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>Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1999 10:56:12 -0400
>To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum               <[log in to unmask]>
>From: Laurel Mittenthal <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: #5265 OCR software
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>know what software package you would recommend for scanning non-roman text
>such as Arabic, Chinese & Japanese among others.
Often, though not always, which program is best varies by language, and whether you want PC or Mac software. For Chinese (on a PC), Twinbridge software co. makes a product called "SharpEye" which is reputed to be very good, if not the best. See http://www.twinbridge.com/html/ocr/ocr.html
They don't have anything for Japanese at the moment (and I don't recommend their other software programs, at least not currently).

For Russian, the only program I have any experience with is a Mac program called MacTiger; the url listed below also includes a list of compatible scanners.
http://www.gy.com/www/ww1/ww2/smar9.htm

Another popular multi-lingual (PC-only) OCR program is called ReadIris; their U.S. url is at
http://www.irisusa.com/Products/Readiris/ri5.html

Regards
Laurel Mittenthal
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At 08:19 21.10.99 -0400, you wrote:
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> >Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 16:09:03 -0500 (CDT)
> >From: Eduardo Lage Otero <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: Eduardo Lage Otero <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: LLTI:  ;
> >Subject: OCR software
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>Dear friends,
>I know this issue has been partially discussed before, but I would like to
>know what software package you would recommend for scanning non-roman text
>such as Arabic, Chinese & Japanese among others. Omnipage Pro has a
>Japanese module and I have found some references to other programs on
>the web, like the ones at the following URLs:
>
>http://www.worldlanguage.com/ 
>http://www.101language.com/mbt/uniocr.html
>http://hosc.net/ocr/ocrsoftware.htm#OCR Software
>
>Your input will be much appreciated.
>Thanks in advance.
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