IDAutomation OCR Font Advantage Package
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 Enables printing of text that may be easily read with OCR scanning
equipment.
- TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet soft fonts and PostScript fonts
are included.
- Compatible with Microsoft® Windows®, Pocket PC, Macintosh, Unix
and Linux.
- Multiple sizes (I, III and IV) of each font are provided for
various applications.
- Supports OCR A, OCR B, USPS Mail, OCR-B1 Euro banking and OCR-A1
Euro banking specifications.
- All OCR fonts provided include the Euro symbol.
- The OCR A font was created from ANSI INCITS 17-1981 (R2002)
(formerly ANSI X3.17-1981 R2000) and is compatible with IS0 1073/I.
- The OCR B font characters were created from ANSI INCITS 49-1975
(R2002) (formerly ANSI X3.49-1975 R2000) and is compatible with
IS0 R 1073 and ECMA-11.
- IDAutomation also provides
OCR Font Readers,
which may easily read machine readable fonts OCR A and OCR B.
IDAutomation's OCR fonts provide a high level of scalability
with operating system, application and printer independence.
Learn more
about the quality of IDAutomation fonts.
About OCR A & OCR B Fonts
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found that only your company had the solution I needed searching
for an OCR b PCL font for a printer that doesn't have an
OCR b font. And yes, it's easy to use" - Annamaria Pingitore,
Consultant, Switzerland. |
OCR fonts are used for several purposes where automated systems need
a standard character shape defined to properly read text without the
use of barcodes. Some examples of OCR font implementations include bank
checks, passports, serial labels and postal mail. IDAutomation's
OCR Font Advantage Package includes OCR fonts in several formats
that support all of these implementations.
Features and Specifications:
- Created from ANSI and ISO Specs, the OCR A and OCR B
character sets contain upper case and lower case letters, numbers,
and several special characters and the Euro symbol.
- OCR B Compatibility is achieved across current specifications
with the curved-end font design. The OCR-B fonts were created from
ANSI INCITS 49-1975 (R2002) (formerly ANSI X3.49-1975 (R2000), which
is in agreement with the revised IS0 R 1073 standard, ECMA-11 is
compatible with letterpress fonts that have straight ends. The curved
ends and constant stroke widths of IDAutomation's OCR-B fonts allow
for a substantial deterioration of printed image quality, while
still maintaining OCR readability.
- OCR A Compatibility with ANSI X3.17 and IS0 1073/I is
provided. The OCR-A fonts were created according to ANSI INCITS
17-1981 (R2002) (formerly ANSI X3.17-1981 (R2000), which includes
this compatibility.
- Special Symbols are provided for purposes such as international
character support.
- ANSI Sizes 1, 3 and 4 of each font are provided.
- USPS Mail Compatibility is obtained by using the IDAutomationOCRa
font at 9 points.
- Norwegian Bank Checks may be printed with the IDAutomationOCRb
font at 9 points. The IDAutomationOCRb font has been accepted by
BBS (Norwegian banks payment centre) for use on bank checks in Norway.
- OCR A1 EURO BANKING and German Bank Checks may be printed
with OCR A font, which includes special symbols such as the Chair,
Fork, Hook and Euro for printing bank cheques in Europe. The IDAutomationOCRa
size 1 font (cheque schriften) should be used to print German bank
checks. The following table lists the locations of these unique
characters:
|
Character |
ASCII Location |
Unicode Location |
Replaces character |
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126 |
007E |
~ |
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194 |
00C2 |
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193 |
00C1 |
Á |
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195 |
00C3 |
à |
- OCR B1 Euro Banking compatibility is achieved with the
IDAutomationOCRb font at point size 9 and supports the character
set of the OCR-B1 Euro banking standard. This standard includes
the numbers 0 - 9, some uppercase letters and a range of special
characters (< > + - / # * | . , "). The IDAutomationOCRb font also
meets the specifications for the ECMA-11 norm and may be
used on accept giro forms. IDAutomation's OCR B font includes the
Euro symbol.
- Full Embedding Support enables embedding in PDF document
generation applications such as Adobe Writer, Distiller, PDF Lib
and FOP TTF Reader. This level of embedding also supports creation
of custom
OpenType
and TrueDoc fonts for web pages.
- Adjustable Spacing is obtained by
changing the point size. For example, setting the IDAutomationOCRa
font to 9.10 points will allow it to print slightly wider.
