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The following data was collected as a combined effort to compare TypeReader 5.0 and 6.0 against similar products being offered elsewhere. We first matched up TypeReader 5.0/6.0 against Abbyy Sprint 5.0, ReadIris 9.0 Professional, and Cuneiform 6.0 Professional, and OmniPage the results were clear. Both TypeReader 5.0 and 6.0 pulled ahead in the testing.

TypeReader 5.0 the best value of all the programs tested held its own against its competitors only sacrificing a few seconds of speed for far better smaller file size. At the same time TypeReader 6.0 set the standard on every single test with the best accuracy, best recognition speed, and still came in under par for file sizes being created against its competitors.

For those of you who are looking for an OCR program that delivers the results you need, without breaking your budget. TypeReader 5.0 is the software you are looking for. TypeReader 5.0 delivers the speed, accuracy, and power most users need. For users who need a higher rate of speed, accuracy, and are looking for an OCR program they can count on. TypeReader 6.0 is just what you're looking for. With TypeReader 6.0 you gain top of the line recognition speeds, the highest accuracy rate possible, as well as creating files that don’t break your hard drives back.

TypeReader
5.0		 TypeReader
6.0		 Abbyy Sprint ReadIris Pro Cuneiform Pro OmniPage
Image 1 Time (sec.) 15 8 8 15 17 N/A
File Size (kb) 7 9 31 31 31 13
Errors 3 3 3 9 7+ 3
Created Files (.Doc) Tr5 1 Tr6 1 Ab5 1 Read 1 Cune 1 Omni 1
Image 2 Time (sec.) 8 6 7 10 8 N/A
File Size (kb) 4 4 25 24 24 9
Errors 1 0 0 3 5+ 1
Created Files (.Doc) Tr5 2 Tr6 2 Ab5 2 Read 2 Cune 2 Omni 2
Image 3 Time (sec.) 6 5 7 7 6 N/A
File Size (kb) 5 22 22 20 22 7
Errors 4 4 0 20+ 13+ 9
Created Files (.Doc) Tr5 3 Tr6 3 Ab5 3 Read 3 Cune 3 Omni 3
Image 4 Time (sec.) 4 4 5 7 5 N/A
File Size (kb) 7 23 36 38 29 10
Errors 17 13 21 19+ 50+ 24
Created Files (.Doc) Tr5 4 Tr6 4 Ab5 4 Read 4 Cune 4 Omni 4

TypeReader
5.0		 TypeReader
6.0		 Abbyy Sprint ReadIris Pro Cuneiform Pro OmniPage
 Time (seconds) 33 23 27 39 36 N/A
 % Time 43% Slower Used as base  17% Slower 69% Slower 56% Slower N/A
Total File Size 23 58 114 113 106 39
 % Size 60% Smaller Used as base 95% Larger 94% Larger 82% Larger 67% Smaller
 Total Errors 25 20 24 51+ 75+ 37
 % Errors 25% More Errors Used as base 20% More Errors 255% More Errors 275% More Errors 85% More Errors

The following tests were performed on a Pentium 3 1ghz with 512 Megs of RAM under Windows XP. Time was measured from opening of image file until results were exported to Microsoft Word.


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