OCR is the slowest part of the conversion process. Here are some tips to speed it up:
QuikFile is actually fairly light on RAM. If you have a relatively clean, fast-running machine, increasing the RAM won’t usually make a difference. Here’s how to check if it can help you:
Open your Task Manager (CTRL+ALT+DEL) while QuikFile’s running a conversion job and look at the Commit Charge down on the status bar. This shows the RAM in use compared to the RAM available. Unless those numbers are getting close, RAM’s not going to be a factor. Normally the RAM in use should be well under 75% of the RAM available.
If you have multiple processors or multiple processor cores, you can upgrade to QuikFile Pro Plus. This will let you convert one document per core/processor, which will really speed things up.
If you don’t actually need searchable PDFs, don’t run OCR at all. This will make a huge difference in speed.
If you do need searchable PDFs, you might try a different OCR engine. The Simple OCR engine is extremely fast, but not as accurate as the others. If you have Microsoft Office 2000, try switching to the Microsoft Office (MODI) OCR engine. QuikFile fully supports it. The MODI engine approaches the accuracy of QuikFile’s Advanced OCR engine, and it’s significantly faster.
To disable OCR completely, follow the steps above to get to the "OCR Options" for your job. Then under "Embed OCR Text in PDF" select the "Do Not Embed" option.
If you still need to process Separators, leave that option selected. QuikFile will do a fast OCR to look for Separators. Otherwise, de-select that option as well.
Finally, put QuikFile on the machine with the fastest processor. OCR is very processor-intensive, so using a faster processor will make a difference.
Article ID: 118
Created On: Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 11:29 AM
Last Updated On: Fri, Jul 4, 2014 at 2:34 AM
Authored by: KB Admin01 [[email protected]]
Online URL: https://kb.quikbox.com/article.php?id=118