Hello ABBYY community,
Im currently using ABBYY FineReader for processing a large volume of documents, and Im looking for advice on optimizing the software to handle this workload more efficiently. Specifically, I am working with a mix of text-heavy PDFs and scanned images, and I need to ensure accuracy while minimizing processing time.
A few areas where I could use some guidance:
Batch Processing: What are the best practices for setting up batch processing for large document sets? Are there any specific configurations that can help speed up the process without sacrificing OCR accuracy?
Custom Templates: Ive heard that creating custom templates can enhance accuracy for certain document types. Has anyone here had experience with this, and if so, could you share your approach?
Integration Tips: I am looking to integrate ABBYY with other tools in my workflow (like SharePoint or other document management systems). Are there any tips or potential pitfalls I should be aware of?
System Resources: What are the recommended system specs for large-scale processing? Are there any adjustments I can make to ensure my setup is fully optimized?
Error Handling: In cases where OCR errors occur, what is the best way to handle them? Are there any automated solutions within ABBYY that can help streamline this process?
As I have been through these resources/articles https://help.abbyy.com/en-us/finereaderengine/12/user_guide/guidedtour_increasingprocessingspeed/ mendix tutorial, however they are quite useful but I wanted to learn more from community members.
I would greatly appreciate any advice, tips, or resources the community could provide. Thanks in advance for your help!
Best Regards
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HI,
I am Nikolai from ABBYY Customer Support.
Allow me to answer some of your questions:
We have a BatchProcessing code sample BatchProcessingRecognition demo tool to help you started.
In general, I am afraid that there is always a trade-off between OCR quality and speed. As you have mentioned, our recommendations are located in the Increasing Processing Speed article, but more finetuning might be possible based on your specific scenario.
If you process a large number of the documents with the exact same layout, you can skip the Analysis stage and manually add layout blocks to each page via the AddNew Method of the LayoutBlocks Object.
FineReader Engine can export document to filesystem (Export Method) or to memory (ExportToMemory Method). Export to memory might be more complicated, but can give you more flexibility.
I am afraid that I can't give you more information than specified in System Requirements article. I would advise to estimate the possible workload and plan accordingly.
Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee 100% OCR quality and identifying OCR issues without a reference might be tricky.
We have a Using Voting API article, which might be helpful to you in this case.
Hope it helps. If you have any questions, please let me know.
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