yeehaw@lemmy.ca to MSP - Managed Service Providers@lemmy.world · 8 months agoClient wants to mass OCR documentsmessage-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up118arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up118arrow-down1message-squareClient wants to mass OCR documentsyeehaw@lemmy.ca to MSP - Managed Service Providers@lemmy.world · 8 months agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareyeehaw@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-28 months agoDoes the it put out like a txt or word doc or something?
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIf you want OCR, it outputs a PDF. But it can also output to image formats like PNG (but images don’t have OCR). There are lots of options in the software, but the defaults work for 90% of regular documents.
minus-squareLesserAbe@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 months agoIt’s been a minute, but when I was looking at these types of software (not this specific one mentioned) they can create a PDF with the scan images and OCR text overlaid on top of the scan.
Does the it put out like a txt or word doc or something?
If you want OCR, it outputs a PDF.
But it can also output to image formats like PNG (but images don’t have OCR).
There are lots of options in the software, but the defaults work for 90% of regular documents.
It’s been a minute, but when I was looking at these types of software (not this specific one mentioned) they can create a PDF with the scan images and OCR text overlaid on top of the scan.