is813cs@pyr.gatech.EDU (Cris Simpson) (02/22/89)
Can anyone give me suggestions on OCR SW for the HP Scanjet?
How is HP's ReadRight package?
Thanks,
cris
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Cris Simpson Computer Engineer VA Rehab R&D Center
GATech Atlanta,GA
is813cs@pyr.gatech.edu ...!{Almost Anywhere}!gatech!gitpyr!is813csyuan@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang) (02/22/89)
In article <7336@pyr.gatech.EDU> is813cs@pyr.gatech.edu (Cris Simpson) writes: >Can anyone give me suggestions on OCR SW for the HP Scanjet? >How is HP's ReadRight package? ReadRight can only read fixed-space fonts around 11 - 13 points. Pica and Courier seems to work fine, and maybe Roman (such as the NLQ type from Epson FX printers). For a program that can read proportional spaced fonts, FlagStff Engineering's SPOT is a good choice. It'll "learn" whatever font you have (sufficiently dark, of course). Only problem is that it's a bit on the pricey side (~ $1,000). So it all depends on what your needs are. -- Yuan Chang "What can go wrong, did" UUCP: {uunet,ucbvax,dcdwest}!ucsd!nosc!uhccux!yuan ARPA: uhccux!yuan@nosc.MIL "Wouldn't you like to INTERNET: yuan@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU be an _A_m_i_g_o_i_d too?!?"
yuan@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu (Yuan 'Hacker' Chang) (02/23/89)
In article <3310@uhccux.uhcc.hawaii.edu> I wrote: > > ReadRight can only read fixed-space fonts around 11 - 13 points. >Pica and Courier seems to work fine, and maybe Roman (such as the NLQ type >from Epson FX printers). For a program that can read proportional spaced >fonts, FlagStff Engineering's SPOT is a good choice. It'll "learn" >whatever font you have (sufficiently dark, of course). Only problem is >that it's a bit on the pricey side (~ $1,000). So it all depends on what >your needs are. Somebody disagreed with me about the capability of ReadRight to read proportional space fonts, so I'll try to elaborate more on that. According to the manual, ReadRight "can read a range of point sizes and pitches -- 6 to 12 points and 10 to 15 pitch" You mileage may vary here. And here's a list of fonts that ReadRight supports: MONOSPACED PROPORTIONALLY SPACED Courier bold Pica Cubic Elite Roman/Madeleine Prestige Pica Title Prestige Elite Modern Letter Gothic Thesis OCR-B Theme Bookface Academic Arcadia Prestige Renown/Style Gothic/Victory Majestic ----- Problem is that most of your laser-printed fonts aren't supported. The manual states: "Laser printer fonts, such as Hewlett-Packard LaserJet and LaserJet+ fonts and Canon fonts, are supported as long as they are very similar to fonts included in the tables above. Examples include Courier, Elite, pica, and Letter Gothic. Fonts similar to typeset fonts -- Helvetica, Times Roman, and others -- are not supported at present but will be in the future." I apologize here if anybody's led to believe that ReadRight's totally incapable of reading ANY proportional spaced fonts. If you want to read laser-printed fonts such as Times Roman and Helvetica, you are still out of luck. -- Yuan Chang "What can go wrong, did" UUCP: {uunet,ucbvax,dcdwest}!ucsd!nosc!uhccux!yuan ARPA: uhccux!yuan@nosc.MIL "Wouldn't you like to INTERNET: yuan@uhccux.UHCC.HAWAII.EDU be an _A_m_i_g_o_i_d too?!?"