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ABBYY FlexiCapture
Dynamic Data Capture System
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Criteria
Dropout Form
Black–and–White Raster Form
Black–and–White Linear Form
Disadvantage
Advantage
Disadvantage
Advantage
Disadvantage
Advantage
Printing
Difficult to print
large quantities of
good quality forms
in–house.
Easy to print in–
house.
Easy to print in–
house.
Printing
Costs
If professional
printing services are
used, printing costs
are higher
compared
with black–and–
white forms.
If professional
printing services
are used, print-
ing costs are
lower compared
with dropout
forms.
If professional
printing services
are used, print-
ing costs are
lower compared
with dropout
forms
Image Size
Image file sizes are
smaller.
Image file sizes are
larger.
Image file sizes are
larger.
Scanning
Mode
Only special scan-
ning modes (color
filtering) may be
used.
Limited range of
brightness and
contrast settings.
Limited range of
brightness and
contrast settings.
Processing
Speed
Higher average
processing speed.
Average processing
time is longer, be-
cause the images
need to be des-
peckled.
Errors are more
likely if characters
are glued together
or overlap field
borders.
Recognition
Quality
Very high
recognition quality.
High recognition
quality.
Recognition quali-
ty largely depends
on how neatly the
form has been
filled out.
High recognition
quality if the
form has been
filled out cor-
rectly.
Location of
explanatory
text
Explanatory text
may be placed any-
where, including
in
side fields (as long
it is printed using
the same color as
the form back-
ground).
Explanatory text
and other form
elements must be
carefully arranged
on the form.
Explanatory text
and other form
elements must be
carefully arranged
on the form.
Form
Appearance
and
Legibility
Low contrast set-
tings of background
and explanatory
text may have an
adverse effect on
form legibility.
Aesthetically
pleasing
Less eye–catching
design. Lower legi-
bility.
Less eye–catching
design.
Good legibility.
Neatness of
Completion
Less sensitive to text
overlapping field
borders.
Small characters
must be written
very carefully and
be la
rge enough not
to be removed as
garbage.
Less sensitive to
text overlapping
field borders.
Very sensitive to
text overlapping
field borders.