IDAutomation OCR Font Advantage Package

• 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's OCR fonts provide a high level of scalability with operating system, application and printer independence. Learn more about the quality of IDAutomation fonts.

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IDAutomation also provides OCR Font Readers, which may easily read machine readable fonts OCR A and OCR B.

Features and specifications include:

• 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
  	126	007E	~
  	194	00C2	Â
  	193	00C1	Á
  	195	00C3	Ã

• 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.

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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.

Product Types	Single User License	Small Company Developer License	Developer License	5 Developer License	Unlimited Developer License
OCRa & OCRb Font Package TrueType, OpenType, PCL laserjet soft fonts and PostScript font versions are included Download Demo	$99	$295	$590	$1180	$1770

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