A construction firm scans a rolled-up blueprint from 1982. The paper is wavy, and there are handwritten notes in pencil mixed with printed ink.
A historian digitized handwritten notes from the 1950s. While FineReader cannot read cursive (no OCR can truly do that well), "Extra Quality" excelled at typewritten notes where the ribbon was dying. It recognized the lighter impact of the 'e' on the ribbon as a distinct character, not an empty space. finereader abbyy extra quality
A built-in editor highlights low-confidence characters, allowing you to compare the original image with the recognized text side-by-side to make manual corrections. Pricing and Deployment A construction firm scans a rolled-up blueprint from 1982
This article dives deep into what "Extra Quality" actually means within the ABBYY ecosystem, how to achieve it using ABBYY FineReader, and why it remains the undisputed champion of enterprise-grade OCR. While FineReader cannot read cursive (no OCR can
| Industry | Cost of Low-Quality OCR | Value of FineReader | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Misread case numbers, altered contract clauses | Verbatim accuracy, redaction support, searchable discovery | | Healthcare | Misinterpreted drug names or lab values (e.g., mg vs ng ) | Preserve form structure, patient data integrity | | Finance | Incorrect invoice line items, lost decimal points | Automated invoice processing, bank statement archiving | | Archives | Loss of historical typography, broken footnotes | Faithful digital reproduction of rare books |
Financial statements often use 8pt fonts and dense spreadsheet grids. Extra Quality maintains cell integrity, ensuring numbers stay in the correct columns—a critical feature for auditors and analysts.