OmniPage(R) Pro 11.0 Upgrade

by Nuance Communications, Inc.

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 7.9 x 2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.6 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B00005KK38
• Item model number: 10445
• Date first available at Amazon.com: May 25, 2001
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #21,430 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #84 in Software > Business & Office > Document Management > Scanning & OCR
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

OmniPage Pro 11 is the fastest, easiest way to turn paper documents into digital files that you can edit. It features superior accuracy and the ability to convert PDF files into Microsoft Office documents. OmniPage Pro 11 extends its recognition capabilities from 13 to 114 languages, and from one to three alphabets, including Greek, Latin, and Cyrillic. This new version also handles grayscale and color images. It uses the extra pixel-depth information in grayscale images to internally generate black-and-white images for optimized OCR performance.

The new page formatter in OmniPage Pro 11 allows you to maintain every aspect of your original document, including columns, tables, and typestyles. You can save documents in PDF format for archiving or sharing: both image and paper documents can be transformed into PDF files for searching, preservation, and cross-platform distribution. The new IntelliTrain feature takes note of the changes you make in the proofing process. It then goes on its own "search and destroy" mission to find any recurrence of similar errors and corrects them automatically.

New despeckle enhancements allow you to take degraded documents like faxes and copies and recognize them with accuracy. And the ability to maintain text alignment and cell styles of spreadsheets and tables (even no-grid tables) means you won't have to worry about retyping or reformatting. You can also perform OCR functions directly from your favorite Microsoft programs for hassle-free OCR. The program works with Office 97, 2000, and XP. WYSIWYG HTML output means you can easily turn documents into Web pages. The program also now recognizes color backgrounds and color text.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

63 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Better than before, but not the best OCR software, July 12, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: OmniPage(R) Pro 11.0 Upgrade (CD-ROM)

I scan books that are in the public domain, which is a demanding task for OCR software. The bottom line is that the Abbyy FineReader Pro v5.0 is THE BEST OCR software on the market right now. It far surpasses Scansoft's Textbridge Millennium. The only thing that even gives FineReader Pro 5.0 any competition is Scansoft's OmniPage Pro 11, but FineReader is still far better. Since Scansoft bought out Textbridge (from Xerox) and bought out OmniPage (from Caere), you would think they could develop a superior product, but that's not so. Omnipage appears to be billed as an upgrade to Textbridge (I'm guessing that Scansoft is sending Textbridge to the graveyard). Scansoft claims in an advertisement that they spent a YEAR combining the programs. However, Scansoft did not even include rudimentary features of Textbridge in OmniPage 11. For instance, if you scan a book two pages at a time with the binding flat against the scanner (this is very common for older books that need to remain intact), Textbridge Millennium could split apart the pages using a dual-page mode. This was an extremely helpful if not critical feature for scanning books. However, this feature does not exist in OmniPage 11. FineReader on the other hand, can do this and more. It works great with Auto Document Feeders and it is far more accurate than OmniPage 11. Finally, FineReader's error/spell checker is once again far superior to OmniPage 11. The only single advantage that OmniPage 11 has over FineReader 5.0 is that it can import/output Adobe PDF documents. Otherwise FineReader Pro 5.0 is the way to go.

22 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitely worth upgrading to this new version, June 19, 2001

By 

Linda Zarate "IT Ops Consultant" (Azusa, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: OmniPage(R) Pro 11.0 Upgrade (CD-ROM)

I upgraded my copy of Omnipage Pro 10.0 Scan Suite, which is a qualifying product to upgrade to OmniPage Pro 11.0. It was one of the smartest moves I've made. Not that there was anything terribly wrong with OmniPage Pro 10, but the added features and performance of version 11 is plain phenomenal. Optical character recognition (OCR) is dramatically more accurate in this new version, and it also recognizes and converts columns and tables. It also produces a virtually identical converted page, with graphics, tables and columns where they should be, instead of in unexpected places like the previous version sometimes did.

It imports Adobe Acrobat files, which is a major plus, and exports them into Microsoft Office format files - an even bigger plus. It will also turn a scanned document into an Acrobat PDF file. This does not supplant Adobe's Acrobat 5.0, though, because that product has capabilities that OmniPage doesn't have. See the Acrobat 5.0 product page on Amazon for more information.

Another plus is the ability to scan a page, have it accurately converted and save it as an HTML file, complete with graphics, which can then be uploaded to your web site. It can also be used to create documentation on a CD ROM that can be read using a browser. The possibilities here are endless and adds considerably to the value of this upgrade.

ScanSoft did a remarkable job with features and usability with this version. If you are using a qualifying product this upgrade is worth every penny.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars OmniPage Pro 11.0-A Lifesaver!, January 24, 2002

By 

Robert D. Shull "shullrd" (Fairfield, OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: OmniPage(R) Pro 11.0 Upgrade (CD-ROM)

I upgraded my copy of OmniPage Pro 10 to OmniPage Pro 11, and haven't had any regrets since. One of the nicest features in this version of OmniPage, is the ability to work with Adobe PDF files. PDF files are great, but have little editing ability. With OmniPage Pro 11, this is no longer an issue. All I need to do now, is convert my PDF file to an Office file and edit away! This feature is almost worth the full price. In addition, OmniPage Pro 11 is far more accurate than OmniPage 10 ever was, and with added features OmniPage Pro 11 will work better than ever before. If you are a qualifying user, this is an upgrade that you should look into.