Importing Photos of Text (OCR)
Capti can recognize text in photos and images (otherwise known as Optical Character Recognition, or OCR). Capti adjusts to difficult lighting conditions and hand orientations but as a rule of thumb the better the quality of the photo the better you can expect the result to be.
Note: This feature is currently in beta testing and is available for select users only. We are planning to roll it out to everyone soon.
Option 1Take a photo
- Open a playlist, tap the green +, and tap Camera.
- You may be asked to allow Capti to access your camera. Tap Allow.
- Point the camera at the text (page, newspaper, etc.) you want to add to Capti and take a photo.
- If you are not happy with the photo, tap Retake and try retaking the photo with better ambient lighting: the paper should be well illuminated. If you are photographing a glossy paper, then make sure the camera flash is off.
- If you are happy with the result tap Use Photo, specify the name of the new track and tap Add.
Option 2Use a photo from your photo library
- Open a playlist, tap the green +, and tap Photo Library.
- You may be asked to allow Capti to access your photos. Tap OK.
- Tap the photo you want to add, specify the name of the new track and tap Add.
Option 3Get photo from a cloud service
Capti recognizes images in the following formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .jp2, .jpc, .jfif, .bmp, .tif, .tiff, .dcx, .pcx, .gif, .djvu, .djv, .png.
- Open a playlist, tap the green +, and find the image file you previously stored in Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
- Tap the image you want to add, specify the name of the new track and tap Add.
Option 4Get a photo from the browser
- Open a playlist, tap the green +, and tap Browser.
- Paste, type in, or find a direct link online to an image and open it in the browser.
- Tap the + in the bottom of the screen and confirm.
Capti recognizes images in the following formats: .jpg, .jpeg, .jp2, .jpc, .jfif, .bmp, .tif, .tiff, .dcx, .pcx, .gif, .djvu, .djv, .png.
- Open a playlist, tap the green +, and find the image file you previously stored on your computer, in Google Drive, OneDrive, or Dropbox.
- Click the image you want to add and choose between:
- Rich Text format - you will be able to configure the fonts and colors but only text will be retained from the photo.
- Original Layout format - you will be able to see the image exactly as photographed, but you won't be able to configure fonts and colors.