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Document Imaging Solutions
eCopy Image Enhancement Extender
™
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NDI-22 JUN 2015
Business need
Features/Benefits
Improved accuracy
Greatly improves document legibility, increases the precision of OCR
translation, optimizes file size, and eliminates time spent rescanning.
Extensive image clean-up
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Remove background color (Form Refine
TM
and Advanced Refine
TM
)
Forms with text on top of a colored background can produce illegible scans.
By removing the background color and converting color or grayscale
images to bitonal images, the OCR results are improved and the text is
much easier to read.
By removing the background color and converting color or grayscale
images to bitonal images, the OCR results are improved and the text is
much easier to read.
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Halftone removal—Similar to color, black and white shaded areas interfere
with the ability to read text after scanning. By eliminating the shading and
preserving the text, reading, printing, and other post-scan uses are greatly
improved.
with the ability to read text after scanning. By eliminating the shading and
preserving the text, reading, printing, and other post-scan uses are greatly
improved.
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Page deskew—Corrects any crooked pages that result from scanning
or printing.
or printing.
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Despeckle—Removes unwanted background dots, creating a smaller and
cleaner file. The speckle size can be set so desirable specks, such as the dot
on an “i”, are not removed.
cleaner file. The speckle size can be set so desirable specks, such as the dot
on an “i”, are not removed.
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Crop—Produces a standard margin around an image by removing excess
border or adding border to create consistent results.
border or adding border to create consistent results.
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Character smoothing—Improves legibility by smoothing the edges
of text characters.
of text characters.
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Grid line removal—Tables and forms have gridlines that can interfere with
OCR. By eliminating these lines and repairing any text that intersects with the
lines, scanned documents are easier to read and OCR accuracy is improved.
OCR. By eliminating these lines and repairing any text that intersects with the
lines, scanned documents are easier to read and OCR accuracy is improved.
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Thicken/thin—Some documents consistently scan poorly because the
text is too light or too dark. Adding or removing one pixel around everything
generates a better looking scan that is easier to use.
text is too light or too dark. Adding or removing one pixel around everything
generates a better looking scan that is easier to use.
Improved productivity
Document post-processing steps are eliminated. Office workers with no
knowledge of image processing can perform image enhancement tasks with
the press of a single button as they scan the document.
the press of a single button as they scan the document.
Simplified processes
Modular design works with all eCopy Connectors and Extenders and any
third- party-developed Connectors for eCopy ShareScan.
Seamless workflow integration
Documents are seamlessly integrated into the workflow of eCopy ShareScan
through any eCopy or third-party Connector right at the scanning device.
Preprocess scanned documents to produce
images free of imperfections
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