editing a bitmap image

Discussion in 'Software' started by Gower, May 11, 2007.

  1. Gower

    Gower Private First Class

    how do you edit a bitmap image, say i scanned a table which was printed on plain paper how do i then edit that and add data into the table after it has been scanned??
    thanks
     
    Gower, May 11, 2007
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  2. studiot

    studiot MajorGeek

    You need what is called optical character recognition (OCR) software to convert the scan to text (tabular in your case). This is often bundled with the scanner, when you buy it.

    A good commercial product is Paperport. Don't know of any free ones.

    Studio T
     
    studiot, May 11, 2007
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  3. DavidGP

    DavidGP MajorGeeks Forum Administrator - Grand Pooh-Bah Staff Member

    Try this one its free, I used it a year ago before I got a new scanner with built in software, it works OK and may give you the data you need.


    http://www.simpleocr.com/Info.asp
     
    DavidGP, May 12, 2007
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  4. Gower

    Gower Private First Class

    thankyou very much for your help, that has done the trick i can now edit my scanning images.
    thanks
     
    Gower, May 12, 2007
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