ABBYY FotoReader is the next level in flexible photo processing and conversion for dynamic file formats. Capture and re-use texts from photos with just a few clicks. Simply take a photo of any written information that takes your fancy, connect your camera to your PC and launch ABBYY FotoReader. The programme converts the photo and transfers the text from the image to computer files which you can edit or save in popular electronic formats, including Microsoft Word, Excel and PDF.
Create PDFs out of Your Photos
Photograph a magazine article or a stack of business cards and save them as searchable PDF files using ABBYY FotoReader. You can easily find the requested information using standard desktop search functions.
One-click Access and Direct Launch
FotoReader is extremely easy to use. Simply click on an icon with a pre-defined function, such as “Convert to Microsoft Word” or “Convert to PDF” and receive the resulting document. A set of easy to understand tools is available for improving the results if you wish. FotoReader can also be started without leaving your document in Micorsoft Word. Simply click on the FotoReader button on the toolbar and select the needed photograph file. With the FotoReader button in Outlook, you can convert a photo and send the results directly as an e-mail attachment. You can as well convert the photo to text directly from Windows Explorer by right-clicking on it.
OCR for Cameras and Screenshot Reader
FotoReader is based on proven technology used in ABBYY’s professional level OCR products. Special OCR for Camera technology is designed for handling specific issues associated with photos of text, for example correcting image distortion and curved text lines – to help increase the quality of your results. Also, create screenshots and extract text from your screen with the free ABBYY Screenshot Reader included on registration.
Product Features
- Conversion of photos into popular formats
- Creation of PDF files from photos
- Direct launch from Microsoft Office applications
- ABBYY OCR technology for cameras
- Bonus application - ABBYY Screenshot Reader
System requirements
- PC with 1GHz processor or higher
- Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Windows XP, Windows 2000 (SP2 or higher recommended).
- For working with localised interfaces, corresponding language support is required.
- 512 MB of RAM
- 500 MB of hard-disk space for typical installation and 512 MB of hard-disk space for program operation
- Digital camera with min. 5 megapixels
- Video adapter and monitor (1024x768 or higher resolution)
Supported input formats
- Bitmap (*.BMP, *.DIB, *.RLE)
- DCX (*.DCX)
- JPEG (*.JPG, *.JPEG)
- PCX (*.PCX)
- PNG (*.PNG)
- TIFF (*.TIFF, *.TIF)
Supported output formats
- Microsoft Word (*.DOC)
- Microsoft Excel (*.XLS)
- PDF v.1.6 and earlier (*.PDF)
- Rich Text Format (*.RTF)
- HTML (*.HTM)
- Text (*.TXT)
