Importing Physical Documents & Photos (OCR)
Capti Voice can recognize text in photos and images (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.
Option 1 Take 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.
Tip: Hold the iPad still and try to have ample lighting to ensure a better quality photo and scan.
Tip: If you are photographing a glossy paper, then make sure the camera flash is off.
- 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 happy with the result tap Use Photo, specify the name of the new track and Rich Text and Original Layout formats.
Option 2 Use 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 choose between Rich Text and Original Layout formats.
- Add additional photos from your library or click Cancel and then Close to get back to your playlist.
Option 3 Get 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 choose between Rich Text and Original Layout formats.
An arrow in the top-right corner of the screen indicates that a file is being downloaded. Click Back and Close buttons in the upper-left corner until you return to your playlist.
Option 4 Get 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 and Original Layout formats.