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Introducing PrizmDoc OCR API: How OCR Can Transform Your Applications

The Accusoft engineering team is always exploring ways to improve PrizmDoc’s document processing capabilities. We regularly consult with our active customers to ensure that we’re focusing on features that will help them push the boundaries of innovation and deliver a better experience to end users. That’s why we’re excited to talk about PrizmDoc’s new OCR […]

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Integrate Efficient, Accurate Optical Character Recognition (OCR) in Your Application

Effective document management is now a top priority for organizations, but for many, it remains a challenge. As noted by recent AIIM survey data, companies are struggling to handle both the documents they have and the rapid uptake of new information. In fact, 43 percent said their biggest priority is effectively leveraging the structured and […]

Technical FAQ

In ImageGear .NET, what are the feature differences between an OCR Standard license, an OCR Plus license, and an OCR Asian license?

Question For ImageGear .NET, what are the feature differences between an OCR Standard license, an OCR Plus license, and an OCR Asian license? https://www.accusoft.com/products/imagegear-collection/imagegear-dot-net/#pricing Answer ImageGear’s OCR library has three different functionality options that you can choose for your website or application. The primary difference between the three options is the output formats created by […]

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How Zonal OCR Improves Forms Processing Accuracy

When the time comes to extract data from standard forms, simply scanning the entire document isn’t an ideal solution. This is especially true of forms that include instructional text, since you probably don’t want to keep capturing “Directions” from every form. Even when looking only at fillable information, there can be a lot of text […]

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Achieving the Best Results with the Accusoft OCR Component in FormSuite

An automated forms processing solution can significantly improve accuracy and efficiency when it comes to managing large quantities of documents containing structured content. Whether an organization needs to digitize existing records or is continuously processing new documents within application workflows, having a versatile optical character recognition (OCR) component working to identify and extract text from […]

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Getting Better Recognition Results with OCR Segmentation

Today’s high-speed forms processing workflows depend on accurate character recognition to capture data from document images. Rather than manually reviewing forms and entering data by hand, optical character recognition (OCR) and intelligent character recognition (ICR) allow developers to automate the data capture process while also cutting down on human error. Thanks to OCR segmentation, these […]

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OCR vs ICR: What’s the Difference?

The days of manually transcribing scanned documents into an editable, digital document are thankfully long behind most organizations. Error-prone manual processes have largely given way to automated document and forms processing technology that can turn scanned documents into a more manageable form with a much higher degree of accuracy.  Much of transition was made possible […]

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SmartZone v6.1 Adds Over 60 New OCR Languages and Full-Page OCR Functionality

On July 23, 2021, Accusoft announced the latest update to SmartZone, its versatile data capture SDK for forms processing. The version 6.1 update expands the integration’s already robust language support for Optical Character Recognition (OCR) by adding 65 new languages, with a special emphasis on Central European, Cyrillic, Baltic, and Asian language groups. “We have […]

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Accusoft Rolls Out Video Playback and OCR API Features for PrizmDoc

October 11, 2023 – Tampa, FL – Accusoft is pleased to announce the newest additions to PrizmDoc’s industry-leading document processing capabilities: video playback and an advanced optical character recognition (OCR) API integration. These new additions allow PrizmDoc to provide even more support to developers looking to add essential features to their applications. PrizmDoc’s new video […]

Technical FAQ

Using ImageGear .NET, how can I detect the bit depth of a PDF so I may better compress my OCR output?

Question I am trying to perform OCR on a PDF created from a scanned document. I need to rasterize the PDF page before importing the page into the recognition engine. When rasterizing the PDF page I want to set the bit depth of the generated page to be equal to the bit depth of the […]

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When using OCR in ImageGear .NET, is there any way to distinguish between a capital O and the number 0?

Question When using OCR in ImageGear .NET, is there any way to distinguish between a capital/uppercase letter O and the number 0? Answer Not without context or a font that makes the difference clear (such as one with a slashed 0). ImageGear will properly recognize Oliver and 1530 as containing O and 0, respectively, but […]

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Drive Greater Product Loyalty with Optical Character Recognition (OCR)