[bksvol-discuss] Re: Disabling columns and the FineReader Engine
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 5 Jun 2007 18:28:24 -0400
In addition to what Donna has mentioned, I would also look at the scansoft
engine included with the K1K. The latest version appears to be quite accurate
as well. Both engines have their strengths and weaknesses. The major reason
why I do not like to use the Scansoft engine so much is because the Scansoft
engine does not do a great job of include proper line gaps all the time. It
does not, for example, do a good enough job of keeping blank lines between
paragraphs or between headings and paragraphs.
Pratik
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Donna Smith
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Disabling columns and the FineReader Engine
I disable columns when I'm scanning something that I don't expect to have
columns such as a fictional novel that is usually just straight text. Doing
this eliminates the occasional quirk that causes Kurzweil (or any scanning
software program) to decide that something is in columns and tries to make a
table of it.
In general I find that eliminating options for the program to decide such as
disabling columns and fixing the page orientation, gives a cleaner scan in
the end.
I use the Fine Reader engine because in my experience it is the most
accurate. I own the off-the-shelf FineReader software in addition to
Kurzweil, and when practical, it is my preference to use it to do the whole
scan. However, lately, I've been using Kurzweil to scan books and selecting
the FineReader engine during recognition seems to give me the best results.
My advice to anyone who wants to spend time scanning beyond a casual
interest, is to play around with all of the settings and see how it effects
a test scan of several pages. Getting to know your settings and their
impact on a scan is the first big step to being able to submit the best
quality scans possible, both for yourself and for BookShare. It comes down
to whatever combination works best for you.
Happy scanning!
Donna
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