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OmniPage Professional Editor's Review

There was a time the only way to store bulk text and documents were photocopying or manual rewriting but that is no longer the case. With progress of computer hardware and software technology, you can convert books and volumes of text in digital format. The arrival of OCR software has made things easier for users worldwide. However, when you need to convert a lot of books and printed text to digital format, choosing the right OCR tool is important. There are some such third party OCR tools for Windows environment and OmniPage Professional from Nuance is one contender worth your consideration. The app does not come for cheap but offers plenty of features and near accurate OCR performance.

While OmniPage Professional improves on its earlier flaws including a clumsy and cluttered interface and packs in enough features, there are some hiccups that prevent it from becoming the category leading app. Inclusion of cloud connectivity and powerful automation tools deserve applauds but the level of user friendliness needs improvement. Those who can deal with the glitches will not need any other tool for OCR though. This app runs on computers equipped with Windows XP Service Pack 3 and later editions. For newer Windows versions, it supports both 64 and 32 bit iterations. Sadly, you cannot try the version before shelling out licensing fee.

Users of earlier versions of the software complained abut absence of a startup task or wizard for accomplishing most widely used tasks. In this version, that issue has been addressed. Now OmniPage Professional starts with a page with links to commonplace tasks. You get options to convert texts to Word, Excel PDF and acquire images from camera and scanner. It is TWAIN compliant and Nuance supports the most widely used scanner devices.

OmniPage Professional is an app that is known for its scanning accuracy and the new version lives up to that image. It is hard to test Nuance’s claim for enhanced OCR performance. As a matter of fact, the app makes very few recognition mistakes while scanning and converting blocks of texts to various digital formats. It deals quite well with printed pages with small font sizes too. As it is, for 100 percent accuracy you cannot rely on any OCR app and proofreading is the only option. When you turn scanned text to Word documents, the app performs really well with marginal formatting errors. When you throw more complex tasks at the app such as creating spreadsheets from tables with lots of text, glitches can show up.

Two new features in the app deserve special mention and they are eDiscovery Assistant and cloud connectivity. OmniPage Professional comes with menu choices for popular cloud storage services like Dropbox and Evernote. The menus are used for both downloading and uploading tasks. Owing to presence of Nuance Cloud Connector Management Console which runs in background, users can upload documents to cloud services like Microsoft SkyDrive and Google Drive. In OmniPage interface, you can open a file in the cloud, carry out OCR procedure and save it back much in the way you would do in your PC.

The eDiscovery Assistant is meant for converting individual PDF images to searchable PDF format. You may choose to proof manually or let the process be completely automated. The eDiscovery Assistant does not wipe out annotations and bookmarks in the files you use. It works fast and with decent amount of accuracy.

When you bypass the app’s start page, you will see an interface resembling the earlier versions of the software. The usual Flexible, Classic and Quick Convert views are there. However, the Flexible view can be quite annoying for most users. It is meant for customizing the workspace by resizing the windows but in this mode, the app tries to snap the windows in various positions on screen. Most users may actually return to Classic view after trying this mode.

The app has a nifty text to speech feature and you can save the result as WAV files. It can also be used as proofreading aid. OmniPage Professional also has a Kindle Assistant so that users can generate eBooks. The app’s annotation tools also deserve a mention. Its digital enhancement tools play a pivotal role in clean up original texts and enhancing level of OCR accuracy. Nuance also packs in PaperPort 12 for managing documents and PDF Create tool. The latter lets you create PDF files from almost any Windows app.

Nuance has tried to polish up the help system bundled with OmniPage Professional and it is rather elaborate. In this version, number of supported languages has also shot up. Now, you can select specific languages for each individual scanned page. After installing the app, you will observe Internet Explorer has got extra options to convert files to PDFs.

The app interface is rife with some inconsistencies that thwart workflow and can be quite tedious in business setups. For example, standard redo and undo commands can be found under edit menu, which is expected. However, when you switch to image enhancement mode, they vanish. Amazingly, the OCR Proofreader tool used for rejecting or accepting recognized text, comes without any undo option at all. Another irk is mouse and keyboard shortcuts do not work in this app. Not all windows support zooming function which can be confusing for users. You may zoom by right clicking the mouse but not across all areas in the interface. These are glitches that you do not expect in a matured commercial product which comes with a hefty licensing cost.

Nuance has used new scanner-enhancement tools in OmniPage Professional that can be used to cope with poorly scanned images. However, the Whiteboard Enhancement tool is no miracle solution and can produce varying results under real world usage scenario. Some editing tools of OmniPage Professional however, help in improving result of scans and enhancing accuracy.

Positive Points:
• Feature rich app.
• Cloud Storage works well.
• Reasonably accurate OCR performance at good speed.
• Good OCR automation features.

Negative Points:
• Not much friendly for beginners.
• Inconsistency across interface.

Conclusion:
No OCR software that you can buy and use is perfect and OmniPage Professional is not an exception. Its new version does come with some notable additions and improvements that will address needs of demanding users. Cloud integration is a handy feature as is OCR automation tool. When it comes to core OCR performance, the app leaves little reason to complain. However, this app is not advisable for beginners or home users who need user-friendly software. Despite the interface tweaks, the app is far from intuitive and interface inconsistencies mar its overall appeal. If you can live with these workflow glitches or master the ways to overcome them, it will fit your needs sure.

Rating: 4/5







OmniPage Professional Publisher's Description

With 99%+ character accuracy, one-click conversion to Microsoft Office, and universal compatibility with any scanner, OmniPage Professional 17 is the OCR and scanning solution that does it all - accurately, quickly, and easily. With OmniPage Professional 17, you can radically improve the ways you process, archive, and share paper and digital documents. You can turn documents that would take hours to re-type into perfectly formatted documents in seconds.

This superior accuracy means you save significant time and money by radically improving the ways in which you process, archive, and share paper and digital documents. It's simple to use, tasks are automated, information is easily accessed, and productivity soars.

Automatically batch convert files. Monitor, recognize, and convert files from incoming e-mail. Access scanned files from anywhere in your organization. Archive documents directly into Microsoft SharePoint. No competing solution offers the functionality and performance of OmniPage.

Powerful Advantages:

Convert high volumes of paper and digital documents into digital files
Edit, search, and share in the format of your choice.
Highlight /redact sensitive words/phrases.
Monitor, recognize, and convert files from incoming e-mail attachments.
Access scanned files from anywhere in your organization
Archive documents directly into Microsoft SharePoint.

Accuracy

Accuracy is the most important feature in OCR because it translates directly into time savings. PC Magazine's independent tests confirmed that OmniPage is the most accurate OCR solution. Now, it's easier than ever for to re-use content from existing documents. A 27% increase in accuracy translates directly into fewer word errors and less editing. With accuracy levels up to 50% greater than most alternatives, you'll spend dramatically less time converting documents. Since electronic archiving and retrieval depends heavily on OCR accuracy, accurate conversions mean more accurate document retrieval. OmniPage's increased accuracy also helps reduce the time required for proofreading.

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Publisher: Nuance Communications Inc | License: Shareware | Price: 499.99
Version: 18 | Size: 479232 KB | Platform: WinOther
Released Date: 18-10-2012 | Rating: 5 | Title: OmniPage Professional

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