[bksvol-discuss] Re: Disabling columns and the FineReader Engine
- From: "Katie Hill" <kaitlyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Jun 2007 18:29:31 -0700
HI Donna and all,
Over the last month or so I have found, like you, Finereader over all does
the best job. At times when it doesn't, I will re-recognize with Scansoft in
Kurzweil and correct the page. I have gone to leaving columns off which
helps. IT does take time and there is a learning curve but taking the time
to play with settings and understanding your software and especially your
scanner can make a big difference. I also keep images which allows me to
re-recognize when I come across a page that is not perfect.
To find poorly recognized pages in Kurzweil you can find in the tools menu.
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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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