Image-to-text (OCR)

Any text in a photo can be read and stored as part of the data associated with that photo. This can include:

• Company logo’s
• Business cards
• Street signs
• Handwritten text
• Photos of full page documents

Up to 64k of text can be read and stored.

The text read is editable within DBGallery. NOTE: While the read text is editable, sending a photo for text recognition subsequent times will override edits.

This text is, of course, used when searching for images across DBGallery.

How to read text from images

As images are uploaded, text in images is automatically recognized when the . On the upload window be sure the image-to-text checkbox is selected.

Alternatively, in the main gallery, select one or more images and press the Image-to-text button.

Examples:

Logos

Here an upload of a company logo had the text read.

Handwritten

Below is an example of handwritten text being read.

Reading poor quality text

This example demonstrates how a fair poor photo of a screen can be read quite accurately.

IMPORTANT TIP: Making this data visible across DBGallery

While this data field, and all others, can be found in our Full Data View (FDV) tab in image preview, consider using Data Layout Settings in our Tools menu to place it in the Info tab and other areas of DBGallery. See Data Layout Settings for more on configuring which data is shown where.

Q&A

Q: Will this feature read contents of documents, such as PDFs?

A: No. It reads text from photos and graphics only.

Turning this feature on

This feature is not turned on by default in all systems. To turn it on, admins may go to Preferences | Tools, where the option is near the bottoom of the page.

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