i have tested the link it is working fine. again i am giving it below. http://www.malayalamresourcecentre.org/Mrc/products/nayana.html
prashant On 8/3/08, Krishnan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > hai friends,,it is a good presentation the malayalam ocr software is not > available by that link. > bye, > krishnan.----- Original Message ----- > From: "Prashant Naik" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 1:12 PM > Subject: [AI] White Paper: OCR Softwares for Indian languages > > > > Dear Access India Members, > > > > > > > > During the Daisy Forum of India meeting held in Mumbai on 11th and 12th > > April 2008, I was given the responsibility to find information on the > > status > > of OCR Softwares for Indian languages. So here I am presenting the > > findings > > that I am able to research. I have prepared a White Paper on it which I > > posted in the PDF format on the daisy forum of India's mailing list 3 > days > > back. But for benefit and awareness of others I am pasting content of > > it > > below this message. This will also help those who had posted queries on A > > I > > regarding this. > > > > > > > > White Paper: OCR Softwares for Indian languages > > > > Date: July 31st, 2008 > > > > Introduction : > > > > OCR softwares are available for English and other foreign languages but > > what > > is > > > > the status of OCR software availability for Indian languages? > > > > During the Daisy Forum of India meeting held in Mumbai on 11th and 12th > > April > > > > 2008, I was given the responsibility to find information on this. So here > > I > > am > > > > presenting the findings that I am able to research. > > > > > > > > Definitions : > > > > OCR: - Optical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the > > > > mechanical or electronic translation of images of handwritten, > typewritten > > or > > > > printed text (usually captured by a scanner) into machine-editable text. > > > > OCR Software: - OCR Software converts paper documents into electronic > > data, > > > > so that you can handle the information (electronic text) in your computer > > system. > > > > Indian Languages: - Indian Constitution recognizes Hindi in Devanāgarī > > script > > > > as the official language of the central government India the Constitution > > of > > India > > > > recognizes 22 languages, spoken in different parts of the country, > > > > {All definitions source is "Wikipedia") > > > > > > > > Findings : > > > > As per the research on the web highlighted one workshop / seminar > > organized > > by > > > > Rediff Centre for Indian Language Content Management > > > > On the theme of "Brainstorming Workshop on OCR for Indian Languages" on > > > > 16-17 March, 2007, at Hotel Regalis, Mysore. > > > > Reference. Link: http://www.isim.ac.in/RCILCM/index.htm > > > > Further research on Access India (mailing group for the blind) querying > > more > > on > > > > this and contact with NAB Karnataka to get more info on this theme did > not > > throw > > > > up anything significant. > > > > > > > > Visit by Mr. Venki, rediff.com Technical Head : > > > > During a meeting with Mr. Venki at the XRCVC in the month of June 2008, > > > > Some more information about the conference was secured. This was because > > > > Mr. Venki himself was a one of the members of the organizing team from > > rediff. > > > > He made the following observation. "Overall the conference was good. > > Speakers > > > > had shared new ideas on developing Indian OCR." > > > > However further following up with regard to this conference it seems no > > > > significant progress have been made thereafter. > > > > > > > > Chennai "Print Access" Seminar Findings" > > > > Our XRCVC team member Neha learned about many technological > > > > developments from the "Print Access" conference which was held at Chennai > > on > > > > April 19th, 2008. She shared lot of information, contacts and links. > > > > E.g. Acharya website (http://acharya.iitm.ac.in) TTS translator in 22 > > languages, > > > > Ravi TTS for Telgu, C-DAC softwares like Mantra, Shruti Drishti, Shrut > > Lekhan > > > > and very important lead on Indian OCR software developed by C-DAC Pune. > > > > > > > > Visit to C-DAC Pune : > > > > On May 14th and 15th, the XRCVC team visited C-DAC Pune. The visit was > > very > > > > fruitful. A fully developed off-the-shelf product for Hindi-Devnagri > > Indian > > > > language