OCR does not work

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OCR does not work Thu Dec 19, 2024 4:19 am • by StefanDorschu
I try to use the build-in OCR of Hazel to analyse my documents.

When i OCR the document with Devonthink my rules work as expected (simple, just looking for a specific text), but without having the document ocr'ed before, it does not work.

Is the ocr-engine that bad?
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Re: OCR does not work Thu Dec 19, 2024 10:54 am • by Mr_Noodle
Can you post an example? How does the text look in Hazel's preview?
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Re: OCR does not work Thu Dec 19, 2024 7:10 pm • by StefanDorschu
Well, Hazel does only recognise the bottom part of the pdf. Scanning an ocred file does work perfectly.

How can i attach images?
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Re: OCR does not work Fri Dec 20, 2024 9:52 am • by Mr_Noodle
You can use imgur.com if you don't already have a cloud/file sharing service.
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Re: OCR does not work Fri Dec 20, 2024 10:27 am • by StefanDorschu
Here are the contents from a pdf that has been running through ocr:

Image
Here is one without:

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The content of both pdfs is more or less the same.
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Re: OCR does not work Mon Dec 23, 2024 10:53 am • by Mr_Noodle
Can you email an example file? Make sure to redact any private info.
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Re: OCR does not work Mon Dec 23, 2024 5:47 pm • by StefanDorschu
Thank you for your support.

Which Email-address should i send it too?

Best regards and merry christmas,

Stefan
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Re: OCR does not work Tue Dec 24, 2024 10:30 am • by Mr_Noodle
Click on Help->Contact Support.
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Re: OCR does not work Sat Dec 28, 2024 7:30 pm • by StefanDorschu
You got mail :)
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