| OCR software is dependent on the resolution of the scan. A number of years ago I purchased an HP scanner (that I now no longer own) that came with OCR software.
The requirements at that time for GOOD optical character recognition were:
1. The files MUST be in TIFF format and be black and white.
2. The scans had to be at least 150 dots per inch. The software was setup to recognize the Courier 12-point font. It would not recognize characters less than 12-point.
3. Staples and creases in the paper interferred.
4. The paper had to be aligned properly on the glass (flatbed scanner).
Hope this helps.
When I used it, it did a pretty good job, but it ALWAYS required some corrections and was NOT 100%. I would say it was at least 85% to 90% accurate. It often mistaken an "e" for an "o" and vice versa.
One more thing, I only used OCR TWICE in my life, both times were for academic purposes - mass data incorporation for research papers. Aside from this, I would never have a use for OCR.
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Last edited by chemistry_geek; January 29th, 2002 at 11:10 PM.
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