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DWB · 07-15-2012, 05:55 AM

If I have an image with a lot of text on it, what software, if any, can read that text, extract it, and put it in a text file?

lbc213 · 07-15-2012, 05:59 AM

I would like something like this too actually.

BIGTYMER · 07-15-2012, 06:00 AM

Great question. I was thinking about this the other day.

newB · 07-15-2012, 06:15 AM

You need OCR (Optical Character Recognition) software. It comes on many machines with a built in fax software, as well as a lot of printers with built in scanners. ABBYY finereader is one example, that you might already have.

You can also try saving the document as a PDF, then exporting it as plain text. Otherwise, a quick search shows a lot of results for 'free OCR software'.

seeandsee · 07-15-2012, 06:45 AM

Abby Fine Reader is best pic to text software that covers almost all, really rocks and it's fast and very good recognition!

devilspost · 07-15-2012, 06:45 AM

Google Docs

MaDalton · 07-15-2012, 06:49 AM

OCR has been invented around 1996 or so ;)

DWB · 07-15-2012, 08:30 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaDalton

OCR has been invented around 1996 or so ;)

Never needed such a thing until now. I guess I'm a little slow.

Hey, by the way, have you heard of these new "tube" sites? I hear you can get a lot of free porn on them.

CurrentlySober · 07-15-2012, 09:23 AM

Yeah, check the program bundel that came with your scanner... Theres probably some OCR stuff in with it.

RevSand · 07-15-2012, 09:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CurrentlySober

Yeah, check the program bundel that came with your scanner... Theres probably some OCR stuff in with it.

What he said.. My newest scanner came w/ some also.. Works great and way better then having to retype a doc you do not have a ecopy of.

devilspost · 07-15-2012, 09:45 AM

Google Docs

faxxaff · 07-15-2012, 09:48 AM

Google "pdf to txt" to find tools converting graphics (scans) to text files.

MaDalton · 07-15-2012, 09:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DWB

Never needed such a thing until now. I guess I'm a little slow.

Hey, by the way, have you heard of these new "tube" sites? I hear you can get a lot of free porn on them.

free porn on a tube? those Brits are crazy

JOKER · 07-15-2012, 10:41 AM

I usually use an iPhone app called OCRnow for that, snap a good pic of it, few minutes later you have the pdf with the text in your mailbox.

Also works with traditional uploads of scanned pages from what I remember.

site is: http://ocrnow.com

Edit: And yeah it uses the Abby Fine Reader engine.

eroticsexxx · 07-15-2012, 03:25 PM

Solution: ----> http://www.free-ocr.com/

DWB · 07-15-2012, 03:41 PM

Thanks all. Trying some of these to see what works best.

Appreciate the help.

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