Comments on: The challenges of “useful” OCR http://digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/01/30/the-challenges-of-%e2%80%9cuseful%e2%80%9d-ocr/ News from the UK Digitisation Programme Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:11:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mike http://digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/01/30/the-challenges-of-%e2%80%9cuseful%e2%80%9d-ocr/comment-page-1/#comment-9 Mike Wed, 27 Feb 2008 09:52:55 +0000 http://digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/2008/01/30/the-challenges-of-%e2%80%9cuseful%e2%80%9d-ocr/#comment-9 Thanks Steve - we are using some proprietary software on the originals. I'll take a look at these though, sounds interesting - thanks for your help. Thanks Steve – we are using some proprietary software on the originals. I’ll take a look at these though, sounds interesting – thanks for your help.

]]> By: Steve http://digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/wp/2008/01/30/the-challenges-of-%e2%80%9cuseful%e2%80%9d-ocr/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Steve Wed, 27 Feb 2008 06:46:46 +0000 http://digitisation.jiscinvolve.org/2008/01/30/the-challenges-of-%e2%80%9cuseful%e2%80%9d-ocr/#comment-8 Are you utilizing image processing software on the originals? Tools like Kofax and Psigen can improve the font, fill in breaks etc, which would lead to a better accuracy in the OCR process. I have a few articles at www.scanguru.com Are you utilizing image processing software on the originals? Tools like Kofax and Psigen can improve the font, fill in breaks etc, which would lead to a better accuracy in the OCR process.

I have a few articles at http://www.scanguru.com

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