OCR Scanner Software Is More Important
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You probably think you already know what an OCR scanner is, but do you? In fact many people associate a
physical device with OCR such as a printer, camera, or other scanning device. In fact, OCR stands for Optical
Character Recognition and requires both hardware and software. As long as your hardware has a camera of some sort,
the software will be able to do the processing of actually reading the text that you and I can read on paper.
Instead of going in to depth with scanners, printers or mobile devices with scanning capability, we should look
at the different software available since it is really the more important aspect of scanning text.
OCR Scanner Software Titles
ReadIris Pro 11 - In our opinion, ReadIris Pro is the best OCR scanner software available for two reasons. It works very well and it’s cheap. You
can easily find a copy on Amazon for under $25 where as other brands of OCR software can cost upwards of $299.
This software can convert the text in to editable text from images or .pdf documents. So after you have scanned
your book or paper from class, you can convert it in seconds with this software. But get this it doesn’t just
work with English. In fact, it is able to convert over 120 different languages. It also allows you to scan data
from tables in an image and reproduce those same tables and data within them. You also have the option of
scanning images with the text, output the results in to different formats, and include special characters and
punctuation. If you need to convert images to read on your kindle, computer, or mobile device, ReadIris Pro is
definitely for you. It also works well by taking photos of text books for school and converting them for home
use to make notes from.
Omnipage 17 - The Omnipage OCR scanner software is another popular choice for
scanning and converting text. It does pretty much the same as ReadIris Pro and works with most scanner devices.
They say, “If your device can scan, it can work with Omnipage.” However the price and a few complaints may sway
your opinion. This software is more for tech savvy individuals who don’t mind fiddling around with settings.
There are also complaints of the software not scanning properly or leaving out certain words with punctuation.
If that isn’t enough to turn you off, it costs almost $120. Since they do have a 30 day money back guarantee,
you can try it and if it doesn’t work out for you, just return it.
Having a proper OCR scanner such as a desktop scanner or mobile scanning device is great, but
the most important aspect is the software. For the price and ease of use, we can honestly recommend the ReadIris
software without hesitation.
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