Readiris Pro 11 build 4704

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Publisher's description of Readiris Pro

From I.R.I.S.:

Eliminate time-consuming manual retyping with Readiris Pro, the award-winning and latest OCR software from I.R.I.S. Readiris Pro converts paper documents, PDFs (even read-only), and image files into fully editable text on your computer at up to 1,600 characters per second. That's five times faster than any OCR available on the market. The process is simple: Simply scan your document, recognize it with Readiris Pro, and send it automatically to your favorite application. It's 200 times faster than retyping your document manually. Readiris Pro keeps the original format of your document and reproduces it in Word, Excel, Adobe Acrobat, or Internet Explorer. Readiris Pro also comes with extended PDF conversion that will enable you to archive and share all your documents as well as to easily retrieve, search, and re-use information.

Version 11 build 4704 may include unspecified updates, enhancements, or bug fixes.

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Editor's review of Readiris Pro

Don't let Readiris Pro's simplicity fool you; behind its approachable exterior lies a mighty optical-character-recognition engine. The program performed very well in our speed and quality tests, even when we gave it text with complex formatting (tables, columns, and multiple fonts, for instance). It did have some problems recognizing images, but you can mark those areas for better results. Readiris Pro supports almost all Western fonts and can recognize mixed texts. It can output OCR files in several formats, including DOC, OpenOffice, HTML, and PDF. The clear and convenient interface has large buttons for the most common operations. The $129.99 price reflects the program's corporate orientation, but Readiris Pro is a fine choice for small offices with serious OCR needs.

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  Readiris Pro

  Claims to handle PDF files, but doesn't, as far as I could tell

  by: brent3600 on 11-Apr-2008 08:19:24 PM

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  Readiris Pro

  Takes too long to install

  by: hayeda on 12-Jun-2007 01:53:08 AM

  Pros: Never managed to install so don't know.

  Cons: I gave up on installing the software after waiting for ages for it to install.

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  Readiris Pro

  just average

  by: pixbot on 17-Sep-2007 03:04:19 PM

  Pros: average results and features, but some of the free software is better, only real advantage over free software is that it supports more languages

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  Readiris Pro

  when it works it works well

  by: mike_maxted on 27-Aug-2007 11:33:21 AM

  Pros: worked well on directly scanned images or web pages

  Cons: Refused to load prescanned PDF files

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  Readiris Pro

  Wow...real pain

  by: q711 on 10-May-2006 06:24:40 PM

  Pros: Nope

  Cons: This program took more than 20 minutes to INSTALL, took up tons of resources once it was installed, and then didn't work as well as other programs tested, and took more than twice as long. This program may have functionality or services that are valuable to some, but for me, using it at home, it was worse than useless. Even as I write this, it's taking almost 20 minutes to UNINSTALL. More trouble than it was worth.

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