eScriptorium for OCR-BW

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Automatic
Transcription

Apply OCR/HTR to images of printed and handwritten documents using shared open models.

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Manual
Transcription

Make use of an ergonomic user interface leveraging modern browser technology to edit segmentations and transcriptions.

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Train
Models

Create new models or finetune existing ones to improve automatic recognition.

Import/
Export

Import and export models and texts transcriptions in a variety of formats. Access data through a full REST API.

Service hosted and maintained by

Mannheim University Library

Service originally developed by

École Pratique des Hautes Études (EPHE)

See contributors history or credits.

Legal mentions
  • Ce travail a bénéficié d'une aide de l'État gérée par l'Agence Nationale de la Recherche au titre du Programme d'Investissements d'Avenir portant la référence ANR-21-ESRE-0005.
  • This project was partially funded through the RESILIENCE project, funded from the European Union's Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation.
  • Partially funded by a grant from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
  • Diese deutschsprachige eScriptorium-Instanz der Universitätsbibliothek Mannheim wurde im Rahmen von OCR-BW (2020–2022) mit Förderung durch das Ministerium für Wissenschaft, Forschung und Kunst Baden-Württemberg bereitgestellt.