JOCR 1.0

[AlanMiller]

I've been quite impressed with this very lightweight (84KB) self-contained little utility program. Most OCR is very heavy - this is the opposite and can be run from a USB as a portable app as well. of course!

JOCR is a little program that can capture an image from any part of the desktop and perform optical character recognition (convert images to text) on the contents. It is free to download and use but it uses a resource provided with MS Office, and requires that Microsoft Office 2003 or higher be installed on the machine where it is used.

http://download.cnet.com/JOCR/3000-2192_4-10768898.html

Alan

[viking33]

I've been quite impressed with this very lightweight (84KB) self-contained little utility program. Most OCR is very heavy - this is the opposite and can be run from a USB as a portable app as well. of course!

JOCR is a little program that can capture an image from any part of the desktop and perform optical character recognition (convert images to text) on the contents. It is free to download and use but it uses a resource provided with MS Office, and requires that Microsoft Office 2003 or higher be installed on the machine where it is used.

http://download.cnet.com/JOCR/3000-2192_4-10768898.html

Alan

Wonder if Open Office would fool it to think you have MS Office installed?

[HansV]

I assume it uses one of the MS Office DLLs. It doesn't seem very likely that OpenOffice would have the same DLL.

[viking33]

I assume it uses one of the MS Office DLLs. It doesn't seem very likely that OpenOffice would have the same DLL.

You know me, Hans.
Have to try it anyway. Will advise.

[HansV]

It's worth a try - nothing ventured, nothing gained...

[viking33]

It's worth a try - nothing ventured, nothing gained...

I'm back.
Tried it out and it seems to work fine with OO, instead of Office. I was able to capture a window and also the desktop image and print them OK.

[HansV]

But does it perform character recognition (convert image to text)?

[viking33]

But does it perform character recognition (convert image to text)?

So I went off and bragged too soon?
No, it doesn't allow the "recognize" function to work, so all i get is a copy but it isn't editable. Oh well, I had to try it.

[PaulB]

Convert image to text???
What does this even mean? "This is a picture of little Johnny at the seashore building sand castles."

[HansV]

Not arbitrary images such as photos, but scans of printed text.

See Optical character recognition.

[PaulB]

Just objecting to the phrase 'convert image to text'.

Having worked with MICR/OCR readers going back to the '60s, I think it's best described as converting hard copy text to editable text.

Mind you, converting images to text as in adding captions to photos would be something, wouldn't it?

Happy New Year to all!

[HansV]

Google is probably working on it...

[AlanMiller]

Just objecting to the phrase 'convert image to text'.

Here ya go.

Alan

[StuartR]

Here ya go.

[HansV]

LOL!

[AlanMiller]

But does it perform character recognition (convert image to text)?

So I went off and bragged too soon?
No, it doesn't allow the "recognize" function to work, so all i get is a copy but it isn't editable. Oh well, I had to try it.

I'm guessing it references the Microsoft Office Document Imaging 11.0 Type Library, which is not a part of OO of course.

Alan

[PaulB]

Here ya go.

Luv it!