Section 6.7 Image Viewer & Image Viewer Controls

Section 6.7 Image Viewer & Image Viewer Controls


Section 6.7      Image Viewer & Image Viewer Controls

There are zoom settings, search result settings, OCR highlights, image, and text feature sets in the Image Viewer.



Section 6.7.1.1           Zoom In

Zoom in as close as needed to inspect the image.

Section 6.7.1.2          Zoom Out

Zoom out until the entire image is visible. The Zoom out feature stops when the height and width of the image are visible to the viewer.

Section 6.7.1.3          Fit to Height

Fits the image to the height of the image in the viewer.

Section 6.7.1.4          Fit to Width

Fits the image to the width of the image in the viewer.

Section 6.7.2                  Text Feature Set

The text feature set allows the end user to view the OCR text by itself or as an overlay on the image as it is positionally found using the Show/Hide Image.

Section 6.7.2.1          Show Positional Text Overlay with Image

This allows the user to see where the OCR text is found in position on the image. The OCR in-line does not reveal to the end user where the text is found on the image. Make sure Text Overlay is active. To view the OCR text without bounding boxes turn off the boxes text feature.

Section  6.7.2.2         Show/Hide Image with Text

The user can choose to hide the image and view the OCR text positionally without the image or view the OCR text positionally as an overlay on the image.

Section 6.7.2.3         View OCR In-Line

The OCR text is shown left aligned with a new line for each successive line of text in the OCR. This does not show the user where in the image the text was round. See Image/Box Toggle.

Section 6.7.3                  OCR Text Settings Feature Set

You can turn on/off or show/hide the image viewer OCR text features, adjust the color of the OCR text and the bounding box for the OCR.

Section 6.7.3.1          Set OCR Highlight Color

Use the drop-down to select the highlight color for OCR text when it is overlaid on the image.

Section 6.7.3.2         Set OCR Text Color

Use the drop-down to select the text color for OCR text when it is overlaid on the image.

Section 6.7.3.3         Set the Attribute Highlight Color  (Roadmap)

Use the drop-down to select the highlight color for OCR text that is extracted as part of a list or regular expression. You can set a distinct color for each attribute as well as specify the color for a specific list or regular expression.

Section 6.7.3.4         Set the Attribute Text Color  (Roadmap)

Use the drop-down to select the text color for OCR text that is extracted as part of a list or regular expression. You can set a distinct color for each attribute as well as specify the color for a specific list or regular expression.

Section 6.7.3.5         Select the OCR Text Results

The OCR engine produces the OCR in two (2) formats Standard and Line Recognition. The end user can determine which OCR results are displayed in the Text tab of the Image Viewer.

Section 6.7.3.5.1             Standard OCR Results

The standard/default algorithm of the OCR Engine is used to produce the OCR results.

Section 6.7.3.5.1.2                Line Recognition Results

An algorithm that attempts to detect each line of text and present the results as such.

Section 6.7.4                  Image Viewer Controls

The Image Feature Set has all the tools to review the image and consists of zoom in/out, image pan, image rotation and the ability to hide the image and show the OCR in the position the characters are found on the image.

Section 6.7.4.1          Rotate an Image

The user can rotate the image, so the text is reading the right way. Once the image is rotated it is automatically saved in the new position. The user can always rotate the image back to its original position. In some images, the text is in different orientations. The operator capturing the image will capture the image in the orientation so that most of the text is in the right reading position. See Section 9.5.1.1Automated Image Rotation for enabling auto-rotation in the Collection configuration.

Note: WIB™ Capture performs OCR on the new orientation for an image when the image is saved after manual rotation. The OCR for automated rotation is performed during the photo pipeline process immediately after upload.

Section 6.7.4.2         Custom Zoom

The user can change the default zoom for the image.

Section 6.7.4.3         Image Scroll

The user can use the scroll bars in the viewer so that the desired part of the image is in view.

Section 6.7.5                  Show Image or Box Record OCR Toggle

Show the OCR for the entire record or the OCR text for the image to the viewer.


Section 6.7.6                   Navigation Feature Set

You can navigate from one record to the next using the record navigation arrows or hotkeys. First and Last Record navigation can only be performed using the record navigation arrows.



Section 6.7.6.1           Navigation Hotkeys

CTRL + Left Arrow Key - Previous Record (takes the user to the previous record)

CTRL + Right Arrow Key - Next Record (takes the user to the next record)

Section 6.7.7                  Search in Review

Switch from Image View to OCR Text view and activate the Search Bar, select Ctrl+F (shortcut key for Find). The search bar will appear at the bottom left of the Review page. Enter the word(s) or phrases to search for and select the appropriate results options: Highlight All, Match Case, Match Diacritics (phonetic characters i.e., ā ē ī ō ū ǖ long vowels), and Whole Word Matches)


Section 6.7.7.1           Perform a search on the OCR

You can search the OCR in a record. Perform a search from the search bar. Each occurrence of the term will be highlighted in the record.

To advance to the next occurrence in the OCR for a specific image select the next (down ˅) highlight button. To find the earlier occurrence of the term select the previous (up ˄)  highlight button.

Section 6.7.7.3          Navigate to the next image in the search result

To advance to the next image with the term in the OCR select the next button of the search bar. To find the earlier image where the term occurs of the, select the previous button of the search bar.






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