Maximizing OCR Accuracy with These Essential Tips

Unlock the full potential of pdfAssistant’s OCR functionality with these practical tips. From starting with high-quality scans to selecting the right OCR language, this guide covers everything you need to enhance text recognition accuracy. Learn how to clean and organize your documents, extract text effectively, and optimize output files for storage efficiency. Whether you're processing scanned PDFs or image-based files, these strategies ensure precise and reliable results every time.

Start with High-Quality Scans: Ensure your PDF or image files have a high resolution (at least 300 DPI). This significantly improves OCR accuracy.

Use Clean Documents: Minimize noise, smudges, or creases on scanned documents before uploading them for processing.

Organize Pages: Make sure the document is properly aligned; rotate pages if necessary so that the text appears horizontal.

Choose the Right Language: Select the appropriate OCR language(s) for your document to enhance the recognition of text and special characters.

Review the Results: Carefully proofread the extracted text to ensure accuracy, especially for critical documents.

Extract Text: Take advantage of pdfAssistant’s ability to extract text from scanned files after OCR has been applied.

Optimize Output Files: Compress the output files to maintain quality while reducing storage requirements.