PonVizhi Tamil OCR : (For Windows)
  • Install Instructions
    • Click on the Install Button below
    • Double click on Setup.exe to Install the software 
    • Restart windows so that setup can update the files properly.
    • Launch PonVizhi by clicking START - PROGRAMS - LEARNFUN SYSTEMS - PonVizhi.
     

 

  • System Requirements
    • OS : Windows 95 onwards.WinNT service pack 3 and above
    • Uses : TAM-LFS-Kamban

    Note:

    • In the case of Windows ME, disable all the languages except for one
      English Language version, for example, English ( American). This is
      essential, for the Tamil fonts to be seen properly. Also refresh the font folder.

 

  • Some General Important Information

PonVizhi can be installed in many versions of Windows starting from Windows 95.
Scanning has to be done from outside, and the stored BMP files have to 
used for recognition.
Read the HELP inside PonVizhi before using it.
Some of the important features pertaining to this version are given below

This information supercedes the information given in the help.

1. QuickSave will save the recognized text ( as an RTF file ) with the same name as that of the BMP file.
2. OpenNextFile will open the file whose name contains the next number. 
For example, the file next to sample001.bmp is sample002.bmp.

3. After clicking RemLine, click on a black point. This will remove all the black points connected with this point.
4. In this version spell check can be used only for the recognized text. Spell Check will work only when it is activated immediately after each recognition.
5. For making font conversions easy, a few " fff " files have been provided for some font formats. They can be renamed as " MyFont.fff " depending on the requirement.
6. If you do not see tamil letters in the edit box try the following one by one till you succeed .
a. Refresh the Fonts folder by clicking Start->Settings->ControlPanel->Fonts->View->Refresh.
b. Go to the Fonts folder. Click File->InstallNewFont. Install the fonts given in the TAMFONT folder in the PONVIZHI folder. If the InstallNewFont option is disabled, contact your vendor to make this option enabled.

7. Note that the quality of the output depends on the quality of the input. 
8. Recognition works well with fonts of size between 10 and 14.

*** Read the HELP inside PonVizhi before using it.