Re: Where can I find FREE OCR ?

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Thanks a lot. I did download and install the Simple OCR but it unfortunately
does a terrible job in producing the text. It is not something that I could
afterwards edit.

The really strange thing is also that it allows the scanned image with
Simple OCR ONLY again to be filed as a TIFF, not a Document.

I have the Epson Perfection 1650 Scanner and like to scan, look at that
image, convert it to a text (.doc) file and edit words in it.

OCR Simple does not allow me to do it.

"R. McCarty" <PcEngWork-NoSpam_@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:uY3d4k46FHA.3172@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Optical Character Recognition is a segment of software that is dominated
> by ScanSoft (Nuance) and a few minor players. Not all applications have
> Freeware/Shareware available. OmniPage 15 is still overpriced in my
> opinion at well over ~$150.
> I did Google around a bit and found a "100% Free OCR" at:
> http://www.simpleocr.com/ SimpleOCR
> **Know nothing about it or any recommendations - but might be worth a
> look.
>
> "ritter197" <ritter197@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:qX0ff.19851$%t4.9505@xxxxxxxxxxx
>>I went to a number of pages in Google to get a download of a truly free
>>Optical Character Recognition engine, but they were always teasers.
>> The download is free, or there is 30 days Trial, but I could not find one
>> that is truly free.
>>
>> I want to use it with an Epson Perfection 1650 and convert a scanned
>> image into a MS Word 2003 document which I can edit.
>>
>>
>
>


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