Image Files

Anycount Enterprise can recognise and count the text from the following formats of image files:

• BMP (Bitmap Image File) is an uncompressed image, formed by a number of pixels. BMP file stores information on each of its pixels, which means that image in BMP format will usually be larger than the same image saved in a different format. Originally indigenous to the Windows platform, BMP files are recognized by most graphic editors.

• JPG format is used to save compressed images according to a standard developed by the Joint Photographic Experts Group. The JPG format is most commonly used to store photographs and images. Compressing a file to JPG may lead to a loss of clarity of the image.

• GIF stands for "Graphic Interchange Format". It uses a set of 256 indexed colors. Compressing a file to GIF format does not lead to loss of clarity (like it does with the JPG format).

• PNG stands for "Portable Network Graphics". Compression of an image to PNG format does not cause loss of clarity, since PNG format uses an indexed set of colors.

AnyCount can count image files due to a built-in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) module.

Image files which contain image data are converted to text data when performing recognizing process. Before counting image files, ensure that you select the correct target language for recognition in the Character Recognition Language section of the Options for .BMP, .JPG, .PNG, .GIF window.

Note: Make sure that the image file is of high enough quality, so that it can be properly recognized and then counted by AnyCount. It is also necessary to check image orientation before processing the image.

Note: Currently AnyCount can not count image objects embedded in files other than PDF files.

Note: The OCR module is available in AnyCount 4D Enterprise Edition only.