Question
How to recognize Gothic (Fraktur) text using FineReader PDF?
Answer
The following languages are supported for the recognition of Gothic (Fraktur) text in FineReader PDF:
- Old English (dictionary support)
- Old French (dictionary support)
- Old German (dictionary support)
- Old Italian (dictionary support)
- Old Spanish (dictionary support)
- Latvian Gothic
To recognize Gothic text in FineReader PDF, please follow the steps below:
In FineReader PDF 16:
- Run FineReader PDF.
- Go to File menu > Options... > Languages.
- Select the Specify OCR languages manually option.
- Select the required language in the OCR Languages dialog box > click OK.
E.g. for German Fraktur select Old German.
In FineReader PDF 15:
- Run FineReader PDF 15.
- Go to Tools menu > Options... > Languages.
- Select the Specify OCR languages manually option.
- Select the required language in the OCR Languages dialog box > click OK.
The recognition quality of text printed in Gothic is better if the only Gothic language is selected. In cases, where 'Gothic' and 'standard' languages are mixed, the recognition quality might decrease for texts written in Gothic. To achieve the highest recognition quality, it is recommended to select only the Gothic language for recognition of Gothic text within a document.