software named as CHITRANKAN developed by GIST Development > > > > Team, C-DAC, Pune, Maharashtra. They demonstrated the product. The result > > > > was very good. CHITRANKAN is commercially used by 2-3 organizations in > > > > Pune. > > > > Other C-DAC resources : > > > > OCR softwares in Hindi called CHITRANKAN, in Marathi called > > > > CHITRAKSHARIKA and in Malayalam called NAYANA. > > > > > > > > About NAYANA : > > > > Source: http://www.malayalamresourcecentre.org/Mrc/products/nayana.html > > > > NAYANA is a product that enables the user to convert printed Malayalam > > > > documents to editable computer files. This system is very simple to use > > and > > > > requires no prior expertise. > > > > FEATURES > > > > - NAYANA processes all types of printed Malayalam Documents. > > > > - Supports TIFF and BMP image formats. > > > > - Supports document Images with resolution 300 dpi and above. > > > > - Detection and correction of document skew of -5o to +5o. > > > > - The output document can be stored in both ISCII and ISFOC form. > > > > - The output document can be saved as TXT, RTF, HTML or ACI file formats. > > > > - User friendly interface. > > > > - Recognition speed of 50 char /sec. > > > > - Conversion of printed documents to editable text. > > > > - Optical Character Recognition combined with Text–To–Speech technology > > can > > > > be used for text reading system. > > > > EXPANDABILITY > > > > - A layout analyzer can be added to the system to reproduce the input > > document > > > > in its original layout. > > > > - Can be expanded to cater to hand writ ten and old document. > > > > The linguistic resource generation tools such as Prabandhika and > > Vishleshika > > > > Source: http://delnet.nic.in/news-naclin-report.htm > > > > > > > > About CHITRANKAN : > > > > Source: http://www.cdac.in/html/gist/products/chitra.asp > > > > CHITRANKAN - the first OCR (Optical Character Recognition) system for > > Indian > > > > Languages. > > > > The OCR process involves: > > > > • Conversion of printed matter into an electronic image - the printed > > matter > > can > > > > be converted into an image using Scanner or a Digital Camera > > > > • Electronic Image Processing - this involves identifying text > information > > by > > > > analyzing the image for noise and skew. Once text information is > available > > > > another algorithm reads and recognizes the printed matter > > > > • Storing the extracted text information as an electronic data: the > > recognized > > > > input is converted to a standard format, which can be opened in any word > > > > processing application, facilitating the user to edit the text data. > > > > Chitrankan archives Indian Language content in electronic form through > > OCR. > > It > > > > enables the user to take a book, magazine or printed text in an Indian > > Language, > > > > feed it directly into an electronic computer file, and edit the file > using > > a > > word > > > > processor. Once the data is in the form of electronic text it can be > > searched, > > > > sorted and indexed. > > > > Chitrankan saves the user the effort of typing an entire document. > > > > Chitrankan scans a document to screen by recognizing the text and other > > images > > > > as objects. These scanned images are flawless and can be stored or > printed > > time > > > > and again. > > > > Exceedingly user-friendly with features that can edit, move, resize or > > duplicate > > > > the scanned document, Chitrankan also provides a spell check facility. > > > > The potential of Chitrankan is enormous as it enables users to harness > the > > power > > > > of computers to access printed documents in Indian Languages. > > > > Software Advantage: > > > > •Recognizes Hindi and Marathi languages along with Embedded English Text. > > > > •Skew detection and correction for input image upto ± 15° > > > > •Grabs images directly from the scanner for processing > > > > •Automatic Text and Picture region detection > > > > •Supports all TWAIN compatible scanners and digital cameras > > > > •Supports 256 grayscale/color, .bmp/.tiff images scanned at 300 dpi as > > input > > > > image for recognition > > > > •Ideal for font sizes between 10 pt. and 36 pt, and all popular fonts. > > > > •Saves scanned/modified images as .BMP files > > > > •Saves recognized text in ISCII format or exporting as .RTF for editing > > using > > > > GIST range of software > > > > •Uses