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Google OCR - wccrawford - 2011-02-28
http://googledocs.blogspot.com/2011/02/optical-character-recognition-ocr-in-34.html
Yes, it supports Japanese now.
I haven't had time to try it yet, though.
Google OCR - cb4960 - 2011-02-28
I tried it with a scan of the first full page of the Zero no Tsukaima light novel. Though not intentional, it was a rather appropriate choice considering the OCR success rate was fairly close to zero. I won't be using it again.
Maybe it doesn't like vertical text.
Google OCR - rich_f - 2011-03-01
I tried it with a JapanesePod101.com PDF... it works... sort of. The text formatting is a total train wreck, but it didn't make too many mistakes.
Then again, the JPod101.com PDFs are highly formatted, so I wasn't expecting much.
Google OCR - wccrawford - 2011-03-01
cb4960 Wrote:I tried it with a scan of the first full page of the Zero no Tsukaima light novel. Though not intentional, it was a rather appropriate choice considering the OCR success rate was fairly close to zero. I won't be using it again.Bummer. Vertical text is what I'd want it for, too. Oh well.
Maybe it doesn't like vertical text.