We have an application where we get a large number of pdf documents, that we need to extract the searchable text. Some of them are actually image scans and so will need to be ocr'd.
I have been searching for tools to do this.
It looks like Acrobat X can do this but not in an automated manner.
Is this impression correct?
Angus Laidlaw
batch extraction of searchable text from pdf's
2011-03-11 11:37:54
2011-03-11 14:19:34
#1
this tip does not answer the 'automated' part of your question, but it will point you in the right dircetion. the best tool for extracting seachable text is Microsoft Office Document Imaging (MODI). MODI comes bundled with MS Office Pro (in tools group). export (convert) PDF to TIFF and open in MODI. OCR the TIFF to MS Word.
2011-03-12 11:54:03
#2
The "Actions" feature of Acrobat X can be used to OCR entire folders of PDFs. There are several videos and articles at this site. Search for "Acrobat X Action"