Practicing Reading Cursive Japanese with Miwo
Most people involved in Japanese studies with access to a smartphone or tablet will be aware of the kuzushiji (cursive … Continue reading Practicing Reading Cursive Japanese with Miwo
Category: OCR
Introduction to eScriptorium, HTR for Hebrew Manuscripts, part 2
The first part of this post covered starting a project with eScriptorium and properly segmenting a page to prepare it … Continue reading Introduction to eScriptorium, HTR for Hebrew Manuscripts, part 2
Introduction to eScriptorium, HTR for Hebrew Manuscripts, part 1
Exegetes interested in textual criticism need ready access to digitized and digitalized versions of Hebrew manuscripts so that they must … Continue reading Introduction to eScriptorium, HTR for Hebrew Manuscripts, part 1
Transkribus and Kirishitanban: Some Initial Experiments
Inspired by a workshop given by Dr. Alex Mallett (Waseda University) that I attended in May last year, I recently … Continue reading Transkribus and Kirishitanban: Some Initial Experiments
The multiple purposes of neural network for the recognition of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics complexity
This is a contribution by Andrea Barucci, Constanza Cucci, Massimiliano Franci, Marco Loschiavo and Fabrizio Argenti. For their short bios, … Continue reading The multiple purposes of neural network for the recognition of the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics complexity
A Study on the Accuracy of Low-cost User-friendly OCR Systems for Arabic: Part 2
This week we publish the second part of “A Study on the Accuracy of Low-cost User-friendly OCR Systems for Arabic” … Continue reading A Study on the Accuracy of Low-cost User-friendly OCR Systems for Arabic: Part 2
A Study on the Accuracy of Low-cost User-friendly OCR Systems for Arabic: Part 1
This week’s guest contribution is by Ishida Yuri, Okayama University, Special-Appointment Assistant Professor, and Shinoda Tomoaki, Tokyo University of Foreign … Continue reading A Study on the Accuracy of Low-cost User-friendly OCR Systems for Arabic: Part 1
Automated Transcription of a Syriac Work’s Translated Text
During last spring I thought a lot about the topic for this post. I even felt a certain discouragement, which … Continue reading Automated Transcription of a Syriac Work’s Translated Text
Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa
Every humanities researcher dreams of finding keywords in archival documents quickly and easily. Thanks to OCR technology, we have realized … Continue reading Innovative Designs on Ottoman Turkish Search Engines: Wikilala and Muteferriqa
Toward an Ecosystem of the Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, 5th and Final Part
This is the sixth and final post of a series by the Digital Orientalist’s Syriac Studies Editor, Ephrem Ishac, based on … Continue reading Toward an Ecosystem of the Syriac Digital Humanities: An Interview with George A. Kiraz, 5th and Final Part
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