OmniPage 17 is the fastest and most precise way to convert paper, PDF files, and even digital camera pictures into files you can edit in your favorite PC applications. It works with all scanners and you can capture text with a digital camera or iPhone?. OmniPage 17 lets you turn documents that would take hours to re-type into perfectly formatted documents in seconds.? You can even turn scanned documents into specially formatted pages for easy reading on the Amazon Kindle. Get started right away because OmniPage is easy to use.? OmniPage 17 is ideal for students, home office and small businesses.

What's New in OmniPage 17

Feature	Benefit	As compared to OmniPage 15	As compared to OmniPage 16
Increased word accuracy	OmniPage delivers an amazing 42% increase in accuracy for scanned documents	New	New
Increased layout and formatting accuracy	Improved table recognition, large titles, vertical text, character matching and more	New	Improved
Faster launch times	OmniPage opens up to 200% faster than previous versions	New	New
Multi-core parallel processing	You can be even more productive on today’s popular dual-core and tomorrow’s multi-core computer processors with a dramatic increase in speed.	New	Improved
Send to Amazon Kindle	Scan a document, automatically convert into a readable format and send it to the Amazon Kindle® electronic book reader in one easy step.	New	New
Easy loader	A new interface window called Easy Loader allows you to quickly view, find and open multiple documents at a time.	New	New
One-click toolbar in Microsoft Office	Now you can get all the power of OmniPage in Microsoft Office with Direct OCR buttons for “One-Click” document conversion without opening OmniPage	New	New
Asian language recognition	OmniPage now recognizes Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Japanese and Korean	New	New
Automatic Asian language detection	When Western and Asian texts are mixed on a page OmniPage will automatically alert you so you can get the best possible results	New	New
Digital camera 3DC technology	Accurately capture text anywhere with your digital camera thanks to advanced technology that automatically corrects for three-dimensional distortion.	New	Improved
Flexible interface	Rearrange the various function windows in OmniPage to work the way you like.	New	Improved
Quick convert view	Find the most important conversion options on one screen for fast and easy operation.	New	Improved
How-to-guides	OmniPage is easier to use then ever with How-to-Guides that lead you through basic terminology and product features.	New	Updated
New workflow assistant	Turn complex tasks into a single button press with a greatly enhanced Workflow Assistant with more features, options and destinations	New
PDF-MRC	Create up to 8 times smaller scanned color PDF documents faster with improved PDF-MRC technology.	New	Improved
Convert Now wizard	Be more productive with on demand document conversion in Windows Explorer.	New

Note: — Feature is the same in OmniPage Professional 17

FEATURES

OmniPage 17: Does more than you think — saves you more than you'll believe!

OmniPage 17 is the world’s most accurate document conversion application; it has 99%+ character accuracy so it can turn paper and PDF files into electronic files you can edit, search and share in the format of your choice. You can turn documents that would take hours to re-type into perfectly formatted documents in seconds.

This superior document formatting accuracy means organizations save significant time and money by radically improving the ways in which paper and digital documents are processed, archived and shared. It’s simple to use, tasks are automated, information is easily accessed and productivity soars.

Even digital camera or iPhone pictures can be converted into files you can edit in your favorite PC applications, while scanned documents can be turned into electronic books specially formatted for easy reading on the Amazon Kindle so you can take your documents with you.

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Accuracy features

Formatting features

Document input features

Document output features

Advanced productivity features

Proofing and training features

Document control features

Compatibility features

Accuracy features

	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Word accuracy	Excellent	Excellent	Superior 42% Increased Word Accuracy from Scanned Documents
Improved character attributes/font matching	Excellent	Superior	Superior
3DC digital camera correction technology			Support for 2MP mobile phone cameras with auto-focus. 12% Increased Word Accuracy
Scanner Enhancement Technology (SETTM) Tools		Improved	Improved
De-speckle / De-skew / Auto-rotation
Legal / Medical / Financial dictionaries	Excludes financial	Excludes financial	Excludes financial
IntelliTrainTM proofing

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Formatting features

Formatting	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Advanced flowing page output	Excellent	Superior	Superior
TruePageTM output	Excellent	Superior	Superior
ExactWord output for improved editing	Excellent	Superior	Superior
Improved table conversion	Excellent	Superior	Superior
Better processing of similar pages (layout learning)	Excellent	Superior	Superior
Color recognition and retention
Maintains headers and footers
Titles / large font recognition
Legal (pleading) documents
Redact (Black-out), Highlight and Strikethrough text
Vertical text recognition
Recognition of Chinese, Japanese and Korean characters
Auto-detection of Asian language characters within Western text

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Document input features

Document Input	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Document-2-Document conversion (text input)
Digital camera captured documents (.jpg)			Improved Accuracy
Ability to convert paper and image forms
PDF or printed forms with data
PDF conversion with overlay matching
Paper/Image file conversion including JPEG, TIFF
XPS conversion

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Document output features

Document Output	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Amazon® Kindle®
Microsoft® Word (.doc)
Microsoft® WordML (.xml)
Microsoft® Word 2007 (.docx)			Improved Accuracy
Microsoft® Excel® (.xls)
Microsoft® Excel® 2007 (.xlsx)			Improved Accuracy
Microsoft® PowerPoint® 2007 (.pptx)			Improved Accuracy
Text
Form data export (.csv)
Corel® WordPerfect®
Fillable WordML, InfoPath® and PDF forms
PDF — image, searchable image, normal and edited
PDF append - attach content to existing PDF
PDF with digital signatures
128-bit encrypted PDF files
Tagged PDF files
XPS — image, searchable image, and normal
HTML
XML & open eBook
Audio file output
Concurrent file saving

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Advanced productivity features

Advanced Productivity Features	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Faster OCR engines	Excellent	Superior	Superior
Multi-threading	Excellent	Superior	Superior
Parallel multi-core processing (Intel and AMD supported)
Fast Launching		Up to 200% faster	Up to 200% faster
Amazon® Kindle® Assistant
Customizable “right click” workflow automation in Windows Explorer
Convert Now Wizard with “right-click” in Windows Explorer
How-to-Guides
Easy Loader
Quick Convert view			Improved with Form Recognition
Flexible view
Dockable and moveable function windows
Custom views
Open multiple documents at once with parallel processing
Improved “single screen” Workflow Manager
File-It Assistant with barcode driven workflows
Scanner button (programmable) workflows			New

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Proofing and training features

	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Context correction
Individual character training
Dynamic verification
IntelliTrain™proofing — smart automatic correction

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Document control features

	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Manual speed zoning
Selectable picture editor
Image resolution control
On-the-fly zoning
Vertical text zoning

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Compatibility features

	OmniPage 15	OmniPage 16	OmniPage 17
Section 508 compliant
123 languages recognized	119	119