Scanning / OCR'ing manuals

[rprosperi]

(12-14-2018 02:09 AM)tgray Wrote:  I have a Fujitsu ScanSnap ix500. I highly recommend it if anyone wants a good reliable scanner that has ADF and duplex capabilities. I've scanned over 20k sheets with mine. It does about 25 sheets per minute (so ~50/min counting both sides of duplex). It comes with decent OCR software as well.

One would need to disassemble a manual into sheets to scan it properly though.

I also use Vuescan. Great software for old scanners, but the Fujitsu software is much better for the ScanSnap scanner.

Great scanner, I completely agree with you that it's great; I've installed many of them for clients with no complaints ever. Though not cheap, this is easily the most reliable and consistent scanner I've ever experienced; they just work, and work and work, without errors or issues. I wish more devices were as well made and reliable. Its only drawback, for use scanning various manuals, is its complete lack of flatbed scanning, which one will need sooner or later.