High Speed Scanning with the Cannon 5080c

Scanning with OmniPage Pro 12

When scanning with OmniPage pro, first teach OmniPage to recognize the 5080c.

From the menu options select Tools > Options > Scanner.
The option menu will appear with many tabs labeled OCR; Scanner; Direct OCR; Process; Proofing; Custom Layout; Text Editor. Text will appear such as - Selected Scanner: ScanSoft Scanning Layer: Default Scanner. Choose the Setup button and you will enter a setup wizard.
Run the three-step wizard, and if prompted to scan a test page select no. The wizard should find the Twain drivers for your 5080c, and will usually classify it as Other.
Also on this option menu, is the check box for scanning double sided pages. It is listed under ADF. If you are scanning double sided pages check this box; when you scan you will be prompted to turn the pages and scanned the other side. These are usually done in descending order.
Using the OCR Wizard-a Five-step Process

Step 1

Indicate the type of document you wish to process. The scanning and black and white will be the fastest. Scanning in grayscale is especially good for faded blotchy or colored texts. The scan in color when you need to preserve color for images, or for text that you need to keep in color. The fourth option on this page, is to scan an image file: this is the option you would use if you had already scanned using Utility 5000, or if you had a PDF in TIFF format. After making your choice select Next > . Step 1 of the OCR Wizard

Step 2

In this step you select the type of document you wish Omni to scan. Most often you will use Auto. After making your choice select Next > . Step 2 of the OCR Wizard offers the choices of auto, single column, multiple columns, single column and tables, or all tables.

Step 3

In step 3 select the languages that are contained in your document. Step 3 of the OCR Wizard offers checkboxes for the languages in the document.

Step 4

In this step, and you are asked to choose whether you wish to proofread the finished text before exporting the document, and whether you wish to apply IntelliTrain. Generally, we select yes to both of these options. Step 4 of the OCR Wizard offers you the chance to proofread before exporting, as well as the option to apply IntelliTrain an OCR aid.

Step 5

In this last step you will select high you wish to export your document whether you wish to say that as a file on the computer, or copy it to the clipboard. In this step it also informs you that OmniPage pro will remember the slow settings you selected and will apply them to the next document as well. If you're satisfied with all your choices, select finish. Step 5 of the OCR Wizard offers the option to Save the scanned doc or to copy it to the clipboard.

At this point, OmniPage will begin scanning the page or pages, and as it has finished recognizing the page it will bring up the OCR proofreader. This interface is very much like the spell checker in Microsoft Word. Generally, you will be able to see the image that has been scanned, the recognition dialogue box, and the new document that is being generated.

As soon as the first page has been scanned the proofreader dialogue box will offer the options of Ignoring Adding or Changing detected problems.

Message box will appear when OCR is complete.

Once you have completed the OCR process, you will be prompted to save your file. Although it varies according to the situation, RTF is an excellent format for preserving the pictures and the text - select RTF for the Files of Type, and for formatting Level, specify True Page, and the Page range of All pages. Try to name files with book title and chapter number.

The Save As menu offers you the chance to name the scanned document and choose the exported document format.

General Notes

Although some Alternate Text producers have complained that OmniPage 12 will crash frequently this is not a situation that we have experienced. Currently there is a patch on the ScanSoft web page that improves performance. Also, OmniPage inserts text boxes in the document files it creates, but these can be eliminated by specifying to not autoinsert text boxes in the Direct OCR options on the Tools > Options menu.