advanced DSP (Digital Signal Processing) algorithms to remove > > "Noise" > > > > and "Back Page Reflection" > > > > •Enables printing both - the input image as well as the recognized text. > > > > •Provided with inbuilt Flip, Rotate and Negate options for Input Image > > > > User Advantage: > > > > •Allows deletion of associated pictures from the image by using the ERASE > > > > option > > > > •Provides painting tools to join the breaks in the characters to get good > > results > > > > •Allows OCR to be applied on an image rotated by 180° or flipped > > > > •Applies OCR to image having text in reverse by using INVERT option > > > > •Provides inbuilt spell checking facility > > > > •Provides editing tools like cut, copy, paste, find and replace options > > for > > use on > > > > recognized text > > > > System Requirements: > > > > •Minimum Configuration: > > > > Pentium II with 64 MB RAM > > > > Virtual Memory requirement 300 MB (Swap File Space in Hard Disk) > > > > •Recommended Configuration: > > > > Pentium III with 128 MB RAM and above > > > > Virtual Memory requirement 400 MB > > > > •Operating Systems Supported: > > > > Window NT ver. 4.0, Service Pack 6.0 and above/ Windows 9X and above, > > > > Windows 2000 and Windows XP. > > > > Price: CHITRANKAN Single user license for CHITRANKAN Rs. 10,000/- > > > > > > > > Contacts: channel partner list URL - > > http://www.cdac.in/html/gist/ch_part.asp > > > > CHITRANKAN demo can be downloaded from > > > > http://www.cdac.in/html/gist/down/chtri_d.asp > > > > File Size: 45 MB > > > > Experimenting with CHITRANKAN at the XRCVC – findings : > > > > At the XRCVC demo of CHITRANKAN was installed and put through tests. > > > > The Rajyasabha website webpage were used for testing Hindi-Devnagri > script > > > > which uses Yogesh font typeset. Its accuracy can be described as good > > > > approximately 70%. This can be improved by using font training mode. > > > > Additional documents in Hindi and Marathi were tested. Results from those > > were > > > > fair amount approximately 40% accuracy level. The font training module > > > > however can increase the accuracy. > > > > The software supports the Yogesh Hindi font by default. Mare fonts can be > > > > added on by training OCR using font recognition module. > > > > Font training modules enable the user to train the software to decipher > > > > documents in particular fonts. To make the software even more useful, > > > > CHITRANKAN incorporates a set of application program interfaces (APIs) > > which > > > > allow software developers the flexibility to build features from > > CHITRANKAN > > into > > > > their software application. > > > > You can save recognized output in RTF format and even choose recognition > > > > language as either Hindi or Marathi. > > > > > > > > Screen reader access with Chitrankan - > > > > Graphical User Interface of Chitrankan is very friendly with menus and > > shortcuts > > > > are available for all important options. > > > > In the workspace area it has mainly three windows such as input image > > window, > > > > recognized output text window and digitized image windows. However screen > > > > reader (SAFA) is not able to read the recognized text. > > > > > > > > Conclusion : > > > > One can definitely contribute to the development of the Indian language > > OCR > > > > through download, testing and the feedback can be given to C-DAC that > > would > > > > help in product enhancement. Those who are familiar with Malayalam would > > do > > > > well to test the NAYANA OCR software. > > > > Prashant Naik > > > > The Xavier's Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC) > > > > St. Xavier's College, Mumbai. > > ---- > > VISION WITHOUT ACTION IS MERELY A DREAM, > > ACTION WITHOUT VISION JUST PASSES THE TIME, > > VISION WITH ACTION CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > > Registration is now open! > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with the subject unsubscribe. > > > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > > please visit the list home page at > > > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, > please visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in -- VISION WITHOUT ACTION IS MERELY A DREAM, ACTION WITHOUT VISION JUST PASSES THE TIME, VISION WITH ACTION CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. 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