How would you rate the quality of the OCR capability / software of this printer? Accurately scanning and editing text is important to me. Thank you!
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Not perfect, but very good. Brother uses Scansoft Paperport 12SE software by Nuance for scanning and OCR. It does a very good job with clear typed scans. If there is handwriting on the page, or unusual formatting, then sometimes the scan software gets confused. I find that it usually takes less than a minute per page to correct errors, if there are any. Proofreading is necessary with all OCR software to insure accuracy.
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I am satisfied with the scanning, although I do not scan a great deal. The quality, color and clarity seem fine to me. I have not been able to scan over the network, I have to be direct connect (USB) to get it to work. I am sure there is a fix for this but I have a small network and it is not an issue, otherwise I would have figured it out by now. Hope this helps.
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Sorry, I'm not sure what you're asking. I'm not very tech savvy. All I know is it prints well on 8 1/2 inch paper. It also scans well to the computer.
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I run Windows 7 Professional 64-bit on both my desktop and notebook computers. I haven't installed the LiDE 700F on the notebook, but it works fine on the desktop.I'm not sure how one can blame the scanner for poor OCR. That's the provence of the software.
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You need an OCR program to do that , it`s not a scanner issue , it`s a software you need to use
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@Stephen, the handwriting recognition is pretty good, but can fail. Try writing gmail. :)
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I'm very happy with the printer. I have no issues whatsoever. I am using Windows 8.1.
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I'm thinking of buying this printer. I LOVE using Picasa3. If I buy this particular printer and I will be using Picasa3 and IF I find the same problems you are talking about, I'll get back to you. Thanks for the information you've passed along. I've LOVED my HP Photosmart 7550 but it just quit accepting ANY ink cartridges! Can't find it's problem. Printed beauuuuuutifully.
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Printer does very good print quality. It's not photo quality but works well for most applications. It's a great printer.
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I typically use photos of documents for my text conversions and I find the quality of the table scan depends depends on the quality of the photo input. if the photo is slightly out of focus the ocr output is poor. A scanner should be better quality than some photos so it should work.
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i am pretty happy with it. I don't use it for professional use. so I don't have any complaints.I have owned several brother printers and as far as laser printers go, they are very acceptable. I scan directly to my pc,iPhone and iPad with good results.
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Like any printer it depends on your usage. I've found that 'regular' printing has been very reasonable.High res photo printing on 'best' setting used more than my last printer but the result was worth it.All in all I recommend getting the printer.
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I have not used any OCR software in connection with this scanner, whether included with the product or a third party software. Sorry I can't help you.
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The Epson User Manual does not give that information, however... you can contact Epson Customer Service directly and ask them what languages their 3rd party OCR software operates with. Norwegian, I'm guessing is what you need? Try: http://www.epson.com/europe.html This scanner is truly made for both personal and business usage... I feed about 2000 pages per day and am using it with a paper shear to digitize my entire library of books that will fit the scanner. Also, one MUST determine by trial and error as to which setting of dpi/compression to use for color pictures and small text sizes under 10pt. to obtain the best scan quality for the smallest file size. I don't recommend using "High" compression, but haven't yet tried all dpi/compression combinations. One great feature of the software is that you can 'SAVE' any page size into your own custom list of page sizes to scan.
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Thanks, Michele. I'm surprised, too by your comments about the colours. After being advised that the cartridges for the MX860 were very expensive and that the MX850 had problems connecting wirelessly, I ended up buying an Epson TX800FW. The few photos I've printed look ok to me. (I'm not a pro). It's been great to have a fax. One if its drawbacks is only one full-sized paper tray. I've yet to fully test out the machine.
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which printer did you ultimately buy? I have been mulling over the same three models also. Can't decide which one to buy. Len
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I used a HP scanner before and was not happy. This scanner works very quickly. The quality of the scans are excellent. I hope this helps. I just finished scanning over 30 yrs. worth of pictures.