Optical Character Recognition or popularly known as OCR is the process of translating an image into a computer readable and editable text medium. The procedure involves the search for typewritten, handwritten or printed text from a given image file which can be in PDF, GIF, JPEG, TIFF, BMP or PNG.

So why the need for the translation in the first place? (more…)

If you would like to convert your hardbound text files into digital type, the initial solution that probably strikes your mind is to subject such documents to scanning process. After scanning, you have your digital files in image format which are now easier to store and manage. It is indeed a good idea. (more…)