Hello,
2009/2/3 Alberto Accomazzi <aaccomazzi_at_cfa.harvard.edu>
> Sorry if this is a bit off-topic, but I was wondering if any of you clever
> fellows have a recommendation for an OCR package, possibly with a native
> linux port. I know about OCRopus but I have a feeling that commercial
> products still have a significant edge over public domain packages. So what
> are you using and/or do you know what the big guys (google, IA, microsoft)
> are using?
>
We are using the Abbyy Finereader Engine [1] which also has a Linux port
available. But it's quite expensive for mass digitization affords, since
it's licensed on a per page base.
Best,
Christian
[1] http://www.abbyy.com/sdk/
Received on Tue Feb 03 2009 - 04:25:24 EST