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Anyone using OCR software with success?
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<blockquote data-quote="HistoryProf" data-source="post: 1805427" data-attributes="member: 401044"><p>If I'm scanning a batch of looseleaf documents, I use a ScanSnap ix500 with the built-in proofing software (ScanSnap Searchable PDF Converter); it works very well for me, I seldom need to make corrections. I'll take 50 pages at a time, load the hopper, hit the scan button, and it's done. The draw for me was the speed. I scan 500+ documents twice a semester just for one class, it "eats" through them without a hiccup. If you need to export to Word, it comes with ABYYY which does OK but not perfect.</p><p></p><p>For one or two page things, sometimes I'll use the Epson printer/flatbed scanner, scanned at 600dpi or higher, and use Acrobat Pro for the OCR work. The Epson bundled software does an OK job.</p><p></p><p>My OCR stuff is almost always in PDF (archiving). Acrobat Pro does a pretty good job of exporting to .docx if/when I need it, though.</p><p></p><p>The ix500 comes with Acrobat Pro but for Windows. <em>My retired 510M came with a Mac version. :sigh:</em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HistoryProf, post: 1805427, member: 401044"] If I'm scanning a batch of looseleaf documents, I use a ScanSnap ix500 with the built-in proofing software (ScanSnap Searchable PDF Converter); it works very well for me, I seldom need to make corrections. I'll take 50 pages at a time, load the hopper, hit the scan button, and it's done. The draw for me was the speed. I scan 500+ documents twice a semester just for one class, it "eats" through them without a hiccup. If you need to export to Word, it comes with ABYYY which does OK but not perfect. For one or two page things, sometimes I'll use the Epson printer/flatbed scanner, scanned at 600dpi or higher, and use Acrobat Pro for the OCR work. The Epson bundled software does an OK job. My OCR stuff is almost always in PDF (archiving). Acrobat Pro does a pretty good job of exporting to .docx if/when I need it, though. The ix500 comes with Acrobat Pro but for Windows. [I]My retired 510M came with a Mac version. :sigh:[/I] [/QUOTE]
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