Replace Scanned Text with OCRed Text in PDF
I have a scanned book as a PDF.
When viewed in Evince, the book appears as it did when scanned, with old fashioned fonts that appear as they were scanned.
However, Evince recognises the letters as characters, and I am able to select, cut, and copy text.
However, the file size is very large and I don't care about the original font type; I would like to replace the original text with the OCRed text so that I can reduce the file size. However, there are images and formatting in the book and I don't want them to be removed.
Is this possible?
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I have a scanned book as a PDF.
When viewed in Evince, the book appears as it did when scanned, with old fashioned fonts that appear as they were scanned.
However, Evince recognises the letters as characters, and I am able to select, cut, and copy text.
However, the file size is very large and I don't care about the original font type; I would like to replace the original text with the OCRed text so that I can reduce the file size. However, there are images and formatting in the book and I don't want them to be removed.
Is this possible?
pdf ocr
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I have a scanned book as a PDF.
When viewed in Evince, the book appears as it did when scanned, with old fashioned fonts that appear as they were scanned.
However, Evince recognises the letters as characters, and I am able to select, cut, and copy text.
However, the file size is very large and I don't care about the original font type; I would like to replace the original text with the OCRed text so that I can reduce the file size. However, there are images and formatting in the book and I don't want them to be removed.
Is this possible?
pdf ocr
asked 3 mins ago
James HillJames Hill
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I have a scanned book as a PDF.
When viewed in Evince, the book appears as it did when scanned, with old fashioned fonts that appear as they were scanned.
However, Evince recognises the letters as characters, and I am able to select, cut, and copy text.
However, the file size is very large and I don't care about the original font type; I would like to replace the original text with the OCRed text so that I can reduce the file size. However, there are images and formatting in the book and I don't want them to be removed.
Is this possible?
pdf ocr
pdf ocr
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