09-21-2009, 04:40 PM | #1 |
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OCR help needed
Can someone do me a favor and run a PDF through their OCR software? You can find it xxx.
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I'll do it. Give me a minute. (Just posting this so we don't have 100 people do it).
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09-21-2009, 04:57 PM | #3 |
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Here you go.
FYI I used ABBYY. Both files are RTF. One uses the "original layout" setting and one uses the "Text flow" setting. I wasn't sure which one would yield the best results on the tables. Last edited by Nate the great; 09-22-2009 at 10:14 AM. Reason: attachments removed |
09-21-2009, 05:11 PM | #4 |
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That's come out rather well, Doreenjoy. Would you mind saying which OCR program you used?
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I used ABBYY's PDF Transformer version 3.0. I think it cost something like $60? It's been worth every penny. It will convert the font styles to Microsoft Word styles, which makes modifying the text a little easier for me. |
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09-21-2009, 06:40 PM | #6 |
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I'll second doreenjoy's thumbs up for ABBYY PDF Transformer. It's an excellent program. I go straight to HTML, then into Calibre.
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Thanks very much, DoreenJoy and GRiker.
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09-21-2009, 11:21 PM | #8 |
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That looks good, Thank you.
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