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Overview of the Capture SDK
The Development Kit contains image management and recognition technologies for developing 32-bit
Windows applications on Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT 4.0, Windows 2000 and Window XP.
The Development Toolkit is supplied in two variants:
• The
Professional OCR Kit
with seven recognition modules for recognizing machine-generated
texts, including E-13B (MICR), OCR-A and OCR-B.
• The
Professional Recognition Kit
with additional modules for handprint (ICR), barcode and
checkmark (OMR) recognition services.
Both variants offer two interfaces:
• The
RECapi
interface, providing over 200 entry points for C/C++ programmers.
• The
IPRO
ActiveX interface, providing an object model with about 40 objects, offering nearly the same
functionality as RECapi, with additional document management features.
Some functionality is delivered through optional add-on programs. The first two are normally installed
along with the Development Kit; the last one must be installed separately, after the main installation.
• The
Visual Toolbox
works through IPRO and offers visual controls for easier development and
running of applications providing image handling, zoning, text editing and proofing, thumbnail
displays and scanner setting controls.
• The
PDF Output Kit
produces output files in Adobe's Portable Document Format.
• The
Asian OCR
provides recognition for Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese and traditional
Chinese.
Evaluation packages include the full range of products and add-ons listed above, and can be used on a trial
basis for a limited period (typically 35 days). These are governed by a temporary license.
See the printed documentation for a comprehensive summary of the Capture SDK packages and
architecture.
Getting Help
The Readme files present the latest information and solutions to recently reported problems. The Addendum
PDF file documents improvements built into the new 12.5 release, and also more fully documents the RFC
output formatting level (“Flowing Page”) and the purposes for which it is advantageous (see pages 14-16).
The CSDK is supplied with comprehensive on-line help documentation, including Introductions, Tutorials,
Sample Codes and Reference topics for each of the supported interfaces: access this through the Windows
Start menu or Help buttons in the programs. Documentation is also supplied in printed form in a binder, and
can be downloaded in electronic form, as a set of PDF files, from the ScanSoft web site.
If you are evaluating the product without having version 12, please consult the on-line help or these PDF
files. If you are upgrading from version 12, you should continue using the existing documentation, supple-
mented by the information in the PDF file
Addendum.pdf
located in your program folder after installation.
Using the RECapi Test Application
You should perform some basic tests with the RECapi interface, regardless of which interface you plan to
use later. Go to the Windows Start Menu, choose the program
ScanSoft OmniPage Capture SDK
, then
RECapi Test Application
.
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