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OCR test with FineReader for Mac
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2nl (X)
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Jun 2, 2015

I ran a new test on 2015-06-02 with my CanoScan LIDE 25 (a simple scanner), OS X 10.10 using the driver for OS X 10.6 and ABBYY FineReader for Mac 12.1.1. The scan was exported to a Microsoft Word document (DOCX) and opened in CafeTran, with two different filters.

http://cafetran.wikidot.com/new-ocr-test

It would be nice to see whether FR for Windows creates a better res... See more
I ran a new test on 2015-06-02 with my CanoScan LIDE 25 (a simple scanner), OS X 10.10 using the driver for OS X 10.6 and ABBYY FineReader for Mac 12.1.1. The scan was exported to a Microsoft Word document (DOCX) and opened in CafeTran, with two different filters.

http://cafetran.wikidot.com/new-ocr-test

It would be nice to see whether FR for Windows creates a better result. If you want to repeat the test, you can download the TIFF. ▲ Collapse
 
Michael Beijer
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Scan-example-(ABBYY-FineFeader-12_Win).docx Jun 2, 2015

I did a quick conversion in the Windows version, and stuck it here:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/6802597/Documents/Scan-example-(ABBYY-FineFeader-12_Win).docx

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2nl (X)
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FR Mac vs. FR Windows: Jun 2, 2015

Michael Beijer wrote:

I did a quick conversion in the Windows version, and stuck it here:



Thanks for that. Looks to me that the engines are very much alike.

FR Mac vs. FR Windows:
 
Michael Beijer
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You’re welcome! Jun 2, 2015

Yeah the results are pretty similar. Looks like the Mac version is catching up with the Windows version, or already has done.
 


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