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OCR recognition
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...dpi at 300 to 600dpi, 600 yields slightly better accuracy than 300dpi, however 300dpi is sufficient...
...downsample after OCR (if required) is recommended, not before...
...scan in lineart (1bit) or greyscale to keep file size down, color will increase document size and slower processing...
...i've only come across point sizes as low as 7 point in documents i have scanned and OCR'd, not experienced yet with anything lower...
...7 point worked OK here...
Andrew
...downsample after OCR (if required) is recommended, not before...
...scan in lineart (1bit) or greyscale to keep file size down, color will increase document size and slower processing...
...i've only come across point sizes as low as 7 point in documents i have scanned and OCR'd, not experienced yet with anything lower...
...7 point worked OK here...
Andrew
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FredWagner
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If your documents are all good quality - black type on white background, paper not torn or crumpled, you're in good shape. If you have to go to grayscale, your file size will increase by 6 or 8 times, and system response will be that much slower. Get a really good scanner - nothing under $500. No need of SCSI connection, the new ones connect via USB 2.0. Check out products from for running the scanner and capturing the data to your back end data store.
Fred Wagner
Fred Wagner
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