- Specifications:
|
Font Name |
Point Size |
CPI |
LPI |
Size |
H |
W |
T |
Notes |
| IDAutomationOCRa |
9 |
10 |
5 |
I |
2.4 mm
.094" |
1.4 mm
.055" |
.36 mm
.014" |
Standard OCR-A
size I
Character pitch: 2.54 mm / .1" |
| IDAutomationOCRb |
9 |
10 |
6 |
I |
2.39 mm
.094" |
1.4 mm
.055" |
.35 mm
.014" |
Standard OCR-B size I
Permanent mutual pitch: 2.54 mm / .1"
Max character height: 2.71 mm |
The fonts listed below are for special purposes
and are placed in the "OtherSizes" folder of the package.
These OCR fonts are not available in the demo version. |
|
Font Name |
Point Size |
CPI |
LPI |
Size |
H |
W |
T |
Notes |
| IDAutomationOCRa6LPI |
9 |
10 |
6 |
I |
2.4 mm
.094" |
1.4 mm
.055" |
.36 mm
.014" |
OCR-A size I
Character pitch: 2.54 mm / .1"
Small letters should not be used with this font. |
| IDAutomationOCRaIII |
9 |
10 |
5 |
III |
3.2 mm
.126" |
1.52 mm
.06" |
38 mm
.015" |
OCR-A size III
Character pitch: 2.54 mm / .1"
Small letters should not be used with this font. |
| IDAutomationOCRaIV |
12 |
7 |
4 |
IV |
3.81 mm
.15" |
2.03 mm
.08" |
.51 mm
.02" |
OCR-A size IV
Character pitch: 3.63 mm / .143" |
| IDAutomationOCRbIII |
9 |
10 |
5 |
III |
3.2 mm
.126" |
1.52 mm
.06" |
.38 mm
.015" |
OCR-B size III
Permanent mutual pitch: 2.54 mm / .1" |
| IDAutomationOCRbIV |
12 |
7 |
4 |
IV |
3.58mm
.141 |
2.10 mm
.083" |
.50 mm
.02" |
OCR-B size IV
Permanent mutual pitch: 3.63 mm / .143" |
Legend:
CPI - characters per inch
LPI - lines per inch
Size - this is the ISO/ANSI size of the characters according
to the specification
H - average centerline character height
W - average centerline character width
T - average character width or line thickness |
- IDAutomation's OCR Font Advantage Package includes TrueType,
OpenType, several PCL versions and PostScript versions of the OCR
fonts. The PostScript fonts may be used on Unix systems and may
be directly downloaded into PostScript printers. Binary and ASCII
versions of PostScript are also provided. TrueType fonts are supplied
in PC and Macintosh format and are compatible with Macintosh OSX
and all versions of Microsoft Windows, including
Pocket
PC. Get a complete list of which
font types and versions are provided.
- The Developer License grants the right to convert IDAutomation's
fonts to other formats as necessary including TrueDoc and OpenType.
 All
orders include free, automatic registration for technical support and
product upgrades for a period of 30 days. Support and upgrades may be
provided beyond 30 days if the
Priority Support
and Upgrade Subscription is purchased when making the order.
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License Summary: (Choose the appropriate link
to obtain more details about the license type.)
- The
Developer License
allows one (1) developer royalty-free distribution up to
10,000 user licenses.
- The
5 Developer License grants the rights of the Developer License
for up to five (5) developers and 20,000 user licenses.
- The
Unlimited Developer License grants the rights of the Developer
License for an unlimited number of developers and an unlimited number
of user licenses.
- The
Small Company Developer License grants the rights of the
Developer License to
qualifying organizations.
- The
Single User License allows use of the Software for one (1)
user in your organization. However, if the Software is used in connection
with a high speed printer that prints over 55 pages per minute or
a system (including all hardware, printer and software) having a
cost totaling over $50,000 USD or equivalent in a foreign currency,
a Developer License is required. Highly discounted
Multiple User Licenses are also available in various quantities.
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OCRa & OCRb Font Package
TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet
soft fonts and PostScript font versions are included
Download Demo |
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$99 |
$295* |
$590 |
$1180 |
$1770 |
* The Small Company Agreement
must be completed prior to purchase.
If assistance is needed, please
contact IDAutomation.
Font Names Used Prior to July, 2003
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Old Font Names |
New Font Names |
| Advocra |
IDAutomationOCRa |
| Advocra |
IDAutomationOCRa |
| A1eurobanking |
IDAutomationOCRa |
| Advocrb |
IDAutomationOCRb |
| Advocrbn |
IDAutomationOCRb |
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