Newbie: Trying to scan IBM Selectric "script" typeface

[Carl S. Gutekunst]

I am trying to OCR a document that was typed using an IBM Selectric "Script" font ball. The result is very poor; I'm inferring tesseract doesn't know about this font. Is the font something that can be tweaked from a config var? Do I need to train tesseract for this font?

Sorry for the utter newbie question. A pointer to the right place to start would be much appreciated.

[ShreeDevi Kumar]

Which version of tesseract are you using?

Using the latest code from github with eng.traineddata I get the following:

tesseract AutoRedCow_01.png stdout --psm 3 --oem 1 -l eng

Hi! My name is Cow,. Not just any kind of cow, but

Cow spelled with a capital 'C'. No, 1 never had any

other name - Zike Nelly on Daisy, Zike most cows.

Sometimes they would call me "Per Pastor Sine Kauh" -

{or those who don't understand the New Fane Zingo,

that's "The Pastor's Cow." But somewhere along the

way I got to be known as the Red Cow. Why aed I

could never understand. The chicken's combs were

red. They said Helen's hair was red. But my fur? 1 had some white patches,

mome brown or maroon patches, but red? Or am 1 color blind?

Be that as it may, over the years there have been so many stories told

about me and what I1 consider my rather dull and uneventful Life, that 1 have

decided to have my autobiography written just to set the record straight. The

exaggerations I've heard by those Gutekunst siblings have given me something

to bee{ about. It's about time 1 blow my own horns before they milk all those

atomries day.

1 uas bon on a {farm near Beechwood, Wisconsin, This is up the road a piece,

maybe about four miles, from New Fane. My mother was a respected member of the

herd and my father pointed with pride at his many and beautiful of{spiing, not

to mention his Lovely harem. _

The {armer and his wife, Jacob and Mary Gibbons, had a beautiful Little

daughter, Afma. When I became of age to roam around the yard, Alma would come

out of the house and play with me. She used to chase me atl around the yard.

Of course, I acted as if I was afraid of her and would run just fast enough

that she couldn't catch me. Sometimes ashe would even Zet me come into the

house, when her mother wasn't Looking. This went on for quite some time until

one day 1, by accident, Zeft a few calf chips behind on the kitchen fLZoor. What

happened to me and what she said 1 just can't repeat in polite company.

_ Another time she chased me {first, Then 1 decided to turn tables and chase

her. Ama turned around and started to sun but didn't realize that there was a

trough filled with water right behind her. When she turned around she feAZl

head {irst into the trough.

ShreeDevi
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On Fri, Jun 16, 2017 at 12:44 PM, Carl S. Gutekunst <ala...@gmail.com> wrote:

I am trying to OCR a document that was typed using an IBM Selectric "Script" font ball. The result is very poor; I'm inferring tesseract doesn't know about this font. Is the font something that can be tweaked from a config var? Do I need to train tesseract for this font?

Sorry for the utter newbie question. A pointer to the right place to start would be much appreciated.

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[Carl S. Gutekunst]

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 3:50:24 AM UTC-7, shree wrote:

Which version of tesseract are you using?

"When in doubt, upgrade to the current version."

I was using 3.03, from Mint 17.3. I'll upgrade and let you know.

Thank you!

[Carl S. Gutekunst]

On Friday, June 16, 2017 at 3:50:24 AM UTC-7, shree wrote:

Which version of tesseract are you using?

Problem resolved. I was running 3.03, which is what came with my distro. The output looked like:

The éanmen and hit wéfie, Jacob and Many thbont, had a beautéfiut We
daughten, Atma. When I became ofi age to noam anound the yand, Atma would come
out 06 the houte and ptay with me. She uted to chate me ate anound the yand.

vs my new build v4.00.00alpha:

The and his wife, Jacob and Mary Gibbons, had a beautiful Little
daughter, Alma. When I became of age to roam around the yard, Alma would come
out of the house and play with me. She used to chase me all around the yard.

Now I feel like a doofus; one should always make sure they're running the latest code before asking questions on public forums. That said, it took a couple of hours to get everything patched/installed/upgraded, so it was very reassuring seeing your example.

Thank you!

[ShreeDevi Kumar]

Glad it worked for you.

4.0 LSTM version is still under active development. 

I am curious to know whether you 'cloned' the repository for latest version or used the source from https://github.com/tesseract-ocr/tesseract/releases.

ShreeDevi
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