ABBY FineReader 5.0 Pro Edition Key Features

• Recognition accuracy is 1.5-2.0 times higher - This powerful OCR engine is a repeat winner of recognition accuracy tests. The recognition of poor print quality texts (e.g., output from matrix printers, typewriters, prints, photocopies, and faxes) is unprecedented high due to the superior Integral Purposeful Adaptive (IPA) perception technology.
  
  
• Retains document formatting - FineReader saves original page layout with tables, graphics and columns. It recognizes single- and multiple-column texts with pictures and tables and retains document formatting. The quality of FineReader's work with tables is remarkably high - automatic page analysis will find correct cells of the tables (including vertically and horizontally merged cells); special tools will allow the user to add or remove new rows or columns if necessary; the built-in editor will show the recognized table for further editing, retaining the connection with the original image. It can also recognize subscript characters and simple chemical formulas.
  
  
• New and improved user interface and powerful features - A document with tables, color pictures will be automatically recognized after you click Scan & Read button. Scan & Read Wizard will train you to input documents in the computer. Now even a beginner can quickly input a document with a compound text layout in the computer and get an excellent result in MS Word.
  
  
• Recognition of 176 languages - In comparison with the previous version, FineReader 5.0 is a real polyglot! The knowledge of morphology of a certain language increases recognition quality. Not only can FineReader recognize one-language texts (in English, Spanish, Dutch, etc.), but multi-language (English-French, German-Italian-French, etc.) as well. Now it even supports programming languages – Basic, */C++, COBOL, Fortran, Java. You can specify the necessary combination of languages yourself.
  
  
• Integrate with MS Word, MS Excel, WordPerfect, Word Pro - Supports MS Word 97/95/6.0/2000, MS Excel 97/95/6.0/2000, PDF format, HTML, Word Pro, and WordPerfect. The recognition results can be sent directly to any of the above applications with one touch of a button — including tables and pictures, without saving it to the disk. You can now even launch FineReader from MS Word directly!
  
  
• Source text and picture retention - FineReader will scan a document in colors, retain the color of the text, insert color pictures into it and export the result.
  
  
• Tutorial Feature - The new FineReader version features the Tutorial help section. The Tutorial section discusses the peculiarities of the most typical documents (14 in total) from the point of view of how they are scanned. The recommended recognition settings that allow you to get the best result are provided for each sample document. The Tutorial will also tell you in what cases to use certain additional features. The Tutorial section is a practical guide to show you how work with FineReader.
  
  
• Background recognition support - When the OCR system is used for data editing; the processor usage is less than 10%. The background recognition while editing makes the best usage of the processor resources.
  
  
• Tools for blocks editing - FineReader allows analyzing pages and marking out picture, text and table blocks — automatically or manually. You can add, delete and renumber blocks, change their size and form, set a certain language, block and text type and inversion. It also recognizes vertical text and pictures embedded in the table cells.
  
  
• Automatic detection of page orientation and dual page scanning - Straightening skewed images, and cleaning of images. Automatic dual page splitting makes the work with the dual book pages more convenient: the image is split into two pages and the skew of each page is dealt with separately.
  
  
• Build-in spell-checker system – New spell checker interface can help you spot the error even easier before the results are exported. It also allows you to add new words to the system dictionary to create your own custom dictionary.

• PC with Intel® Pentium® 133 MHz or higher processor
• Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000 and NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3)
• 32 Mb RAM (16 Mb RAM for each additional processor)
• 40Mb hard disk space for minimal program installation.
• 50Mb hard disk space for program operation.
• A TWAIN-compatible scanner or digital camera or fax-modem.
• A mouse or other pointing device.
• A CD-ROM drive.