Hamrick adds OCR functions to VueScan
updated 06:55 pm EDT, Thu April 7, 2005
VueScan gains OCR
Hamrick Software has released , an update to its program that enables users to easily produce better looking digital images from color snapshots, microfiche and microfilm, negatives, slides, and paper documents. VueScan 8.2.03 adds integrated Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capability that enables users to scan and process text as well as scan graphics within one application. VueScan can now produce text files, which can be edited with any word processor--from more than 400 scanners and 157 digital camera raw files. In addition, VueScan's OCR offers a Color/Invert option for OCR of white text on a black background. OCR is included in both the Standard ($50) and Professional ($90) editions.
