# Re: ocr (fwd)

becka@rz.uni-duesseldorf.de
Mon, 20 Jul 1998 09:17:40 +0200 (MET DST)

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> > Anyone working on any OCR software? I've to occassional need and have
>
> There is a free OCR program called Xocr written by Matrin Bauer,I don't think
> it has been maitained for while but it is out there somewhere, and certianly
> anyone workign on a GNU-OCR program should go find it.

Well - I haven't checked it out for a while, but if it hasn't gotten some
significant improvements in the last year or so, it is only useable as a
very basic foundation.

The algorithms used are not near state-of-the-art. I had once offered some help
on that, but I couldn't reach Martin at that time due to misrouted EMail.

However my priorities have shifted in the meantime, I don't have the time to
work on it. But if someone _really_ wants to pick that one up, I again offer
at least my advice.

CU, Andy

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