You can also type a value in the box for the setting. You can set the level by dragging the slide bar to the right or left to lighten or darken the image respectively. The default value is 0, representing an average. Brightness: Adjust the setting (-50 to 50) to obtain the best image. Document Size: Set the size of the document being scanned. The higher the color quality selected the longer the scan job will take to complete and the larger the file size will be. Scan Type: This is the color scan option. The higher the DPI the clearer the image will be, however the scan time and document size will increase. Resolution: This is how sharp an image will be based on the dots per inch scanned (DPI). PreScan: This option will allow you to preview the image before completing the scan. You can click the Change button and browse to a new save location. Destination File Path: The location of the saved file. OCR Language: Allows you to choose the document's language. Target Application: Select which default application will open the file. File Type: The format that the file will be saved in. You can configure the following properties: The OCR configuration window will appear.Ĥ. Click on Configuration => Button Settings => Scan => OCR. Double-click on the ControlCenter4 icon located in the Task Tray to launch the program window.ģ. (Where XXX-XXXX is the model number of the machine.)Ģ. The ControlCenter4 application will be loaded in the Task Tray near the system clock. Open the ControlCenter4 by clicking Start => (All) Programs => Brother => XXX-XXXX => ControlCenter4. Use the SCAN key on the Brother machineĬONFIGURE 'SCAN TO OCR' SETTINGS (FOR SCANNING FROM WITHIN THE CONTROLCENTER4 SOFTWARE)ġ. Configure 'Scan to OCR' settings (for scanning from the SCAN key on the Brother machine) Use 'Scan to OCR' from within the ControlCenter4 Software Configure 'Scan to OCR' settings (for scanning from within the ControlCenter4 Software)
(This function is available only when ScanSoft PaperPort SE with OCR by Nuance software is installed on your computer.)įor information on how to improve the quality of OCR scans, refer to: 'Improving the quality of OCR scans' The text can then be edited using your favorite word processing software. The included Tesseract OCR engine is distributed under the Apache V2.0 license.An Optical Character Reader (OCR) converts a scanned document into text. The Tesseract engine source code is now maintained by Google and the project can be found here: LicenseįreeOCR is a freeware OCR & scanning software and you can do what you like with it including commercial use. In 1995 it was one of the top 3 performers at the OCR accuracy contest organized by University of Nevada in Las Vegas. It was developed at Hewlett Packard Laboratories between 19.
The included Tesseract OCR PDF engine is an open source product released by Google. It now can scan using Twain and WIA scanning drivers.įreeOCR V4 includes Tesseract V3 which increases accuracy and has page layout analysis so more accurate results can be achieved without using the zone selection tool.Īs well as OCR FreeOCR can scan and save images as JPG's and we are currently working on "Scan to PDF" capability with the option to save as searchable PDF It includes a Windows installer and It is very simple to use and supports opening multi-page tiff documents, Adobe PDF and fax documents as well as most image types including compressed Tiff's which the Tesseract engine on its own cannot read.
FreeOCR outputs plain text and can export directly to Microsoft Word format.įree OCR uses the latest Tesseract (v3.01) OCR engine. FreeOCR is a free Optical Character Recognition Software for Windows and supports scanning from most Twain scanners and can also open most scanned PDF's and multi page Tiff images as well as popular image file formats.
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