OCR from a flash web site

[xlkeuk]

I am trying to write a custom tool in Excel and VBA using Command-line tools to allow blind/partially sighted people to read the text in Flash-based web sites. I have got a considerable distance regarding the screen copying text-to-speech side, but I am struggling to find a decent tool to convert the text in the images that the software generates to text, via a command line interface in Windows. I have tried the tools on this page: http://www.seeingwithsound.com/ocr.htm but surprisingly to me, given that simple CAPTCHAs are solvable, the tools listed are either ineffective or not Windows-based. I would be prepared to pay money for a decent OCR tool that can recognise simple text from an image where there is no deformation/noisy background but I can't seem to find something that could defeat with 99+% accuracy what is, in effect, a very simple CAPTCHA. Are the CAPTCHA defeating tools trained on the specific type? It amazes me that I can't find something that can recognise simple text from an image. Hope you can help.

 

[Joe4]

Because you are also asking about OCRs, I am not locking the post, but please note that this board has a policy against helping people with "solving CAPTCHAs", as they are an internet security measure (the potential for malicious misuse is great). Any responses addressing "solving CAPTCHAS" will be deleted.

Refer to the posting guidelines here for more:
http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=131687

 

[xlkeuk]

I am not trying to solve CAPTCHAs, no deformation or noise is involved, just plain text from images generated from flash-generated web pages.