscape)
5. Scanning of a whole page or selected portions of a page
6. Easy creation and recognition of multiple zones on a single image.
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