Digital number recognition from LCD displays can be a challenge when it comes to recognizing seven-segment or dot-matrix displays. This is because the lines in the numbers do not actually connect when forming the number. When performing OCR on images … Continue reading
Tonal range is an important attribute of an image, especially photographs, when trying to improve OCR results. Tonal range is the range of tones between the lightest and darkest areas of an image and is also known as contrast. An … Continue reading
As I mentioned in my previous post, Correct Photos of Documents – Ambient Lighting, most images of documents suffer from skew. There are two types of skew: two-dimensional and three-dimensional. Text is typically parallel to the top and bottom of … Continue reading
Yesterday, we introduced LEADTOOLS Version 20 and its new development platforms to you. Today we’re diving into the features. Overall, the toolkit is faster and more efficient, and major areas of focus in this release were the Recognition Engines, Document … Continue reading
While we can talk all day about how great LEADTOOLS is, it’s always meaningful to hear a review from an outside developer. Today, we’re sharing with you a review of our LEADTOOLS OCR Module – LEAD Engine written by Jeffrey … Continue reading
