[comp.text.desktop] Better OCR Software for HP-Scanjet

don@dukeac.UUCP (Don Mullen) (04/19/88)

	Does anyone know of an OCR software package that can handle
typeset text scanned using the Hewlett-Packard Scanjet?  We're currently
using ReadRight, from OCR Systems, Inc.  Although ReadRight can handle
mono-spaced fonts fairly well, any proportionally space font with kerning
gives it a lot of trouble.  Any help and/or pointers will be greatly
appreciated.
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Don Mullen					uucp: ...!mcnc!ecsvax!dukeac!don
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Duke University, Durham NC  27706
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paul@uunet.UU.NET (Paul Ausick) (04/21/88)

> 	Does anyone know of an OCR software package that can handle
> typeset text scanned using the Hewlett-Packard Scanjet? ...

I just got a copy of Olduvai Software's Readit! program and it can read
proportionally spaced text.  It runs on the Mac.  I've tried it on a few
small files and it seems to work okay.  I'd guess that its accuracy rate
is about 98% or better, but, as with all such software, a 1% or 2% error
rate means a lot of errors in a file with a few thousand characters.

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