[Athen] question about PDF OCR

[Teresa Haven]

Just a warning on the OEM version of OmniPage -- the one that came with
my scanner did not open PDF files, unlike the full version of the
product that I normally use.  

-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Karlen Communications
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 3:23 AM
To: 'Access Technology Higher Education Network'
Subject: Re: [Athen] question about PDF OCR

Norm - do you have a scanner? Most scanners come with lighter versions
of
OmniPage Pro or TextBridge. You just need to install them. Most people
don't
install them but for people using adaptive technology they are good
tools in
case OpenBook or Kurzweill don't do a good job on the OCR or if you have
a
PDF and don't have other tools. This isn't a 30 day trial just a OEM
version
of the products.

Cheers, Karen

-----Original Message-----
From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On
Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs
Sent: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 12:56 AM
To: travis at travisroth.com; Access Technology Higher Education Network
Subject: Re: [Athen] question about PDF OCR

Thanks but I don't have that.  Norm
At 08:41 AM 6/22/2009, you wrote:

>Norm,

>If you have an OCR package such as OmniPage or FineReader these can

already

>read the PDF as an image source and run OCR on them.

>This has been my experience of being the best/most accurate way.

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] On

>Behalf Of Prof Norm Coombs

>Sent: Monday, June 22, 2009 10:35 AM

>To: athen-athenpro.org

>Subject: [Athen] question about PDF OCR

>

>I know there is software that will take a PDF document and give me a

>different file type.  My specific question however is this.

>Occasionally I come across a PDF document that is image only.  Is there

>simple software without my purchasing Acrobat or such complex

applications

>that will take a PDF image file, run OCR on it and extract the text

either

>as a txt file or Doc format?

>

>I don't want to buy or learn some complex application?

>

>Norm

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>Norman Coombs norm.coombs at gmail.com

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