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Moobie · 06-29-2004, 09:26 PM

Most scanner should come with at OCR program bundled with them. That's Optical Character Recognition. They work with varying degrees of reliability so as SinisterMotives said you'll still need to proof read it. They have problems with copying special characters and usually they totally screw the pooch on formatting. But for bulk text transfers it saves so much time and might keep you from getting carpal tunnel.

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Shit I missed the last line of your post. Are you looking for something that will translate handwriting into type? You may be hosed if that's what you're looking for, cause whatever software you're needing will have to be keyed to the handwriting of that person. Probably impossible, or at very least horribly expensive.

06-29-2004, 09:26 PM	#3 (permalink)
Moobie Insane Location: baked beans	Most scanner should come with at OCR program bundled with them. That's Optical Character Recognition. They work with varying degrees of reliability so as SinisterMotives said you'll still need to proof read it. They have problems with copying special characters and usually they totally screw the pooch on formatting. But for bulk text transfers it saves so much time and might keep you from getting carpal tunnel. edit Shit I missed the last line of your post. Are you looking for something that will translate handwriting into type? You may be hosed if that's what you're looking for, cause whatever software you're needing will have to be keyed to the handwriting of that person. Probably impossible, or at very least horribly expensive. __________________ Obscenity is the crutch of inarticulate motherfuckers. We like money. Give us your money you stupid consumer whore. Last edited by Moobie; 06-29-2004 at 09:29 PM..