Can Programs Perform Character Recognition in Images?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the feasibility and existence of programs capable of performing character recognition in images, specifically focusing on extracting characters from images of written text. The scope includes practical applications and examples of such technology.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Technical explanation, Debate/contested

Main Points Raised

  • One participant inquires about the existence of programs that can recognize and extract characters from images of written text.
  • Another participant references a Wikipedia page on Optical Character Recognition (OCR) as a resource.
  • A different participant asserts that there are many such programs in use, noting that the postal service is a significant user of this technology.
  • One participant mentions using Adobe Acrobat for character recognition.
  • A later reply indicates that the original poster has found some programs that meet their needs after further searching.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree that programs for character recognition exist, but there is no consensus on specific examples or the effectiveness of different solutions.

Contextual Notes

Some assumptions about the capabilities and accuracy of various character recognition programs remain unaddressed, and the discussion does not delve into the technical details of how these programs function.

Who May Find This Useful

Individuals interested in character recognition technology, software developers, and those exploring applications of OCR in various fields may find this discussion relevant.

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Hi guys,

I was just wondering if any of you knew if there have been any programs that have been written by people to perform character recognition in an image file. That is, you have an image of written text and you want to somehow recognise and extract characters. So for example, if you had an image of the letter 'S' is there the possibility that a program can be written to identify this character and then put it into a character array.

Cheers
 
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Yeah, there are, you know, hundreds of them. They're used all over the place. Probably the biggest consumer of such technology is the postal service.

- Warren
 
I use Adobe Acrobat.
 
Thanks for that! After much more searching I have found a couple of programs that I think do what I want them to do so I will check them out.
 

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